A little spring cleaning

[judecorp]

Jen and I did a little shopping yesterday after acupuncture (where they stuck needles in my ears! my ears! the dude asked me if i was okay and all i could do was point to my well-adorned ears) because Jen needed some new jeans and we still hadn't returned the pants from Lane Bryant that she got for Christmas. They had some decent clearance on jeans and because Jen got some good deals, I also picked out a pair of long shorts (they're called gauchos, right? i am so clueless) and two cute (boob enhancing!!) shirts for her, which meant that she got a free tank top, too. Sweet! I had been saying that it would be nice if I could get another pair of pants or two that fit, because even though I continue to wear all of the pants that I have, I'm losing most of them. So off we went to Old Navy.

The Old Navy at the South Bay Shopping Center is the crappiest Old Navy ever, because they are always SO picked clean that there are never any clothes! (NTS: find new Old Navy). I picked out a bunch of pants and shorts (and a skirt, hee) in my most current size (14)... and they were all too big. So I think Old Navy is vanity sizing now. Anyway, I love them for it, because it means that I bought a pair of capris, a pair of shorts, and a skirt all in size 12. And then three new nice tshirts that I can wear to work and some tanks to go under. And then when I got home I realized I would look exactly like Coworker Funk, who is always wearing layers of shirts and roll-up capris. Oops.

So we had a bit of a cha-ching day, which is not my favorite but it means I actually have more than a handful of shirts to wear to work this summer (I had been rotating the same sorry set of tshirts) and I also went through my closet to get rid of some clothes I never wear, namely a bunch of the men's button downs that I got while thrifting in Cbus and never seem to wear anymore. (Anyone want them? They're decent.)

But what is more important is that I have finally decided to part ways with my linen pants, which I /love/ but can't bring myself to wear because they are so bunchy in the butt on me now that I look so terrible. But they are really awesome pants and I've only worn them a handful of times, so I'd like to find them a new home. Does anyone want a pair of drawstring-and-elastic tan linen pants from Lane Bryant (size 14/16)? I'd love to give them to someone here in B-town but will also mail them to someone if they think they will wear them and give them a good home. I wore them to crena's wedding a couple of years ago, they are good stuff! Let me know.

Not as important, I also have the aforementioned button-down shirts and a pair of olive cargo pants, men's 38/34ish that have never really fit me but I used to wear anyway. Takers?

Comments

[dollraves.livejournal.com]

Have you taken your beloved pants to a tailor to see if they can fix the butt for you?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I thought about it. (p.s. HI BARBIE!) But the way they're made, I don't think it would work. Because they're elastic in the back, and because they have way too much material in "the trunk" for me, I think it would end up making the pants look weird to bring them in.

I'd really like to pass the torch on the pants. With my job the way it is (crawling on dirty floors with snotty kids), I don't get a heck of a lot of opportunities to wear "dry clean only" clothes. Yanno?

[dollraves.livejournal.com]

Know what ya mean. If you can find someone in B-town to take them, I'll cover shipping to me. Give a week or two for folks to respond. If I can't wear them, I'll take them to the next Naked Lady Party (a clothing swap we gals do)... clothes that don't find a good home at the NLP are donated to a local battered women's shelter.

[dollraves.livejournal.com]

Er... if you *can't* find someone in B-town... ;)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got what you meant. :)

And if no one wants them, you can so take them to your clothing swap. Anything that mentioned "naked ladies" is a-okay with me!

[dollraves.livejournal.com]

*grin!*

[lemur68.livejournal.com]

I will take those men's cargo pants off of you.

Er, I mean I'd like to have them. :)

I'll reimburse you the postage.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Are you still at the same address that I had for you many years ago?

[lemur68.livejournal.com]

Yep, same address.

But ALONE NOW, THANK GOD.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

HA HA HA. Well you still have cats, right? A cat? You had at least one cat, Ginger, right? ALWAYS GINGER!

Cool. I'll try to package them up this weekend.

[rachelmichellek.livejournal.com]

I think I ahve been to that Old Navy.

I would never have thought you are a 12/14! That is way too big a number. You are so thin! I would have thought you were an 8, 10 tops, if I were buying clothes for you.

You might want to check onto freecycle groups online, to give away those clothes. I've been freecycling for a few months here, and have gotten some great stuff.

RE: the shorts-- a million years ago I had a magazine article that classified the different lengths of shorts, between what they called jams, waders, and clamdiggers (yes I remember this article from back when people wore JAMS). your mention of gauchos made me think of that article.

why does my brain work the way it does, and so often not the way i want it to?!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, you also haven't seen me in a while. When we lived together, I weighed about what I weigh right now... so picture that. But yeah, I've never in my life, not even in high school, worn an 8. (I wore a 10 for a VERY short time.) I have a super huge booty! :)

Yeah, I could freecycle the clothes but I might just Goodwill them, since there are only a couple of things. And I'm lazy.

p.s. Jams are froopy!