That would be a good band name for a bunch of new mommies who played music.
I'm trying to figure out whether a new mommy has to be frumpy. Seriously. I think it just comes with the territory, and I can't figure out how it can be otherwise. It's this transition time, wardrobe-wise, so there's not a lot of impetus to spend money on new clothing. We get by on stretchy sweats, since our recently-expanded hips and loose, sagging belly haven't yet returned to normal (whatever "normal" may be). Cheap tees that can be easily replaced are essentials - after all, they get spit up on and changed sometimes several times per day. The "ladies" are bigger, so button-down shirts don't really work well and the tees have to be long, or else it's like a stretch-mark peep show on your belly. Money is tight because there's a new person in the household, so an expensive transition wardrobe is out of the question. Hence, the frump.
How can a new mommy (who isn't one of those nauseating people who goes right back to normal immediately after giving birth) avoid the frump? Am I being too hard on myself or have I been letting myself go? What are my options? I mean, obviously getting back into shape will help things, but in the meantime, do I have to go to the grocery store looking like a character from My Name is Earl?
Seriously. I want to know your thoughts. I'm getting disgusted with myself.
3 comments:
The first 3 months with Alex, I could barely take a shower! So I am right there with you. I literally had 10 minutes to get dressed, hair, and makeup. Needless to say it was ponytails and the same clothes over and over again, because nothing fit. Only just now (after about 10 months) are t-shirts not seeming too short. I am with you! My only advice is, do NOT cut your hair out of frustration, you will regret it later! By the way, love the 90s music reference!
Girl, I am still frumpy. LOL! I should be back to "normal" by now, and I am nowhere near it. Since we have been in NC, I have been going to the free gym here, and doing 100situps. And I am still disgusted with what I see in the mirror. I feel so depressed about my weight. Its just a no win situation. :-( Then I pick up a copy of fitness today and on the cover is Elisabeth Hasselbeck saying how she lost all her baby weight w/o dieting. She is like a size 2. I feel so much better now...NOT!
I'm embracing the frump. With 2 under 2, I could care less what I look like right now. I'm just concentrating on getting through this next year alive. Like you, shopping for a new wardrobe isn't high on my To Do List, not that I even have money for it if it was.
So for now, I'm cool with Target t-shirts and old jeans. Be like me and embrace the frump. :P
I love the pictures of the boys, btw. They're adorable!
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