Finding the Great Divide!!

I have not been shy about my "girl" issues...you know the ones, with the letter H involved?

Remember, I bought a bra for $130?  Yeah, the wire has popped out and the bra rubs the wrong way and has caused some serious issues for me...

BUT...

I found a store, that a friend told me about, that sells my size, in cute looking designs...for under $50!!  I am in heaven now:-)

Seriously, Addition Elle is my new favourite store.  Their sizing is great, I found the perfect size pants, shirts that fit me the right way and great new bras to boot...and they actually work!

I am going to do the unthinkable right now...I am going to post pictures...a before and an after and you will see that I finally found the Great Divide!!

I still have a lot of work to lose the tummy, now that you can see it.  LOL!!

You can see here how everything just fell together...

This is a great pic of me and my BFF taken at a party this past weekend.



And now, I have The Great Divide!!  (Yes, I still need to work out some more)

 I was not paid to write this post.  I am just so in love with my new bras that I just had to share it with the world!!  And make sure that other women who have a hard to find size, can know that they can find something for them without remortgaging their house!!

Ladies Only!!! I Mean It!!

I have been wanting to blog about this for a few weeks now, but have put it off.  It is kind of personal and I really try not to share too many personal things on my blog...

But, I really need to share this!!

I want to talk about bras...

Yes, bras.

Alright.  Before I had children I was a nice manageable size.  I could walk into any store and purchase a bra for a whopping $20 or less, depending on the style. 

And let's talk style.  I could walk into any store and pick up any style of bra.  I could get the cute lacy ones, the pretty flowery ones...even the sexy ones if I wanted...

FAST FORWARD: 15 years later

I have now had 6 full pregnancies.  I have nursed 5 babies between 2 months and 1 year each.  The girls grew with each pregnancy.  They just kept growing!! 

I have worked out, I have lost weight and gained it back, I have tried to tone the girls and they really are not going down in size at all.  I have posted about my experience with the plastic surgeon, which I am considering again.

But in the meantime, when trying to buy a bra, I can no longer go into a mainstream department store and find my size.  I had been wearing the biggest size that they sold and it just didn't do its job.  But I knew that buying a properly sized bra would cost me a small fortune and we just don't have that kind of money to spend on 1 piece of clothing.  So, I just continued with the "dd". 

Finally, I had enough and I knew that I needed to buy a real bra that would fit me right.  I needed to see a separation between my tummy and my girls.  I needed to feel good about myself.

So, I saved and went to a specialty store.  They brought me the size that I thought I was, which was an (are you ready for this?) "h".  It was too small...so they kept going up in size until they hit the ao"k" size.  I was a bit upset to find out what I really was...but I bought 2 bras, because I really needed them.

The one bra, just a plain beige bra, 69.99 and the other one with a wire cost 129.99.

Over $200 on 2 bras!!  I still can't believe that I did it.  I know I need a few more, but I am going to have to save up for and budget for that time.

I will tell you one thing, I have never felt more confident, my self esteem has never been so high.  When I wake up in the morning and I get dressed, I feel good about myself.  It has been years since I have felt like this. 

Some people say that one shoe can change your life (like Cinderella) but I say - the right bra can change your life!! 

There you have it.  My fun, overly personal blog for now...LOL!!