Daily writing prompt

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?

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What is life without a little humor? I have been on a weight loss journey, and in the last six months I lost 40 pounds! The majority of my clothes, including under garments, do not fit any longer. Something you must understand is that my appearance is important to me….for several reasons:

• I’m single. I can’t leave home, or even answer my door without being presentable! This has always been the case from as far as I can remember. As a teen, my mom would ask me to run to the grocery store for something she needed to prepare dinner. My clothes had to be pressed. My hair had to be perfect, and lip gloss was of utmost importance! It was usually an hour before I even left home. Do you think, being a single woman of a certain age, that I would go out with my clothes not fitting properly?
• Secondly, I am a beauty consultant. What would I look like going out with my clothes swallowing me? No matter how beautifully my makeup is applied I can just hear comments like, “Did you see the size of her outfit??” I’m just saying! I even tested this. I put on a dress that had previously fit snugly. Since it had a belt, I thought I could camouflage with that. One of my sisters saw me and said, “Unh unh! That dress is way too big. It doesn’t look right!” People do notice these things.
• Finally, I am in all types of activities that require me to be in public. I’m involved with the art district in my community. I am an author and poet. Sometimes I do speaking engagements. I also have to go into the office once a week for my job. I never know who I will see at any given time. When I am dressed well, I feel confident. If I were to try and get by with what I have, I would spend have the time trying to hide!

I have to either have clothes altered, which can be extremely costly, or I will have to make some new purchases. The way I see it, with all of the things I have mentioned and the fact that I have plans in the days and months ahead, the biggest challenge I will face in the next six months will be what in the world I am going to wear!