I need a new coat

First: Go swing by Coco's blog and wish her (and maybe Doug :)) well. Then come back and read my boring clothing blog.

My current coat makes me look like a homeless person. Don't argue. I just checked in the full length, well lit mirror at work. It bags, it sags (something like poor MM's oobies the second she hits 30) it flops around, it looks pretty awful.

The problem: This coat is the single most expensive item of clothing I have ever owned (including my wedding dress). Mr Bob bought it for me for Christmas two years ago. It was gorgeous then, 100 % pure wool, charcoal grey (to hide the cat hair), fit perfectly and made me look all curvy and sophisticated.

Unfortunatly, since then I lost enough weight that it doesn't fit at all. Getting it tailored would cost such a large percentage of the value of the coat that I don't think it's worth it. (I already paid $40 to get it trimmed and the buttons redone).

So anytime I mention I need a new coat, Mr Bob looks hurt. He says it doesn't look that bad, which is silly because he bought me it because my other coat fit so badly. I think I need to try on coats with him and my old coat there, so he can see and compare how one that fits looks. (last time I didn't bring my current coat to the store for coat shopping and he kept saying that my my current one looked better-which was not true).

OK, I think I just needed to tell you guys that to get it set in my mind and to justify spending the money for a new coat. If I bring my old one shopping, he can't argue this homeless person outfit looks better than one that fits anymore.

Thanks everyone!

This reminds me I forgot to update on my stealthy, invisible turkey and cheese padded abs and bench press (70 lbs * 8 reps) after my 2 week gym hiatus.