arewethereyet

And what I learned yesterday was a bit odd, and certainly too much information for many of you to hear. That said, I feel like sharing.

Did you know that a thong can actually be too big? I found that out yesterday. I don’t normally wear them but it made sense yesterday with what I was wearing. So I dug around the drawer and pulled out a very nice simple, white thong. I pulled it on and it felt weird, and not in the usual way. ha ha. No honestly! It was bunching… and sagging a bit in the you-know-what.  I debated on whether to wear it anyway - convinced that it was impossible for a little piece of fabric like that to be too big. But then it occurred to me… what if I’m wrong? What if I wear this out, and what if it falls down to my knees while I’m walking around baggage claim looking for my friend? How mortifying would that have been? I decided not to chance it. I also made the important decision to throw this particular article of clothing out - it won’t ever fit any better than it did yesterday.

I also found out why you can see the thong coming out of the back of so many teen girls’ jeans… their jeans are low riders. I don’t wear low-riders of course, as I’m 41 but it happened to me yesterday for the first time. My jean skirt in this case was loose in the waistband and was sitting lower on my hips. I’m sure it’s happened before, but it’s just that for the first time walking around I realized that the waistband of the panty was higher than the waistband of my skirt. Another first, at least in terms of me noticing.

Okay I need to go do some walking now and I’m just having trouble motivating today. I’m just wiped out - major storm here last night and I had a major sinus headache to contend with at the same time. I just didn’t sleep well. I know I’ll feel better and more alert once I get going. The issue, however, is how to get myself going. I may need to pull from my famous positive outlook bank here to get me in the right frame of mind. I’m working it, I’m working it… I’m working it… Okay I think I got it: There are so few beautiful days left and this is one I want to enjoy. The sun is shining and the air is cool. What better time to be outside and enjoying the world we live in.

I triumph over short-term adversity for the greater good.

Ellen