My physical state disgusts me.

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I have lost just enough weight to render nearly all my clothes, including the stuff I got for Christmas, too big. Of stuff I can wear to work, I have one pair of pants, one turtleneck, and two jackets that aren’t baggy.

I couldn’t figure out why I was losing weight at first, because I’m eating more than I did in Okazaki, but then it came to me - I spend half the day running around after little kids. That I do not think of this as exercise does not alter its effect as such.

I have attempted to go shopping. Why does this country have SUCH POOR COLOR SENSE. How am I supposed to maintain my red-only color scheme if the stuff in my size is all mauve, neon yellow, and this vaguely nauseous shade of aquamarine? And it’s all got ruffles. I saw a blazer that was almost okay except for superfluous ruffles down all the seams. And I saw some blouses that would have been fine except for big frills around the collar. Do you think this is funny, Japan? I want a plain white button-down shirt and a plain brown blazer. Are you seriously incapable of providing these items? Is this like hard somehow?

(Originally published at SarahPin.com. You can comment here or there.)

Comments

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

God, next you'll want an un-padded bra. PICKY. hahaha.

I hate shopping in the spring even in the US because the colors and frills are everywhere. In Japan, even if I could fit in their clothes, I don't know what I'd do! I have seen one magazine that featured women's clothing that offended my eyes a lot less. Hmm, what was it...

[doom-magpie.livejournal.com]

+1 about spring shopping colors. Seriously, every year. Ugh.

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They're so painful! I do not want to look like an easter egg with a hangover.

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I don't even want to try shopping for bras here.

There's one store in the mall, Comme Ca Ism, that has the boring, inoffensive items my nerdity requires - but the cheapest blouse I found was 5000 yen, and the blazers were worse. I'm actually not sure if they even had anything in my size, because I left after I saw the prices.