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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Sunday, November 09, 2008
    Live giving me lemons? No, More like grapefruits!

    Likely the most noticable side-effects of the hormonal treatment I am on (which is essentially birth control pills, but not in a pill format) are some degree of weight gain/bloating and a very  obvious surge of breast growth.

    In a mere six weeks I have gone from a 38B to a 40D or DD depending on brand!!!!

    My husband LOVES it. I do not.

    Why not?

    Well, for one thing, I now have to buy all new bras, which is a hassle. I am not only picky about fit and comfort, I am also a cheapskate (no Wacoal in my future). So I will literally squeeze into ill-fitting undergarments until I find the *right* bra or bras that suit my frugal-yet-finicky criteria.

    Then, all of my treasured cashmere turtleneck sweaters, while they still fit, look matronly and dumpy now that I am so hefty in the bust. I have noticed that lower-cut (ballet neck, cowl neck, boatneck, v-neck, etc.) necklines are more flattering with the bigger hooters and puffier face. And yet, I dont want to be flashing cleavage all over the suburbs, so I will likely have to invest in some larger-size underwire camisoles, as well.

    I dont want to invest TOO much; tomorrow (Monday) I have another procedure to check out my plumbing situation (ie - more invasive gyne testing) because I am still having symptoms similar to those I had when the ovarian tumor(s) was(were) larger. If further workup needs to happen and/or the good Doctor takes me off the hormones, its bye-bye big boobies, hello deflated sandbags.

    Posted at 11:13 pm by brandy101

    AbbyNormal
    November 11, 2008   03:07 PM PST
     
    The pregnancy and breast-feeding boobs were nice for a while. Yeah, the husband liked them, but I don't really miss 'em. It'd be nice if we could just have "occassional" boobs, like those occassional contact lenses.
    Michelle
    November 10, 2008   05:04 PM PST
     
    p.s. I was in chicago today - I thought of calling you but then again I was only there at the airport for 45 minutes on my flight stop over to San Jose......maybe next time I can plan THAT better! Are you anywhere near Chicago? Sorry I know I have adked that before.
    Michelle
    November 10, 2008   05:03 PM PST
     
    Ha Ha when I ready beej's comment and then yours I thought you both said "they are CUCUMBERS at best" I was dying laughing trying to envision that!

    Get a good bra!!! Invest even if it is just in ONE! Otherwise you will be a flip flopping out of those new low-cut tops!
    brandy101
    November 10, 2008   09:25 AM PST
     
    cumbersome is the perfect term to describe them; its like they have to be MANAGED over a certain size.

    I have to do a bit of bra shopping today; at least if I get two for *going out* I can wear comfy *leisure bras* (no wires and not much support but not free-falling) for around the house
    beej
    November 10, 2008   09:11 AM PST
     
    I just LOVE it when we talk underwear!

    Do you remember the Victoria Secret underwear rash thingy I was talking about a few weeks ago? I found out it's a EPIDEMIC!!! I wasn't crazy after all!

    Also, I do NOT love big boobs. Pregancy and the aftermath did that to me. They are cumbersome at BEST. Luckily, I don't have this problem (at all). :-)
     

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