For years people assumed I was a conservative person because of the way I dress. They still do. I wear what I wear—plain black pants, single-colored t-shirts or blouses—because it’s cheap, and because I wear plus sizes that are often simply too difficult to find in stores. I can specially order things, but not only do they cost more—they also very rarely, if ever, fit right. Buying a bra for me is like getting a root canal.
So yeah, I’m a pretty liberal gal who dresses functionally. My makeup and jewelry stories are the same; I used to wear lots of earrings and glitter, black or red eyeliner, the works, and it was cute. But when my daughter came along, I didn’t have time for all of that crap while also working and attending school full time. I was also worried that she would hurt herself on some of my pointy bat-shaped jewelry and such. So I’m out of the habit of wearing makeup—not to mention the fact that I also became aware of its environmental and health impacts, which turn me off the stuff in general.
