Whenever anyone asks me my height I always say “5’6″ when I’m standing up straight.” I have to include that caveat because unfortunately my posture is far from perfect. I took ballet when I was younger but that training has been completely undone after years of being hunched over a laptop. Post-baby I’ve been doing what I can to improve my posture because I’ve been having a ton of back issues, which some of you know about. I’m even in physical therapy because of it. Yikes! It’s definitely been my biggest challenge post-baby. I think my back issues stem from my severely weakened core, but the posture issue doesn’t help. No one really tells you how a baby will wreck havock on your back, regardless of whether you’ve had a prior injury or not. Breastfeeding, picking the baby up/putting them down, and rocking them for hours, cause a lot of stress though. It’s surprising that a 15 pounder can seem so much heavier with all your daily mommy duties. And they seem even heavier in the middle of the night when you’re absolutely exhausted!

I bring this up because I saw this plaid shirtdress and thought it would fit me perfectly. Wrong! It looks good here with these over the knee boots and this long cardigan, but I think the next time I wear it, leggings need to be involved. I’m not even that tall and yet I feel like this shirtdress is a tad too short on me. It’s definitely more of a tunic style. So if you’re 5’6″ or taller, take note! The dress is in such a great plaid print, but you either have to be a shortie to make it work as a dress, or you have to pair it with some leggings or tights! But that’s not an issue during winter, right?

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