Shopping For A Pair of Jeans? A Test in Patience.

Remember The Calvin Klein commercial of the 80s starring Brooke Shields? She said nothing becomes between me and my Calvins. Well, Brooke, my friend, nothing could come between me and my Calvins because they were tight!

Yesterday, my daughter took me shopping for some new blue jeans. Jeans just don’t honor my body. Even after releasing 50 pounds I am, well lets just say, ample on the bottom and smaller in the middle. So, to find a pair of pants to fit my lower body means that the waist is really big. I used to try and make my body fit into these garments and curse it for not being “normal”.

Now, I know better. Clothing must honor my body. I don’t berate my body for not fitting into a pair of pants or a skirt. If that means I live the rest of my life without a pair of jeans, so be it.

Did I find a pair? I did. Are they comfortable? NO! The helpful people at the GAP explained that these jeans have so much stretch that you want to purchase them to be skin tight. My friend, these jeans are skin tight, but they looked pretty good. I have them in my closet and when the weather cools off, I will try them on again. My inner gut will tell me my next step. If my gut becomes so pinched that I feel sick, then back to the mall I go!

So, answer this question in the comment box: How do you feel about your Calvins?