Well done! I'm sure you look quite dapper!
It's so nice to know that some haven't abandoned the desire to look and feel good in public.
It's so disheartening to me that so many people couldn't care less about how they dress and present themselves as they mingle with their fellow humans.
It seems like an overall rejection of civilization to me. I think it's somewhat disrespectful to the rest of society, too. It's certainly self denigrating.
I remember how much pride and happiness my mother enjoyed by dressing up my sister, me, Daddy and herself. Clothes were so important to her.
She worked so hard to encouraged us to be respectfully presentable as public representatives of our family and she was a role model for us and many other in this regard.
She grew up extremely poor. So did Daddy. She wore dresses made from feedsacks to school that were made by her aunt. She had only one pair of shoes as a child and those were for church and school. She told me a story about when her Daddy bought and gifted her a pair of socks for the first time in her life. She hand washed them at night to wear them the next day of school.
In all of the candid photos I've seen of her as a girl she's wearing a pair of overalls with the pant legs rolled up, barefoot with her hair in a thick, long braid.
I'm quite sure the overalls were hand-me-downs from her older brother. Which he also wore as hand-me-downs from his older brother.
So many people today have no idea what other people would love to have and wear but aren't able. It makes me sad. Plus, I just miss her so much.
Maybe you can get Mrs. A to take a photo and even if you don't share it anywhere, you can keep it as a reminder of your dignity and your healthy personal accomplishment. Self respect is a valuable trait.
Thank you for being a role model for us all, in many wonderful ways, sir. ❤️
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_sack_dress