OMG! I can’t tell y’all how excited I was the other day when I made an amazing discovery in my attic! I was up there conducting our biannual switcharoo of summer and winter clothes (yay for spring!), when I saw it… The label on the Rubbermaid bin of what I THOUGHT was just kids’ clothes read, “CATHY – TOO SMALL”. Lordy, lordy… HALLELUJIA!!!
As I’ve posted previously, I have lost over 20 lbs since November (thank you, Weight Watchers!) and have slowly (and healthily) shrunk from a size 8-10 to a size 1-2. I feel wonderful, but my weight loss has made this clothing diet exponentially more challenging. I purged all of my too small winter clothes about a year ago (dummy me), and believed I had done the same with my spring & summer clothes, so I was pleasantly surprised… No, that’s too weak an expression… I was ‘ecstatically shocked’ to discover that I had actually KEPT an entire box of warm-weather clothing that I had previously grown out of!
After lugging that bin down from the attic, I spent the next 45 minutes trying on item after item (jeans, capris, casual skirts…), joyfully discovering that they almost all FIT! It truly was like an exceptionally extravagant Christmas morning for me. My fortuitous discovery happened just in the nick of time, too. I was ever-so-close to going out and buying all of the clothing staples I needed in my size to get me through till Sept. 1.
Having just started a new job where corporate business attire is required, I do have some necessary clothing purchases looming on my horizon. However, this fabulous, unexpected bin of clothing will make a WORLD of difference in my ability to stay TGAAD-faithful otherwise.
Loading ...
Congratulations on the find and losing weight!
I LOVED reading this – I actually sensed how happy you were about your findings, as if you’ve found something you’ve never ever seen before
))) Cute! 
And…while I always find it strange how people congratulate each other on the weight loss (as if it is something in itself ‘great’ about it, and we should all strive to it constantly), I can sense you’re feeling happy with yourself too, which is excellent
Positive spirit all the way – that is the one thing which makes TGAAD a lot easier! 
)
Hooray for unexpected bins, and hooray for your new gig! Sounds like a pretty good end to the week!
How very exciting! Congrats!
very exciting topic. Thanks