February 19, 2010, Newsletter Issue #350: Mom Jeans

Tip of the Week

Okay, I know I wear Mom Jeans. (for anyone who has no idea what I'm talking about check out: http://www.hulu.com/watch/10333/saturday-night-live-mom-jeans )
I realized I'm one of future moms where their daughters roll their eyes because mom has "really let herself go."
How did I get here? I used to be so caught up, so put together-when did I stop trying to wear things that were at least cute or colorful? I promised myself I wouldn't let this happen, yet here I am, wishing for those people from the fashion police to arrest and save me from my own bland, boring style.
I don't expect to look like I've walked off the runway, but it would be nice to wear something other than sweat shirts I got out of the discount bin and jeans with tattered seams (this is because I'm short and don't want to roll up the jeans--then I'll really look moronic).
So how do I change this? How do I push myself into taking better care of myself and my appearance without spending far too much time in front of the mirror? Time I simply don't have.
Basically, I start asking friends. Friends with good taste and common sense. Friends who will tell me "yes, that looks good,"  or "no, that doesn't look good" and even "if you even look at that, I won't be your friend anymore."
I ask friends who are good at make up tips and who've not let themselves go.
I'm not too proud to admit I've slid down to the "comfortable" and "mom jeans" world. What I don't want is in eight years, to be that mom that my daughters say "man, mom really let herself go."
Hopefully, my friends will soon rescue me from the depths of the valley of Mom Jeans.

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