{"id":1637,"date":"2012-02-15T17:05:58","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T22:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2018-11-28T11:40:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:40:16","slug":"back-in-the-saddle-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2012\/02\/back-in-the-saddle-maybe\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in the Saddle &#8211; Maybe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you may have noticed that even though I&#8217;ve been blogging with some regularity, I haven&#8217;t posted a photo of myself wearing a kimono in over six months now. There&#8217;s \u00a0a reason for that &#8211; hardly any of them fit me anymore. I&#8217;ve gained a significant amount of weight recently, seemingly a combination of side-effects from certain medications and water retention and a whack of other health-related problems. My health also hasn&#8217;t been stellar in the past few months, I&#8217;ve been more prone to fainting than usual, I get tired incredibly easily, and I just hurt <em>everywhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But it was really frustrating me that I hadn&#8217;t worn kimono in so long, so I decided to see if I could wear <a title=\"Blue embroidered irotomesode.\" href=\"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/blue-embroidered-irotomesode\/\">this gorgeous irotomesode<\/a>, at least for photos. I wouldn&#8217;t be comfortable going out in public like this since I had to jury-rig the obi and there&#8217;s barely any overlap in the front, but I do really like how well the kimono and obi work together.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1637 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o-600x1002.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o-613x1024.jpg 613w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882819273_o.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o-168x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o-600x1073.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o-573x1024.jpg 573w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882822741_o.jpg 895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o-186x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o-600x967.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/outfit-with-blue-embroidered-irotomesode_6882821003_o.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>How I personally look in them is another story entirely, and I fervently hope that next time I see the neurologist he tells me I am a candidate for corrective brain surgery, because I think that will help me feel a lot better and work on getting back into shape. Until then though, I think I&#8217;m going to have to stick to easy casual kitsuke with large modern komon, and take it easy.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Items used in this coordination<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1637 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/irotome-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/irotome-2-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3415\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3415'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue with Embroidery\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nagoya-23.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nagoya-23-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6780\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6780'>\n\t\t\t\tOrange and White Arabesque\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-20.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-20-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5795\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5795'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite with Red Shibori\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-46.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-46-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-46-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-46-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-46-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7284'>\n\t\t\t\tShades of Indigo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you may have noticed that even though I&#8217;ve been blogging with some regularity, I haven&#8217;t posted a photo of myself wearing a kimono in over six months now. There&#8217;s \u00a0a reason for that &#8211; hardly any of them fit me anymore. I&#8217;ve gained a significant amount of weight recently,\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2012\/02\/back-in-the-saddle-maybe\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outfits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9490,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions\/9490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}