Archive for March 1st, 2008

Pregnancy Clothing

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Getting pregnant is surprisingly easy when you compare it to finding decent maternity clothes.  Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to buy clothes that flatter the body instead of making it stand out like an enormous tent in a miniature display?  And wouldn’t it be nice to be able to afford more than one outfit?

Here are a couple tips

1) Buy a pair of maternity jeans – whatever the cost.  They are versatile and can be very comfortable late in pregnancy.

2) Get only one really dressy outfit.  It is HIGHLY unlikely you will need more than one.

3) If you’re working, get maternity dress pants.  There’s nothing more annoying than wearing a maternity dress that gets shorter as you get bigger.  You start with something knee length and end up with a mini skirt.

4)  In the last two weeks or so of your pregnancy, nothing you’ve bought in the proper size is going to fit. Save some of your clothing budget and buy sale items near the end of your pregnancy knowing you won’t be using them for long so you might just as well go cheap.

Petition to Move Leap Day to Any Other Day

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

No one feels the pain of leap day as keenly as those of us born on March 1st. Don’t tell me people born on Feb 29 have it worse off – they age at 1/4 speed. How is that BAD?

Every 4 years, I have to wait an extra 24 hours to get my gifts, to blow out my candles, to age one more year. Sure, in truth everyone has the same problem for a year, but we March 1st-ers notice it most. We’re walking along, minding our own business, waiting for Feb 28th to come and go and suddenly someone throws an extra day in our faces! If you’re born on March 2nd, your birthday still comes right after March 1st.

To save me this repeating agony, I believe February 29th should be moved to another day. Wouldn’t a December 24.5 go a long way toward teaching the world how I’ve felt all this time. How about we just move it from month to month – this year Feb 29th, next time around we do a March 32nd – everyone would love an extra day of spring.

All I know is that I need someone to take this burden from my shoulders or I just might start celebrating my birthday a day earlier in protest.Use Buzzfuse* to easily rate, review, and share this item