I'm sure my husband wonders what happened to his "trophy wife". Her nails were always manicured, french actually. Her highlights were well kept. Her hair was neat and make up done. Though she was no trend setter, she was neatly dressed and always wore heels. And she always carried the latest Coach bag.
Nearly 5 years of marriage and 2 kids later (which kind of makes it 10 years of marriage) , I still carry a Coach bag. It's just a diaper bag...that's 4 years old...and beat to hell. But really, a trendy new pocketbook would hardly go with my Danskin yoga pants or my Marika running shorts. And I've found that, outside of the diaper bag, Coach really doesn't make anything that compliments New Balance 850's or $1 Old Navy flip flops.
I do still wear mascara (that's a post for another day) and I do my hair. Well, I do my hair on Fridays, because I work at a salon and it wouldn't look good if the first person the customers saw had their unbrushed hair in a sloppy ponytail. But at some point I decided that a house coat was acceptable attire for a thirty-something woman. I bought it to wear in the hospital when I had my babies, but it was so comfortable, and all purpose. I can put it on after I shower but I'm not ready to get dressed in clothes that I'd wear outside of the house, between work clothes and pajamas, when it's hot, when I'm cooking, and best of all I can sleep in it. I don't wear the housecoat all the time. I also like my extra-large drawstring Notre Dame sweats paired with my maternity tank top. But like I said, these are things that are not worn out of the house...except to take out the trash or get the mail. When I go out I do try to dress better, like in an unstained tee-shirt and jeans that are only 1 size too big.
