On TV Thursday, Jan. 10

On TV tonight

The 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, 8 p.m., CW The Broadcast Film Critics Association picks the best movies of 2012, which rarely has anything to do with the top-grossing films of the year. But as we know, people really care about what critics have to say.

30 Rock, 8 p.m., NBC Jack Donaghy returns to Florida with Liz in tow to settle his mother’s estate. The HOA will not be pleased about how long her lawn has been left uncut.

SEASON PREMIERE The Millionaire Matchmaker, 9 p.m., Bravo Patti Stanger continues to be brusque, loud, dismissive and irritating, yet is mystified as to why she can’t find her own husband. Fancy that.

SERIES PREMIERE 1600 Penn, 9:30 p.m., NBC Bill Pullman is in the president again, but instead of fighting aliens, he’s fighting viewers’ urge to change the channel.

SEASON PREMIERE Kathy, 10 p.m., Bravo Kathy Griffin returns to her talk show, no doubt to discuss why on earth she was simulating oral sex on Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve.

SERIES PREMIERE Double Divas, 10 p.m., Lifetime How, exactly, do you become a lingerie designer? And how much help, really, does a woman need choosing lingerie? These and other piercing insights are offered tonight.

— Joshua Gillin jgillin@tampabay.com

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You’re Probably Wearing the Wrong Bra Size

A couple of weeks ago, I was faced with the dreaded task of finding the perfect strapless bra to go with the bridesmaid dress I was wearing for my best friend’s wedding.

Being a small-chested (yet proud) A-cup gal, shopping for bras is no easy feat. Actually, I hate bra shopping. And that’s probably why I hadn’t done it in at least two years or so, until right before New Year’s Eve.

This time, I had no choice, so I ventured into the lingerie store and started combing through the racks myself to find a suitable, extra-padded size 36-A bra that would potentially add a cup size or two and make my “girls” look a little less minuscule as compared to all the other bridesmaids.

I grabbed a couple in my size, headed for the dressing room, and upon entering that area, I was greeted by a peppy little sales girl who looked at me and asked, “Do you need a bra fitting?”

My first instinct was to refuse and tell her I was just fine, but for whatever reason, I gave in and said, “Sure. What the hell.”

And I have to admit — choosing to let her measure me may go down in history as one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Yep, you guessed it. I was wearing the wrong bra size.

For years now, I always thought I was a 36-A. But after the sales girl measured me, she informed me that I’m actually a 34-B — and could possibly pull off a C-cup if I really wanted to. (I looked at her like she was smoking crack when she said that.)

Even after she showed me how she got the measurements and assured me up and down that I’m not as flat-chested as I proclaim to be, I still didn’t think I’d be able to fill out a B-cup, let alone a C. But sure enough, the B fit perfectly — and I can’t even tell you how different my boobs look now that I’m wearing the correct size.

They’re perky. They’re at exactly the right level they’re supposed to be. And you know what else? My clothes look a hell of a lot better too, which is an added bonus.

And I just can’t believe it took me so long to go in and have myself professionally measured — because now bra shopping will actually be enjoyable from here on out.

If you think you might be wearing the wrong size, odds are good that you probably are. What the heck are you waiting for? Go and get measured today — and give your “girls” the respect and boost they deserve.

When was the last time you were fitted for a bra?

 

Image via sunshinecity/Flickr

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