beneath it all vs bodacious

this all starts back in april before i had a blog

i hate bra shopping

i have had a lot of trouble finding a bra that would last for a while

i asked on facebook where people went bra shopping and where i should go

the consensus was beneath it all or bodacious

funny thing about it is that everyone that commented is on the other end of the spectrum then me: i have a broad rib cage and small boobs

i decided that i would try both and give a kind of review

well here it is

beneath it all

i went here first

i walked it and was the only one there

they measured me over my clothes

then went and found me some bras to try on

i was looking for something with no padding and one with padding, i usually don't have much trouble finding ones with padding, without is the problem

so she tries a couple

then someone comes into the store and i almost get forgotten

she comes to tell me that my only option is one with padding

i pick the most comfortable and buy it for-

$ 60.00

i am not used to that price

i am used to wearing sports bras or la senza when pregnant and bigger

so i ask how long a bra is supposed to last

if worn on a daily basis 4-6 months

she was right on that

the band stretched and the padding is squished at almost exactly 6 months

which was this month

so that leads us to.....

bodacious

so i walked in there

there was one other lady in there but two workers in there

the lady measured me with my clothes on, but got me to move my bra at certain points and my arms to get good measurement

she was also writing it down

i asked what happens to that paper

it gets put into the computer for later reference when you come in again

so she gets me a couple of bras

i let her know that i wanted an unpadded comfortable bra-still formed but no up lift

she bring one just to see

she now understands why i hate bra shopping and go and gets a bunch more

she checked every single one i put on and showed me how to "fluff"

we found one that fit IT FIT

i decided to challenge and say that i didn't really like the straps

(they had laced leaves lining them :( )

so she went hunting

and came back with like 6

out of those 6 2 fit....

so now i have a choice of 3 i tell you THREE bras

i have never experienced this without being pregnant

so i let them know which one i wanted and they said that was great

also that they would write the other ones down on my card for when i came back to know which ones fit me well....

i just about hugged her

i hate bra shopping and i had a good experience

i got the bra paid for by my mom for a birthday gift

it was the same price as the last one i bought ($60)

but i would have paid more myself for an experience like that

and probably will in the future...

good by la senza and any where else.

PS they have a referral program sooo if you want a card i got one for you

Two weeks......TWO WEEKS....

two weeks

two weeks till we leave

last week i was stressing about packing everyone up

this week i am excited....

two week till i can be warm again.

it is cold here

my anxiety over leaving my kids has gotten to be a lot less

i know there are people praying for me

and my worries

we are half packed

the kids are not packed at all, but they still use all that needs to be packed

jeremy has started to take his malaria pills

i am taking a different kind, less side effects

jeremy has a international licence

we will be renting a vehicle there soo need extra drivers and i am not one of them

:)

got our visa credit card

need to get cash yet

need to get some extra SD cards

need to find the extra battery for the camera

need to get the power converter

need to get some air plugs

need to get through the next 2 weeks

i am excited for the first time

i feel confident in the people that are watching my kids

i am happy that they get a break just like we do

but will miss them like crazy

we need to get some surprises ready for the kids while we are gone

WOW TWO WEEKS

two weeks till i am warm

(can you tell i don't like to be cold)

lol

so much on my mind

but this is all that is coming out

Normal

i have always known that my daughter was not the most normal kid=
she is small, or should i say petite
it took until she was 8 months old before she was on the growth chart for weight
she was sitting and crawling at 6 months old
she was walking.....NO.....running at 10 months old
opening door handles at 16 months
128 percentile for height at 2 years old
as tall as a 5 year old when she is just about 3

but i thought that everything else was running along the normal line
i think that she learnt her abc's at a good rate and still knows them
she has had no problems at all with having a younger sibling
she has hit everything else pretty normal

SOO here it really is:
is it normal for a basically 4 year old girl to fish for compliments??
at least once a day she says or does something i can tell she does or says very deliberately to me or around me and then she state something like..."i am smart aren't i mom?" "i am a good helper aren't I ??" " that was good dancing wasn't it??" ....and on and on.
sometimes i only get one a day, but the other day i got at least 5 or soo
is this normal???
should i worry about her self confidence
should i worry about her self esteem
should i be stopping her some how
what am i doing wrong
am i doing something wrong

i worry about this because i am afraid that my self esteem or lack there of is rubbing off on her
i know it could happen
just scared for her
and for me for dealing with her
i love her and want her to be the best person she can be......

AAAHHHHHH.

4 more weeks

at this time in 4 weeks i will be about to get on a plane for an over night flight to frankfurt germany.

yikes

that will be the beginning of a great adventure for me

first i have never left my kids for more than two night
which was a stretch for me....you can ask jer

second i have never left home for more than 12 days

third i have never peed on a plane or bus
we have 3 overnightish flights there and 2 on the way back

fourth i have never been to a country where i will not understand the language
went to belize but everyone spoke english unless they didn't want you to understand and even then it wasn't to often

fifth i have never wanted to see animals (on purpose) not in the zoo

there is soo much that i don't want to list anymore
i do like change, but this
i don't know
maybe it is cause i am not doing it with my whole family

i am excited to go and see so much of what is in jers memory
and childhood
i am excited to experience soo many fun thing
but i worry also.



i. am. a. worrier.






as we get closer you will probably hear more and want me to shut up about it
sorry

Imagination

so we are sitting here this evening watching the football game.
jer is watching while also reading sunday school
i am sitting there watching and thinking is it bed time soon(for the kids not me)
zandria is who knows where in her room i think
elias is playing on the couch with his trucks, cars, and tractor

suddenly we "cuse me" from elias
we both respond "you are excused" (my kids require that when they say it otherwise they repeat it until you say it.)
he ignores us
we here "cuse me" (oh forgot to say that that is excuse me)
we look over and say "your excused" again
jer goes back to what he was doing
i look over to figure out whether he is burping or farting
nope
he has a hand on a car looking at his tractor
his tractor was in his way
he was saying "cuse me" to whoever was driving the tractor
he realized after saying it twice that he had to switch over and move it himself
so he did
and then everything was good.

oh the imagination
where does it come from
Love it.