Another Fix!

Okay, y'all said you would help me choose on my latest Stitch Fix! It was a busy weekend and I wasn't able to get this post up before I had to return the things I wasn't keeping. But, I promised you a fashion show, so here you go!!

What would you have kept? (Hint:I only returned 1 item!)

Here's an upside down pic of everything from the box:

Can't really tell, but this has gold

Buttons down the back:

My Fix!

So, have you guys ever heard of Stitch Fix?? This is not a pitch on them, as I am not paid to say anything, but this company ROCKS my world!!! Like, for real. I don't mind shopping, but don't love it. I also have no free time to just go hit the mall, so this box coming to my doorstep is usually accompanied by choirs of angels singing (or maybe that part is just in my head?!)

For those who haven't heard of it, in a nutshell, you fill out a style profile, tell them your sizing, and set up to receive a Fix! You can get tops, bottoms, jewelry, outerwear, purses, etc! You will never really know what is coming in your box though, it's like a personal shopper who ships a neatly packaged box of 5 items right to your door! They will link to Instagram or your Pinterest if you wish to get an idea of your style, or just go by your style profile you fill out. They will even challenge you to step out of your comfort zone with clothing and send you some things that may not be totally typical for you. It's pretty damn rad, if you ask me!

You can set up to receive these Fixes on a regular basis, or just as you wish. I had stopped mine while I was pregnant, but have an occasion coming up, no time to shop, and am SO out of the loop on what's trendy, so Stitch Fix to the rescue!!!

So here are the 5 items that came in my latest box....

Here it is all in it's pretty mint and white packaging.....

Everything that came in my little delivery...

1st top...

A floral keyhole blouse. I love, love, love the pattern and colors!

Paired with one of my own cardigans...

Top#2--sheer blouse with lace print

It's supposed to fit sort of loose, but was much too big and blousy :(

Top #3-- a SUPER soft coral heathered cardigan

Top #4--a SUPER comfortable asymmetrical cardigan. Not a huge fan of it zipped...

Same cardigan unzipped. It's a beautiful cobalt color and has some pizazz with the zipper and the asymmetricalness (whoa, check that word, Webster's!)...

Item #5--gold "feathered" earrings

So, those are the 5 items in my Stitch Fix box this time!

What do you think I kept??????

Fat a**!!

Let me tell you a little story.....


About 6-7 years ago, my husband and I went to a MN Twins game with another couple. After the game was over, we began the 7 block trek back to our respective cars. We were standing at the street corner, waiting for the little "walk" signal to pop up so we could cross the busy street. When the little walk signal finally popped up, we started across, when some jerk yelled out of his car window, "Hurry up, fat ass!" Sadly, I instantly knew that he meant me. Nobody else in our group of 4 was overweight...except me. The other girl we were with sweetly yelled back, "Oh yeah? Fat ass?" trying to make it seem like they meant her. They didn't, though. She knew it and I knew it.
We all were kind of quiet for the rest of the walk back and pretended like that hadn't happened. It was too uncomfortable to talk about. I was holding back the tears and could feel my cheeks throbbing from embarrassment. My husband and I rode home and didn't say anything about it ever again.


My point of sharing this story is to say, first of all, if you've ever experienced one of those moments where you can no longer deny you're overweight and it's thrown in your face like that....I get it. I understand. I had my own personal "a-ha!" moments of realizing I needed to change, but having a stranger call you out on it is on a whole different level.


I also share this for myself. Even though it may sound like kind of a dumb thing, I will likely never forget that moment. It broke my heart at the time, but was WAY too embarrassing to talk about with anyone...even my husband. So, now that I am no longer unhealthy and greatly overweight, sharing this story out loud feels like a little release for me and I can let it go and imagine myself giving that jerk a piece of my mind! People can be awful sometimes. If that guy knew how much he hurt me, well actually, I doubt he'd care. Someone who would say that out loud to a stranger doesn't have much of a soul! So, even though this is horribly embarrassing to share, I'm glad to release this from my "baggage!" Thanks for listening! :)