A Moment of Vanity... Followed By One of Insanity

First the vanity...

I want... NO... I NEED a mystic tan. Obviously, I am not going to get one. The whole immersing yourself in a vapor of dyes and chemicals thing doesn't sound like the best idea for a pregnant person. I would rather not have my baby pop out with the skin tone of Paris Hilton or Ernie from Sesame Street.

All of this however, doesn't stop me from wanting one. In the past I have been an avid mystic tanner and really liked to go when I needed a little mood booster. Oh well. I suppose I'll be my sallow, pasty self for at least two more months. (And probably more so.. I have a feeling that after this baby comes vanity might be the last thing on my mind.)

And now the insanity...

I bought this over the weekend at Anthropologie...

In case you are wondering, it is not a maternity item and unlike some jackets and outerwear, it looks totally ridiculous with a pregnant belly. The ruffles just stick straight out on either side of the belly and it just looks like a fat girl tried to cram herself into a skinny coat a la Chris Farley...

I had seen it months ago in black and really really wanted it. I resisted however, partly because I still had quite a ways to go in the pregnancy and my husband would have shot me if I came home with another black jacket. (I have half a dozen or so.) So that brings us to this weekend when I wandered into Anthro and saw that they just got it in the "peacock" color. Somehow I was magically transported to the checkout line and came home with it. I legitimized my purchase by saying...

A) I can consider it one of my Christmas presents.

B) I was actually going to start looking for cute but comfortable jackets and cardigans because I think they will be good items for post-birth. I can pair them with a nursing tank top to have easy access to the milk troughs and still look put together.

Of course I will be watching the website to make sure that it doesn't go on sale between now and then. Anthro seems to have things go out of stock in my size before ever hitting the sale rack, but we'll see. So that's my insanity from the weekend... I spent way too much moolah on something that I won't be able to wear for a minimum of 2-3 months. Brilliant.