help me be a pretty girl

Don't mind me, I am just A Beautiful Minding over whether to buy a/some/all Victoria Beckham for Target goodies to take on my trip to meet and seduce Val Kilmer should I need something dressier than jeans.

This may be the stupidest, most unnecessary thing ever, but I am having obsessive compulsive thoughts about it, and I am going to itch under my skin until I get this out of my system, so brace yourselves.

The difficulty level here is increased by the fact that money is an object and the places I can buy these things do not accept returns if I look hideous in them.

So. First off:

This is the one I'm least enthused about. I look amazing in that color, but the drop waist is not a friend to the plus size woman, and it'll likely make me look super dumpy if not right out pregnant. That is my preferred sleeve length, though.

This is the fanciest outfit on the list, which also makes it the hardest to deal with and the one I'll probably spill something on. I am not sure how stiff and uncomfortable wearing that much lace would be, and the color may wash me out, but it has a classy simplicity that is admirable.

This one I want the most, but is probably the worst idea. I AM 30 YEARS OLD I SHOULD NOT BE WEARING A ROMPER I NO LONGER ROMP BUT IT'S SO CUTE OMG. If it works, it will be amazing and I will love it so much I won't want to take it off, but if it doesn't work, I will look like Tweedledum.

I love a shift dress, and I feel sassy and cute in a shift dress, but I recognize that I do not have the proper shape for a shift dress, and I always worry I feel much cuter than I actually am.

Uggggghhhhhh I just want to be cute why aren't I cute

carly the lab rat

I have been selected for a study by 23andme looking at genetic links to bipolar disorder and depression. In addition to providing my DNA sample, I will take periodic surveys about my health, mood, medications, and all sorts of other stuff. I am now science!

Mostly I am doing this to improve understanding and treatment of mood disorders, but I also get my health and ethnicity genetic profiles free, and, "other forms of compensation unforseen," lol.