Cheap Momma and the Stylish Jeans

I am not the most fashionable mom on the block. There are those moms that seem to have it all together. They have the perfect hair and makeup, well manicured nails, and wear the most up-to-date clothes. Those moms who sort of look like they just stepped out of Cosmo. I am so not that mom. That mom and I are light years away. It's not like I'm lounging around the house all day in ratty old sweats and a holey Metallica tee-shirt or anything. But I'm definitely leaning toward the low maintenance end of the spectrum.

My wardrobe consists solely of jeans, tee-shirts, a couple of nice button downs for when I want to get all fancy and one dress. I have absolutely no desire to be "in style", mostly because I don't understand fashion at all. Ninety-eight percent of stylish clothes make me want to laugh or throw up. Seriously when I see a girl all decked out in capris or jeans with high heeled shoes I can't help but giggle a little on the inside. Honestly folks, it takes all my self control not to snap a picture with my camera phone and send it to my sister. Cause that's how we roll.

My other issue with fashion is that I'm cheap. Yeah, I don't know if you noticed that about me. But, I'm the girl who makes my own laundry soap; I'm definitely not paying hundreds of dollars for clothes. In fact, I pretty much refuse to pay over thirty dollars for jeans. Really. Even if the hundred dollar Buckle jeans make my butt look better than before I had kids (which they don't, of course, but you know, even if they did) I would still buy the cheaper thirty dollar pair that don't make my butt look awesome but don't make it look like square either. I draw the line at square butt.

So a few months back my husband made me buy new jeans. Literally he had to sit at the computer with me and force me to order them. Anyway I got the cheapest ones I could find in my size and length. And man, finding my length is harder than finding a cute guy at Comic Con. They are not the coolest jeans, but they fit and my butt is still roundish. They are mid rise. They are not in style. My mom, who is so the Cosmo mom (seriously she is smoking hot), was somewhat horrified when she saw them. "Where did you get those," she asked barely holding back a laugh. "They are hideous. What fabric are they even made of?"

Yeah, we are all about brutal honest in my family. For the record they are made of denim. You know, cause they are jeans. And I like them stylish or not. They would look ridiculous with heels, but they look fine with my Asics and a tee-shirt. Besides they were on clearance and I'm all about that.