Vitality, Passion and LOVE!!!!

I may be old (41.66 yrs), fat (230 lbs.) and have pain (symptoms of fibromyalgia).   

BUT, I ALSO PLAY FOOTBALL! 

I am up to transforming what the words old, fat and pain mean= Vitality, Passion and Love!

I tried out for and made the Utah Jynx Women’s football team.  We are a full tackle, semi-professional league!  We play AZ, CA, CO, OR, NV, and WA!  In order to play, I am asking for $2500 in sponsorships to cover travel fees, equipment rental/ purchase and other team expenses (i.e. renting indoor soccer fields to practice).   There are two types of official sponsorships.  For $20 you can be a personal sponsor and your name goes in our program.  For Business sponsors, they start at $25 for one line of text in our souvenir program and go all the way up to $75,000 to be the single title sponsorJ Here is the link for full information.  http://utahjynx.net/sponsors.html 

I am also accepting individual sponsorships to help me buy equipment and supplies.  Although the team has helmets and pads that I can rent, they do not fit well.  I am looking to purchase my own helmet, pads, girdles, under armor items and lineman gloves. 

Please sponsor today!

purple and a new 'do

 One of my Christmas presents was this cute hard sided leather bag from Sam's Club.  I love it! The purple shirt and tights are from Lane Bryant.  The skirt is polka dot from Dillard's.  Shoes are Dankso.

 A new pixie 'do.  I love the cut and color!  I blow dry, put some "dry wax" product or hairspray on it and go.....easy and fun!

outfit 63--yellow, purple floral

i went out on a fashion limb:  i really wanted to wear these purple tights because it is May 17th and raining--still--and a little bit cold and A LOT gray.  in a way i guess i created my own fabric "garden" with the floral skirt and bright yellow sweater.   so the limb is, can a person this old and fat where this many colors? 

my limb says YES!  i LOVED this outfit.  it was comfortable and bright and challenged my comfort zone of wearing "matchy-match" clothes. 

a view of my necklace, a hint of the purple up top.

 

this is what i saw looking down.  it made me very happy!

sweater--old navy.  skirt--lane bryant.  tights--lane bryant.  shoes--thrifted.  jewelry--kohls

outfit 62--private school uniform--somebody called it that

 butt shot

 boob shot

 headless shot

 what's up? shot

close up--i-am-actually-wearing-make-up-but-you-can't-tell-squinty-eye, awesome-vinyl-fabric-flower and gold-jewelry sunshine-in-the-face shot:)

the inspiration

Well, I always want something new to wear.  Luckily, it doesn't actually have to be new, it just has to be new to me.  So, i am constantly going to thrift stores like D.I.--which if you don't live in Utah, is like the mother of all thrift stores, true awesomeness.  However, Savers has better deals on clothes and I need to branch out every once in a while so I will go other places.  I always say, I like when "fat girls go skinny "and give their stuff away because it is score time for me!

The other thing is this.  Trav and I have been desperately trying to get out of debt.  it seems like it takes forever.  i am so done with having  much of my income going to debt that i am ready to change one of my habits by changing my consumption of new retail clothes--for at least awhile:) 

In addition, it seems no matter what i try i will never lose weight so i might as well accept this size as what i am going to be and deal....

After repurposing a pair of pants into a skirt and a sweater into a vest and getting good feedback from my jr. high students, which will tell you if you suck:) AND finding this totally inspirational website, I am  hooked. I want to try this new stuff to me for as cheap as possible. 

Here are my obvious limitations:  I am a fat girl: I naturally have to shop the largest sizes in the thrift stores anyway so not everything is going to be super large on me.  I am short so not all styles are going to look good on my, especiall my short fat neck which collars already don't work well.  I am modest so short dresses and sleeveless are not an option, either. 

I think I would like to impose the following limitations on myself for an added challenge:  For the rest of the school year, I will not buy anything clothing-wise at a retail store. I may buy 2 pair of boots and socks and underwear, if needed--but no other outwear.  I also may buy thread or other notions to mend and blend....but even my fabric will be bought at thrift stores.  The hardest part is the budget.  Easy peasy would be $10 a week for 2 or 3 new items.  Harder would be $7 for 2 items.  Hardest would be $5 for two new items a week.  (I don't need or want something new every day!)