In my quest for a swimsuit.

http://www.beallsflorida.com/

The pickings are slim this time of year.

The low of my search was finding swimsuits I loved, only available in size 2X - 3X. Apparently, as a mom with a less that petite derrier, I am supposed to prance around in a string bikini.

Anything modest is reserved for Big Girls? Like averaged size women don't have a number done on them in childbirth... Though it could be more the clearance racks than anything - more skewed than usual.

So, anyway, I found the CUTEST looking swimdress on this beallsflorida site for $29. I came to it as I looked for the brand of my old tankini top - which was apparently very expensive at retail value (nothing on ebay under $50 - for a swim top!)

So, I found this site, and salivated over the suit, though the one size available was iffy. IT may fit fine, or be a bit small. Dresses are not my thing since my lower half is 3 or 4 sizes bigger than my top half!

But, it's gorgeous! A very flattering fit for the pear girl. I'd share a picture, but it's all sold out now. (I suppose I could model it...)

It retails $75, and looks like one of those $75 suits. Now, I will just hope dh doesn't ever wash it - and it lasts 5 years or something.

I am going to return a couple of other pieces I bought. I got some really nice swim shorts at Kohls for $13.99, and a nice top at Target (that I don't expect will hold up great - that is the way of Target).

I will return a couple of the others that just didn't fit as well. (I ended up buying everything online since nothing in the stores).

Which means, I now have more than one swimsuit, too. Maybe it's not so bad dh ruined my aging swim top.

The shorts I got are multi colored and don't match all the tops. SO, I will keep an eye out for swim shorts next summer. Solid colors. I usually do the skirt thing, but these are much more comfortable and flattering, I think.

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BM and I finished our taste test today. It was just a lot more tasting. Too much to fit in one day, I suppose.

Oh, today was SO much better.

The marketing made me giggle. It was like candy bars, selling as "made for kids," "healthy and organic." REALLY big on the PROTEIN. Like a protein bar.

I wrote in the comment section, "I don't buy candy bars for their nutrition."

All the while thinking, there is more to a well rounded diet than protein, and how silly it is to push ORGANIC on highly processed foods.

The stuff we ate yesterday was the likes of splenda and olestra. It was pretty terrible. I just can't help but point out the irony of clearly non natural food being pushed as healthy and organic. Ugh!