Another Shopping Experience

I had a gift card that was expiring soon so I decided to go shopping on Saturday and spruce up my wardrobe.  The only thing I needed was a slip, so I had a blank slate as far as what I wanted to explore.  I thought I'd start looking at the size 12 or M, since I really don't know my size, even without considering all the vanity sizing going on these days.  The first thing that caught my eye was a purple and black leopard print blouse.  Alas, it was a size 6.  It would be too small.  But...as I looked at it, I thought that maybe it would fit.  It seemed to be the size of the clothes I'm currently wearing.  I took it to the dressing room and lo & behold, it fit!  I wound up not buying it as it really didn't do much for me on, so I kept looking.

I had a vague notion that I'd like one of those long sweater tops and some leggings.  Now is a good time of year to buy winter clothes since they're usually marked down.  I ventured over to that rack and got even more confused.  I finally selected several options in sizes S, M & L.  They all looked bad!  That is not a style my body is meant to wear, so back to the drawing board...

I'll spare all the boring details about everything I tried on, but at some point I stopped looking at sizes and just tried to decide if it would fit by holding it up.  I was at a major retailer, not a consignment store or thrift store.  It was totally bumfuzzling!

This is what I would up with, how it fit and the size:
*Black dress, with a fitted bodice; it fit a little tight; it was a size 10
*Royal blue dress; it fight tight; it was a size 14
*Black gold scoop necked dress: fit perfectly and looked great; it was a Large
*Funky retro v-neck top; fit perfectly; it was a Medium
*Gold, button up collared blouse; it fit loose, so loose I looked to see if I'd picked up a maternity top!; it was a Small

Yes, I bought clothes size 10, 14, small, medium & large!  What is a girl to do!?!?