Dior who?

I'm from southern California. I know what it's like to be body and fashion conscious. Most everyone feels it every day of their life pretty much -- every morning when they get up and decide what to wear -- what's cute and makes them look good. So let me tell you...not having to worry about that for 10 days was AMAZING.

I fretted over what I was going to wear for months before we left. Yes, months. I bought new clothes for the trip. I tried on all my clothes before I left. The first couple days we were at the home, my job was to paint. So I wore the same clothes three days in a row so I wouldn't ruin everything I bought. And no one looked at me any differently. And I didn't wear half of the clothes that I brought with me.

The kids there don't ever get to go clothes shopping, they take what people give them and wear it. They are all used when they get them. Everyone wears clothes for what they are intended for -- to cover the body and keep them warm.

Just one more lesson I learned when I was there -- I don't need to covet the $300 dress, the $15 one from Target is just fine with me. I'll wear it happily and not care one bit what anyone thinks.