A Clothing Swap for Mothers
December 4, 2007 by kate baggott
Filed under Finances
Can a really mumsy mom pull this dress off?
I have to ask because I really don’t know. I am not a fashion victim as much as a fashion misfit. Although, I doubt I am not the first woman to wonder why all clothes don’t have size adjustability sewn in. The wardrobe changes a woman needs to go through between pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy and after pregnancy can make her head swim and her wallet scream. I still haven’t fully recovered my sense of style identity. I suspect I never really had one, no matter my size, but I …read more
Why I Am a Frumpy Mummy
May 27, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Finances, Mental Health
Today, I hope to shower and comb out my very curly, very tangled hair. It may be the only attention I give my appearance all day. I have had a style meltown. I have big feet, so I hate shoe shopping like I hate all exercises in frustration.
Since becoming a mother, I find I need both hands free. So I wear a backpack to carry diaper supplies instead of using a handbag. Besides, when I was single, a date I took to a fancy party once told me that I carry a purse as if it were a weapon.
Once the …read more






