SAHM Fashion

One good thing about being a SAHM is that I don't have to buy clothes for working outside the home. No more suits, pencil skirts, fewer pairs of shoes, etc. One bad thing about being a SAHM is that I don't get to buy those clothes.

JB and I went out for a while this afternoon and stopped in at Banana Republic. This dress was on a mannequin in the window and I'm still trying to figure out how to justify buying it:
Sure, I could wear it to church or out to dinner, but it doesn't seem to make sense at this point in time. But as Fall approaches I find myself thinking about what to put in my closet that is practical for my new role but that doesn't give the impression that I don't care about fashion. I had a SAHM neighbor who only wore denim short overalls and I always swore that I wouldn't get to that place.

I am a big fan of the TLC show What Not to Wear. I'd give anything to go on the show if only to have the chance to blow $5,000 on new clothes. Sadly, I'm not that BIG of a fashion disaster to go on but I was tempted to have Jason turn me in after JB was born. I had three pair of maternity pants that I didn't want to give up. They were awesome - one pair from Gap, and two pair of Noppies. And I wasn't wearing them because nothing else fit, I wore them because I thought that they looked fine and they were so dad-gummed comfy. Anyway, I recently saw a rerun where they helped a SAHM of two and PTA prez whose wardrobe centered around "lounge" pants and t-shirts. It was great to see what they suggested for her that made sense for the whole staying-at-home side of her life but also made her presentable.

Then we get into the whole budget issue. I know Beanie Dad wants me to look nice and feel good about how I look, but you have to be super careful with the budget when you're only living on one income. Thankfully my Real Simple magazine came in the mail today and its cover story is "Modern Classics: wardrobe upgrades for every budget." I look forward to hunkering down once JB is in bed and getting a few ideas.