Fashion sense?

By Cassie

I became a Godmother this week. It was a beautiful baptism and a lovely after party. We were getting ready to eat supper when an older relative approached me.

“I love your hair,” She said.

“and your dress, you look great.”

I was flattered. It’s rare that I get compliments on my fashion sense. So I was really excited.

“You look ten years younger.”

Now mind you this would be a compliment for most. This was an older lady so I had to let it go. I am twenty one years old. If I am appearing ten years younger…well…I am eleven! I wasn’t sure whether to take it as a compliment or not. I took it.

I was thrown into motherhood quite young. In high-school I was fashionable. I knew how to dress and do my hair. I was able to put my make up on just right. However, somewhere in the nine months of pregnancy I lost all sense of that. I will admit here and now that I gained seventy-three pounds during my pregnancy. Needless to say… I was BIG. So yes, during my pregnancy it was hard to be fashionable.

After Aiden, still today I find myself struggling to understand fashion. I realize that somedays I leave my house appearing to be twice my age. My friends find it quite amusing to watch me try and piece an outfit together and make a connection between fashionable and reasonable. I had a baby. I cannot wear low-rise jeans and belly tops.

Well, I could… but lets face it… no one needs to see that.

Cassie is new to blogging at MessyFunMommyLife.