Swimsuit Quandry

Okay, I will start by saying that 'technically' I'm an OLD LADY. I'm fifty, but I don't feel or act fifty. After my evening walkies when I'm waiting for my daughter to finish her swim practice, a little kid or two will start inching closer to me to see what game I'm playing on my phone (either Truffula Shuffula or Bubble Blast Halloween).

Anyhoo, I don't feel my age, and I don't think I look too shabby either, but that's beside the point. The point is that there are no swimsuits that are age appropriate and actually look good.

Though I tease my hubster about wearing a bikini, I won't  . . . when we have company. In the privacy of our own pool, I will, but company or out in public? Naw, I barely did that when I was smokin' hot in my twenties, why would I do it now when everything has shifted South?

bikini (NOT me)

tankini

And that is what is available: Bikinis and old lady swimsuits, and don't get me started on what happens to tankinis when I wear them. Okay, I will say that I'm too short-waisted for them to fit right. Great concept, but for me, impractical.

Old lady suits (also NOT me)

Part of old lady suit problem is that they are all in black (with few exceptions), round leg openings (yeah, let's make short legs look even shorter!) and high backed. I don't care what color your suit is, but when you shove a fat body into spandex, you will still look fat regardless of all the "tummy toner" or "butt-lifter" material they put in it. And high backs are just uncomfortable.

So what to do?

Well, hubster suggested I look at the style of my daughter's competition swim suits.

Competitive practice suits are one piece with a moderate high leg opening and triple straps (two over the shoulders that V in the middle of the back with material connecting from the sides). See picture.

AND they come in fun colors!

Sooo . . . I tried my daughter's on **shhhuuush** Don't tell her!

Of course, it was too small, but not by too much, considering she's my height, but I outweigh her by about 15-20 pounds. But I liked the feel and look of it.

So now that I KNOW what I want it's just a matter of finding the right size and color. And if I can't find the right color, I can always order it on the Internet after I find the right size.

Later, Peeps! I'm going swimsuit shopping!