Ultimate Compliment

For those of you that know me, I'm definitely not fashionable. I've never been. For the most part I've been a jeans and t-shirt kinda person, but have always enjoyed dressing up. Growing up, life on the farm didn't call for that often. I had *tons* of play clothes, that I could go out and get dirty and it didn't matter. I've never really been huge into clothes, as long as it's comfy, and fits, it's all good. I used to hate going clothes shopping since I could never find anything I truly loved and ended up settling on clothing that kinda fit.

Since losing weight, this has all changed. I now actually enjoy going shopping, and trying clothes on. Honestly, I'm getting very picky with what I wear and buy now. I've been buying clothes that I *love*. Especially when we go to Torrid, up at the Mall of America. I've ordered from Torrid online many times before, mainly when I get emails with sale or half off clearance stuff, but I also have to guess on the sizes. I have some stuff in my closet that I'm still waiting to fit into, which I'm very, very,very close to. :) But Torrid is my store, for the most part. LOVE that store.

Over the weekend, Jason and I were up at the Mall of America, and I desperately need work pants again. I have a terrible time finding work pants too, I have no idea why, but they never quite fit me right. So I went in there to look for pants, and other stores. Guess what, I left with other clothes, but no pants. Typical me, huh? ;) I honestly didn't pay attention to prices when I was in there, I just wanted to try stuff on and see if I liked it or not, thinking that for the most part, I would end up not liking it. Granted, I did leave about half the clothes I tried on in the store. ;) For those of you that know me well, I'm a bargain shopper. I hate paying full price for anything. I'd much rather wait for it to go on sale than pay full price. Unless I *LOVE* something, then I will reluctantly pay full price. I paid full price for everything at Torrid. I ended up getting 3 shirts, 1 jacket thing to go over two of them, so I can wear them to work, a skirt, and another pack of bangle bracelets.

This morning I decided to wear one of my new tops to work. It's a short sleeved, black v-neck top, with bright pink trim along the v-neck and below the bust. Since the shirt is low cut, I'm wearing a tight black tube top underneath the shirt so I don't pop out. That would so not be a good thing at work, LOL. I'm wearing it with a knee length black skirt. I have my hair straightened, and then pulled back in a wide headband. Minimal makeup, foundation, powder, mascara, and I did my lips as well. I felt pretty good about myself when I left the house. Especially when Jason's jaw dropped when he saw me. But I get to work, punch in, am sitting at my desk and one of the people that I support comes in and says, "You look so fashionable as usual." I was shocked, I have *never* been told I'm fashionable. That is the ultimate compliment in my opinion. Needless to say that made my day. :)