Progress
It's been an interesting week. After being sick and working late for the past one or two, this week was sunny, pretty and the workload was light and sweet. However, a lot of that lightweight workload is entirely due to my putting in extra time over the past few weeks to ensure I'd have reusable scaffolding to work on. It paid off! The tickets kept leaving my queue within hours of landing there. Makes me feel good about the work I do, purr.

I had to get brackets glued back on. I popped two trying to eat bacon last week. I know, what was I thinking? But I was in a bad place. The sad part is that my teeth feel all tight again! I have this feeling I can only describe as itchy gums where I want to clench and rub my teeth against each other to relieve it. Joe found a quick cure: swishing bourbon around inside your mouth. It is really good at numbing the discomfort! I guess I'm lucky that I'm old enough to be able to use hard liquor to ease my discomfort.

The ortho also told me that, no, a waterpik is not a substitute for flossing, grr.

I've found that lime and strawberry fruit pops and beer make great snacks. Funny, but until now, I was never much for drinking. Now I really enjoy a cold hefe after work when my tummy is rumbling. Combine these treats with playing Twilight Princess, and I've started to notice the poky braces less!

Bikini Woes
Summer is coming, and I want to go swimming, but I have a problem. My boobs won't fit into my old suit. Remember, the one with the boyshorts and the halter top that I loooove so much? Not going to happen unless I'm cool with losing control of the girls during a dive.

So I need to consider a new suit, one meant for girls with large chests and works with my long torso and covers my rampant undergrowth, so to speak. My first thoughts were these, from my favorite American-made Pinup Girl Clothing:
http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/skirted-swimsuit-retro-swimsuit.html (they have a version in leopard, but I always felt that animal prints look a bit tarty, but that's just how I was raised)
http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/cherry-swimsuit-retro-one-piece.html

I like them both. (Which do YOU like?) And in spite of their high price tags, I know PGC makes high quality pieces that fit the moment you put them on. However, one piece suits are notorious for crawling up your crotch if you're long in the torso.

So that leaves us with bikinis as options (and I'm not a fan of tankinis, fyi) Heres are some nice tops that WILL fit me down to my cup size:
http://www.figleaves.com/us/product.asp?product_id=PM-1122&mci=&size=36ddd/e&colour=&image=r555616-p555864-front (Comes in a turquoise option and is very affordable!)
http://www.figleaves.com/us/product.asp?product_id=FBF-9660&mci=&size=36ddd/e&colour=&image=r361631-p361660-style (This is from Freya, and I already know their bras fit me like a glove, so this should, too! Plus, is on sale.)

The only problem is that all their matching bottoms are way too revealing, and I have no interest in returning to waxing. I'm way too comfortable like I am.

I'm thinking of maybe doing what Leigh suggested once, which is to buy a pair of boy's swim shorts to wear with one of the above mentioned tops. Not sure what to do, but I really want to make use of our complex's pool this spring and summer. It would be good for my body.

Any thoughts? Try the one piece? Get the boy shorts? Know an even better solution?? I'm all ears!