"Would You Freak Out if I Said I Liked You...?"

[psalm_onethirtyone]

So! We are going to ignore yesterday's whining; I only get one whine a month, and I have done it. Now we'll get on to constructive stuff and no self-pity.

I went clothes shopping to-day! This was mostly because Mum said, "You're going to Boston! People in Boston dress nice! You need new clothes!". So I got three new tops and a really gorgeous brown skirt with beading. The tops all look really cute on me, and I am feeling confident enough to say that. Cute! One is pink and layery and has big watercolourish flowers, and one is black and sparkly and gives me actual cleavage without making me want to cover myself in eight other layers to hide it, and the third one is white and diaphanous and so light I can't even tell it's long-sleeved when I wear it. So I have great new clothes to wear! I won't embarrass Manon's family! :D And they were all on clearance (not Manon's family, the clothes. naturally.), but the saleslady was incredibly nice to me. Mum gave me a budget, and she made sure I kept in it, and made me try everything on and show her, and picked me out only things from the clearance racks. And then when we totalled up I was one dollar under my maximum, and she said, "Ooh, I bet your mom would like it if you were more under," and she had me put something back, so I was twenty-two dollars under instead. And I did pick the most expensive thing to put back. It was a very, very fine black and white plaid on a sort of sexy librarian shirt; it had little bows on the sleeves and a collar and was very form-fitting. And I have discovered that feeling bodily comfortable makes clothes shopping fun. I liked it! I didn't have hysterics! There was no crying!

And then I went to Hallmark and got sandal-shaped sour gummi candy for Waen, which she loves (sandal-shaped!), and some glitter and things for me, and a new bracelet to replace the one I gave away. It is teeny little coloured stones braided together with silver wire, and it has a tiny heart charm on the clasp. So pretty!

And Mum and I had lunch together at my favourite place and then we came home and I scraped the entire woodshed and I have blisters everywhere but I don't care. It was a really good day.

To-morrow I work at the library, and Saturday I'm going to Chelsey's graduation party. She was my partner all through bowling class, and I really like her, so I'm looking forward to this. I got her a nice present! And wrapt it pretty! So I'm happy. Plus I've got part of the next chapter of Catechism written in my head, so I can get right to work on that, maybe to-night.

:D

Comments

[mhari.livejournal.com]

We too are on clearance. Trufax. *nods*

And you really don't need to worry. Our standards are not that high. XD But I am glad you have pretty clotheses!

Yay, Catechism. :D :D Speaking of, you should post the new chapters to arthurian_fic!

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Clearance is the best way to buy any clothes. Just a nice, eight times less expensive!

Yes, well, as long as my mum thinks they are. :P Thank you! I hope you like them! ^__^

Ooo, yes, I should. Will do.

[erinpuff]

Yay! for non-traumatic clothes shopping! ^____^ (not that I know what that's like, but I imagine it's nice)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I know! It was really nice! ^___^ <333 This was my first time! Apparently they actually make things that fit my body type. I did not know that.

[gileonnen.livejournal.com]

Oooh, how lovely--! Will we get to see pictures of you in your beautiful new clothes?

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Perhaps? I hope to bring back lots of photographs of the not!Boston trip, so perhaps!

[gileonnen.livejournal.com]

Wonderful. ^___^ (Also, I bought my first clothes in ages that had any pink on them today. It is a black and white striped blouse with a little pink embroidery on one shoulder, but it counts. And I must be photographed in it, with my pretty haircut. Because even if body image is broken today, and mentally everything else is broken, my shirt is cute and my hair is even cuter. But not as cute as your clothes or hair, because you are Cuteness Embodied. ^______^)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(oooo, yes, you must. I want to seeee! Also, I bet I am not as cute as you. So there.

Also, *snuggles* Why is the body image broked?)

[gileonnen.livejournal.com]

(Because my dad says I am fat. ;_____; Fortunately, I have lost substantial weight since I started doing three to five miles treadmilling a day plus thirty-some miles biking a week. ^__^; I like biking very well, and treadmilling means I get to watch Lost!)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(...okay, but your dad, while perhaps perfectly intelligent and/or a nice person in other areas, is a total whackjob moron when he's saying something like that. You know that, right? If you're losing weight it should be for you, not him.)

[gileonnen.livejournal.com]

(I'm losing weight for my jeans, because they are touchy and meaner even than my dad about my weight. :D Still, it's not nice to be told that when I'm making improvements faster than I ever have before.)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(Okay, see, for your jeans is okay, if you must. But gnahhhh.

also. I am really, really sorry I'm doing this to you, argh, but. can you not mention any specifics about your weight loss/exercise? it's really triggering. I'm sorry. >____< *fails*

[gileonnen.livejournal.com]

Sorry, lady. Shall I tell you instead about the awesomeness that is our trail? Because it is lined with sweet peas and a pretty, shady stream, and there are green bridges where the path crosses the stream and big ferns all along the sides. And there are places where there are great grey rocks with little fir trees growing on them, and just a zillion chipmunks and rabbits and finches. It's lovely. ^______^

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

ohhh. it sounds gorgeous.

[bewareofitalics]

Do you have anything turquoise to wear with the brown skirt? Cause that's my favorite color combination. :D Congratulations on your finds!

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I--don't know. I don't think so, because blues are not my colour, but I might! And I know I have a turquoise scarf, so. Thank you!