What Not To Wear

Other than maternity clothes, or post-maternity clothes (which were basically just a few pieces of baggy clothes that I could find on clearance at Target), I haven't shopped for myself in a really really long time.  Since I'm hoping to re-enter the working world again soon, I decided to treat myself to a couple of pieces at my favorite store - http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/home.jsp 

I've been keeping an eye on their sale items, and found two items that I thought were cute.  One was a black sweater (okay, I know I have what seems like a lot of black sweaters, but I swear, this one is different) that would be great at hiding my belly pouch.  The other was a denim jacket that would be perfect as either a casual or business casual piece.  So when the box came in the mail today, and I was super excited, until... 

I opened the sweater, which online looked to be a simple black color, however in person it has these silver strands in it which makes it kinda sparkly.  While I wasn't too excited about the silver thing going on, I have to admit I like a few things about this sweater:  (1) it's soft and comfy, (2) arm length is perfect, (3) it conceals my belly, and finally (4) clearance price is practically a steal.  So, I decided to live with the ever so slight sparkles.

The denim jacket, on the other hand, was not at all what I expected it to be.  The first thing that caught my eye were a couple of the sparkles on the jacket.  WTF?  When the heck did this store decide to bedazzle a classic piece such as a denim jacket?  I asked the hubby if he noticed the sparkles, and he responded, "Uh, which ones... you mean all the ones on the buttons?"  (Again, WTF!?)  To which I replied, "Oh crap, this looks like an old lady jacket!"  which made the hubby laugh, and laugh, and laugh, and, I think he's still laughing right now...  yeah, this one's going back to the store immediately. 

So now, more than ever, I'm really committed to losing my baby weight so I can fit in all my cute pre-pregnancy clothes.  Just had a delicious salad for dinner... here's hoping I can shed the pounds quickly!