As some of you know, A100 attire is business professional- suits every day for 5 weeks. I used to dress like this, 8 years ago when I was a newly minted health care administrator.
And then I had a baby. And my collared, button down shirts just hung out in the closet for 5+ years, rejected every day for more comfortable, non-wrinkled, sweater sets.
So this is where I am right now. Getting ready for A-100. Actually spending a few dollars on my own wardrobe, rather than just the kids' clothes. Getting ready for a new career, while also being a mom and wife, which still means: no ironing. Because while I was having babies, someone invented NO-IRON DRESS SHIRTS! What a genius! (alright, maybe they were around beforehand, but I wasn't paying attention, ok?)
And thinking of Jen, and another friend who spent the last year fighting breast cancer, and winning, just like Jen will.
6 comments:
Awesome post! Thanks!
I know what you mean. I used to dress in Dry Clean only and nice fancy clothes. Now that I have kids, it is wash and wear, or if it needs something, hopefully throwing it in the dryer will fix it.
I really like to shirt. Yea for pink.
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I bought a plain pink button down shirt when I first started working in Beijing. Turns out the cleaning staff all wore plain pink button down shirts. Made for some teasing. (And yes, I know that, technically, this comment isn't really related to you post. Sorry.)
Changing jobs, and being pregnant in different seasons, made for more shopping that I cared to do! It's nice to get the new stuff though.
No iron shirts are genius! Thank you so much for the support...and still so excited for you!
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