Truthfully, I just went to the store to "look" at the skirts.  I wasn't intending on dropping another chunk of cash on a 4th Marcia Bloom skirt.  However, that is exactly what happened.  Turns out y'all, that Marcia Bloom has not only created an awesome fashionable and fun skirt, but she's also created one of the best - if not the best - pregnancy skirts anywhere.  My excuse was simple: I only have a handful of outfits, especially pants and skirts that I can wear to work.  I don't want to invest in "Motherhood"-wear, and really, I've tried a lot of that on and I don't like it.  So it was merely a decision in practicality.

Marcia Bloom skirts are great for growing bellies.  The waistband is a wide strip of spandex fabric that is very loose fitting and still flattering.  The swinging nature of the skirt itself allows for plenty of airflow and freedom of movement - whether you're sitting behind a desk, mowing the lawn, or going for a long walk with the dogs.  You can seriously take this skirt anywhere.  As an added bonus, the patterns are so loud and varied that it is almost impossible to stain it - although you do have to be careful not to catch the Marcia Bloom - signature lace that borders the bottom of the skirt - on things like blackberry thorns, stray nails or scraps of wood.

To tell you the truth, I wouldn't be surprised if I bought yet another one of these skirts.  At this point, I'm fairly glad that I only get a select few of the skirts to choose from each time I go into the store.  If I ever get the chance to go to Marcia's real store, I might simply be blown away by the Paradox of Choice - having so many choices that I just can't decide on anything.  Bottom line here is that I have 4 of them so far.  I wear 3 of them regularly, and usually once or twice a week each.  Thank you Mom and Margo for helping me to get this many skirts.  One of these days, I'll have both of you wearing one too.  And thank-you Marcia Bloom, for not making me have to buy ugly clothes!