I've got no money, that's a given. I've been tweaking out about my account balance and paying rent and putting food on the table recently. That being said, I obviously cannot afford to buy new clothing or anything frivolous. It's been killing me!
Since last summer I lost some weight (Huzzah!) which means that some of my clothing is too big. I experimented with a pair baggy, saggy-butt khakis the other week with some success. Now, I was absolutely terrified. Here I had a perfectly good pair of pants that I paid good money for (they were from the Loft!) that I was about to tailor myself. I'm not incredibly confident in my sewing skills. I have a sewing machine, yes, but I haven't used it to great lengths. Just a few things here and there. However, I NEVER wear these pants. I was wasting money just keeping them in my closet. My options were to either take them in myself (can't afford a tailor) or give them away. I took the plunge and now have a pair of slimfit pants that are teacher appropriate.
I was feeling brave last weekend, so I took to my sewing machine again. This time, I attacked my jeans. I managed to take in both pairs of my super saggy jeans. I was a bit saddened when I wore one pair today and still had a saggy butt. I'm optimistic, though. I think a wash will shrink them back up to suit my behind.
This has inspired me to launch a campaign on the rest of my closet. That and buy some more thread and needles for my sewing machine. (I broke two on the jeans.)
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