just a day

i went to work today without a bra. not on purpose. very much on accident. just to be clear.

i am, quite frankly, not exactly sure how it happened: i was in a hurry this morning. i laid my clothes out on my bed before i put them on instead of taking them directly from the closet as i usually do. i got dressed before i did my hair and make-up instead of after. there are lots of possible explanations. but whatever the reason, the result is the same. no bra for me.

the delicious twist to the story is that i was in a hurry this morning because i was taking my car to the mechanic to get the air conditioning looked at, which meant i had no car to drive myself home to get the bra once i realized it was missing. (on a much less hilarious side note, my air conditioning is going to cost $1600 to fix. i am not sure how i feel about this.)

now, given my aforementioned lack of bosoms, going braless is actually not that big of a deal. i just look more like a 12-year-old boy than usual. everyone in my office said you couldn't even tell. my mom said it's not as bad as the time she taught sunday school without a bra. my friend melissa said, "how could you forget a bra? haven't you been putting one on every day for years? unless you go commando a lot...?" (the answer, by the way, is no. i hate looking like a 12-year-old boy.) responses to my facebook status (it reads: "frances forgot a very critical piece of clothing when she left the house this morning. she'll let you guess which") ranged from my belt, to my earrings, to "probably not your leg warmers," to pants (i wore a dress today, or that could have been the winner), to a girdle, which was the closest.

but the winning answer is: my bra.

sometimes you just have a day. you know?