Stacking Pennies . . .

I must have lost a little weight over the course of the last year, as most of my jeans have been getting a little baggy. It wasn't a significant ammount, but I'm small already, so five pounds in either direction can make my clothes fit differently. Then seven to ten pounds means a whole new pants size. Seems like Mapgirl is having the opposite problem which is admittedly more common. Anyway, to remedy this, I ordered some jeans from Banana Republic on sale for $31.99. I couldn't try them on, so I crossed my fingers on the size, 2L. I only need "Long" sometimes, but that was all that was left. This was before I picked up two new pairs on sale at Jcrew for about $35 each. I really didn't need 3 new pairs, just two! The jeans arrived yesterday, and are too long, as I suspected they might be. It is a bit of a releif, now I don't have to decide weather or not to return them. Obviously, they must go back. They were cute jeans too, so I would have been tempted to keep them. I have to eat $6.00 in shipping (couldn't find a free shipping code), but I will still get $32 back on my card. That'll teach me to buy jeans without trying them on. (They were only available online anyway. The ones in the store didn't work out either.

My new rule on clothes is nothig that isn't directly appropriate for work for the next six months. Does that really mean no fun clothes until June 29th? Yes! It is not as ambitious as other young bloggers no clothing resoluitions (Meg and Wanda are two examples), but it is a step in the right direction. Also, I just donated a huge pile of clothes I never wore to Goodwill, so another rule is, for every item that comes into the closet, something has to go in a donation pile. That is super logical, will help with clutter, and will inspire extra cautioun in purchasing! An exception may be made for shoes, but with caution.

Also, I have a couple pairs of pants I had made for me when I was in Hong Kong that are now a little too big as well. Some don't have belt loops, so they are nearly unwearable. In fact, I wore one pair with a safety pin in an emergency situation. Classy! I think it is time to find a tailor and get those pants wearable again. Much more frugal than buying more dress pants! Do any of you have experience with using a tailor? And if I get them taken in, can they later be taken out if necessary?

Either that or I can fatten up a little bit... but that is also expensive because my metabolism would require a big calorie surplus to accomplish that!

I must have lost a little weight over the course of the last year, as most of my jeans have been getting a little baggy. It wasn't a significant ammount, but I'm small already, so five pounds in either direction can make my clothes fit differently. Then seven to ten pounds means a whole new pants size. Seems like Mapgirl is having the opposite problem which is admittedly more common. Anyway, to remedy this, I ordered some jeans from Banana Republic on sale for $31.99. I couldn't try them on, so I crossed my fingers on the size, 2L. I only need "Long" sometimes, but that was all that was left. This was before I picked up two new pairs on sale at Jcrew for about $35 each. I really didn't need 3 new pairs, just two! The jeans arrived yesterday, and are too long, as I suspected they might be. It is a bit of a releif, now I don't have to decide weather or not to return them. Obviously, they must go back. They were cute jeans too, so I would have been tempted to keep them. I have to eat $6.00 in shipping (couldn't find a free shipping code), but I will still get $32 back on my card. That'll teach me to buy jeans without trying them on. (They were only available online anyway. The ones in the store didn't work out either.

My new rule on clothes is nothig that isn't directly appropriate for work for the next six months. Does that really mean no fun clothes until June 29th? Yes! It is not as ambitious as other young bloggers no clothing resoluitions (Meg and Wanda are two examples), but it is a step in the right direction. Also, I just donated a huge pile of clothes I never wore to Goodwill, so another rule is, for every item that comes into the closet, something has to go in a donation pile. That is super logical, will help with clutter, and will inspire extra cautioun in purchasing! An exception may be made for shoes, but with caution.

Also, I have a couple pairs of pants I had made for me when I was in Hong Kong that are now a little too big as well. Some don't have belt loops, so they are nearly unwearable. In fact, I wore one pair with a safety pin in an emergency situation. Classy! I think it is time to find a tailor and get those pants wearable again. Much more frugal than buying more dress pants! Do any of you have experience with using a tailor? And if I get them taken in, can they later be taken out if necessary?

Either that or I can fatten up a little bit... but that is also expensive because my metabolism would require a big calorie surplus to accomplish that!

I must have lost a little weight over the course of the last year, as most of my jeans have been getting a little baggy. It wasn't a significant ammount, but I'm small already, so five pounds in either direction can make my clothes fit differently. Then seven to ten pounds means a whole new pants size. Seems like Mapgirl is having the opposite problem which is admittedly more common. Anyway, to remedy this, I ordered some jeans from Banana Republic on sale for $31.99. I couldn't try them on, so I crossed my fingers on the size, 2L. I only need "Long" sometimes, but that was all that was left. This was before I picked up two new pairs on sale at Jcrew for about $35 each. I really didn't need 3 new pairs, just two! The jeans arrived yesterday, and are too long, as I suspected they might be. It is a bit of a releif, now I don't have to decide weather or not to return them. Obviously, they must go back. They were cute jeans too, so I would have been tempted to keep them. I have to eat $6.00 in shipping (couldn't find a free shipping code), but I will still get $32 back on my card. That'll teach me to buy jeans without trying them on. (They were only available online anyway. The ones in the store didn't work out either.

My new rule on clothes is nothig that isn't directly appropriate for work for the next six months. Does that really mean no fun clothes until June 29th? Yes! It is not as ambitious as other young bloggers no clothing resoluitions (Meg and Wanda are two examples), but it is a step in the right direction. Also, I just donated a huge pile of clothes I never wore to Goodwill, so another rule is, for every item that comes into the closet, something has to go in a donation pile. That is super logical, will help with clutter, and will inspire extra cautioun in purchasing! An exception may be made for shoes, but with caution.

Also, I have a couple pairs of pants I had made for me when I was in Hong Kong that are now a little too big as well. Some don't have belt loops, so they are nearly unwearable. In fact, I wore one pair with a safety pin in an emergency situation. Classy! I think it is time to find a tailor and get those pants wearable again. Much more frugal than buying more dress pants! Do any of you have experience with using a tailor? And if I get them taken in, can they later be taken out if necessary?

Either that or I can fatten up a little bit... but that is also expensive because my metabolism would require a big calorie surplus to accomplish that!

I must have lost a little weight over the course of the last year, as most of my jeans have been getting a little baggy. It wasn't a significant ammount, but I'm small already, so five pounds in either direction can make my clothes fit differently. Then seven to ten pounds means a whole new pants size. Seems like Mapgirl is having the opposite problem which is admittedly more common. Anyway, to remedy this, I ordered some jeans from Banana Republic on sale for $31.99. I couldn't try them on, so I crossed my fingers on the size, 2L. I only need "Long" sometimes, but that was all that was left. This was before I picked up two new pairs on sale at Jcrew for about $35 each. I really didn't need 3 new pairs, just two! The jeans arrived yesterday, and are too long, as I suspected they might be. It is a bit of a releif, now I don't have to decide weather or not to return them. Obviously, they must go back. They were cute jeans too, so I would have been tempted to keep them. I have to eat $6.00 in shipping (couldn't find a free shipping code), but I will still get $32 back on my card. That'll teach me to buy jeans without trying them on. (They were only available online anyway. The ones in the store didn't work out either.

My new rule on clothes is nothig that isn't directly appropriate for work for the next six months. Does that really mean no fun clothes until June 29th? Yes! It is not as ambitious as other young bloggers no clothing resoluitions (Meg and Wanda are two examples), but it is a step in the right direction. Also, I just donated a huge pile of clothes I never wore to Goodwill, so another rule is, for every item that comes into the closet, something has to go in a donation pile. That is super logical, will help with clutter, and will inspire extra cautioun in purchasing! An exception may be made for shoes, but with caution.

Also, I have a couple pairs of pants I had made for me when I was in Hong Kong that are now a little too big as well. Some don't have belt loops, so they are nearly unwearable. In fact, I wore one pair with a safety pin in an emergency situation. Classy! I think it is time to find a tailor and get those pants wearable again. Much more frugal than buying more dress pants! Do any of you have experience with using a tailor? And if I get them taken in, can they later be taken out if necessary?

Either that or I can fatten up a little bit... but that is also expensive because my metabolism would require a big calorie surplus to accomplish that!