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If I look stupidly happy here, it's because I managed to put on this sari ALL BY MYSELF. This is the first time I have ever done that. OK, the pleats are a little awkward, but I managed to do it. I didn't pleat the pallu (the part that's hanging off my shoulder), because I've almost always worn it unpleated, and taking the time to pleat it would've made me late to work.

I thought when I walked into work people would stare. My body in a sari should've brought the house down! But most of my co-workers barely noticed. Only at lunch, when I walked past some of them, did one stop to tell me I looked beautiful. I think this sari's more muted colors made it less attention-grabbing. But it made me wonder if I could get away with wearing saris to work more often.