Sunday, May 6, 2012

Shopping at My Age

I was shopping by myself this weekend.  A (gasp) clothing store.  I know.  Me? Shopping?  It has been a while.


While I was a the store I noticed that they had some bras on sale, and given that I had been "limping" around in a strapless bra for a few days because some of my bras had fallen apart, some were in the wash, and I had a spanky athletic top from last year that had a Y strap in the back on.  The sale bras were athletic bras that had a matching Y strap in the back, and since I am a teacher and had actually played freeze tag on Friday wearing a strapless bra during gym without scarring any Kindergarteners, I thought I should try the athletic bras on.


While in the dressing room I tried the bra on and put my spanky athletic top back on over it to see the effect.  The straps matched...Plus!  The bra showed a tiny bit, but it looked nice...Plus!  


Then I lifted my arm.  And horror of all horrors...the athletic bra was snug enough that it created a wading pool of extra skin, in a wing like appearance, under each armpit.


I actually had to tuck my 42.5 year old skin flaps into my bra!  Ga...ross.


Yes, I bought the bras.  And I have done 20 push ups each night in hopes that the skin wings will disappear soon.

4 comments:

My Five Sons said...

yes but the revelation happens in the privacy of the changing room....

Benta AtSLIKstitches said...

So glad I'm not the only one!

Rosemary said...

I'm so glad I stumbled across your blog, you're quite funny. Love your take on things but let me tell you, the 40's are not for the meek. (I'm almost 4...9...dear lord, I feel faint now)

You'll be fine, good that you treated yourself to some nice foundation garments (there, doesn't that make you feel better that someone sounds more like a throwback? )

Liu Wan Ping said...

push ups help? I think lifting weight might be more effective.