My Cup Runneth Over

Happy New Year! I hope your Holiday Season was everything you wanted it to be.  It’s a new year so let’s get prepared to make this the best one yet.  A New Attitude, New Doors to Open, New Ladies to Meet, New Events to Host and New Blogs to write…so I’m going to get started now!

“My Cup Runneth Over” is a quotation from a very popular scripture that comes from the 23 Psalm.  And it means that I have more than enough for my needs.  A lot of us learned this scripture when we were children and would recite it often.  This scripture fits me perfectly in numerous ways.  God has truly blessed me and I have more than enough for my needs.  For this, I am grateful.

Some of you may know that I absolutely love hot tea. I drink a cup daily.  I drink regular and flavored green teas but every now and then I will try a white or black tea.  It’s really the only beverage I drink other than water.  No coffee, no sodas, no juices…just water and a cup of hot green tea daily!  Well occasionally, I will take a sip of my husband’s sweet tea, and I love everything about the way it tastes.  Water just works best for me.

Now that I’ve gotten that out the way, this blog is not about how much tea I drink. Nor is it about me pouring too much tea in my cup as the picture reflects.  But it is about my cup running over!  MY BRA CUPS! OMG! When did this happen? Of course, I can’t use that type of picture to capture your attention so I chose my all time favorite tea cup. I have spent my entire adult life proudly sporting a smaller bust size. Proudly!  I could wear those cute little summer strapless or halter tops without a second thought.  But things are changing! My bra cups have runneth over and I’m not quite sure if I want to make this adjustment. How do I begin to Embrace this part of the menopausal process?  Oh my goodness!  HELP ME!

Last week, @victoriassecret had their Semi Annual Sale. I knew it was time to update my bra wardrobe so I  met a girlfriend there and we spent more than an hour updating our lingerie. Of course, there were a lot of other ladies in the store doing the same thing.  I don’t normally do big rush sales but it was fun hanging out with her and going through all those different bins and drawers looking for what I wanted.  I was so excited because I was able to purchase bras at greater than 50% off the regular price.  So I stocked up!  Navy, Black, Taupe and White are my regular colors and I grabbed several other gorgeous colors just because the price was so great.  For some of you, this may not be exciting but for me…I was a happy camper!

I didn’t try them on in the store because I grabbed my size.  Nor when I got home because it was late and I put the bag in my closet and prepared for bed.  So I waited until the next day to put them away. But first, I need to try them on and prance in front of the mirror. You know how we do when we try on something new and it looks good…we dance a little, model a little and may even twirl! Well I do! LOL  Anyway… I don’t think there’s an emoji to show my face expression as I starred at my body in these new bras!  What the frackanackle has happened and when did it happen? I double checked the tags and all of them were my normal size. I was Humiliated, Hurt, Disappointed and Confused!  Like What? Oh my goodness! Then the tears came! (Here I go on this emotional roller coaster again!) Whew!  My cups literally runneth over!

I had to come to terms that EVERY bra that I purchased had to be returned.  It didn’t matter how cute it was or that I found the perfect undies to go with it.  They ALL had to go back!  But they’re going back a day later, after hundreds of other women had purchased what they needed so the selection won’t be as good, I thought.  So off I go, back to Victoria’s Secrets to make this exchange. True enough the selection was not as good and the first one I picked up was grey. Of course, I’m good with this color but this new cup size looked like my small silver mixing bowl! 😮  Surely I will NOT fill this thing up! There’s no way! So I’m thinking…do I keep the same cup size and get a larger width? Well no, said the bra specialist…it’s not my back that’s bigger but my breast!  More humiliation!  And the funny part of this is…I’m the friend that always said “I would get bigger breast so everything below my breast (waist and hips) would be smaller or equivalent.”! This way I always appeared curvy/shapely/fine. You know…large…small…large…like the song, “Brick House” by the Commodores…36-24-36. Never mind that now!

I wasn’t ready for this!  I was so accustomed to having a little room in my old cups.  I’ve ALWAYS had extra room!   Not enough to go down a size but it was there.  And I know bras will stretch over the course of wearing them, thus the reason we need to update our wardrobe, but this is not what I was expecting.  I waited until I was 54 to get the breast I desired in my 20’s.  I don’t need them now!  Is this what a late bloomer means? Seriously NOT!  So here I am, at another stage of trying my best to Age Gracefully but now with a larger cup that requires support!  Again, my cup runneth over – I have more than enough for my needs!  And I’m still grateful!

Platinum Highlights…”Gracefully Embracing the Grey” (and all that comes with it)

Seasoned, Unique and Still Beautiful!