[Cadaverous Pallor]

Oh, I forgot one more obstacle I'm working on lately:

My feet don't fit normal shoes, they're too wide. Yes, I've shopped Payless in the past, but I finally decided I need to get better quality footwear. I went to Nordstroms but they didn't have the styles I want. So now I'm on Zappos. I just sent back a pair of wides so I could get a pair of double wides. Yeech. Even having to admit to the Zappos customer service phone line that I need double wides made me wince. On the other hand, I can't wait for them to show up, not only because they may actually fit, but because they're a size 8. I've been buying 8.5 and 9 for years to accomodate the wideness and they never fit right, duh. I'm willing to bet that even if they are double wide, they will look less like boats than my older pairs.

That's the thing - you have to accept your shortcomings to shop right, but once you do, the clothes you buy will actually fit and make you look better!