Having a bad body image day, and also coming to terms with a tragic loss, but need to pack for our holiday - mentally drained, so help would be wonderful!

[JemimaPyjamas]

I am away for three weeks and need to start making a list to gradually get my bag ready. I also want to feel as good as I can about my appearance and hope it'll perk me up a bit. I keep half heartedly looking at various sites and either lose interest or find I have ordered the wrong size or shape so send it back.

Details about me is; I am basically 'round.' I am about an 16 (obviously this varies between shops) but I dislike fitted clothes. My boobs are quite big but my main issue is my stomach. I have no waist (even when thin!) I am 5ft 5 and my legs are okay, and I can kind of cope with my arms (they won't win any awards but out of areas that need to be flattered, my stomach is more important.) I feel a lot better with a tan, and don't burn easily (and have spf 50 on anyway) so I don't feel like I need to be too covered up in the daytime.
Oh, and I am 47. If they weren't so overpriced / expensive, I like shops like Free People and Cabbages and Roses. I don't like looking 'done' and I don't even know where our iron is now, so I certainly won't be prioritising it on holiday!

Holiday is tropical, generally between 28-32 during the day and we will be both sightseeing and sitting around a pool.

So far I have bought these and also have two dresses that are pretty much the same but longer. I have some shorts which are okay. I am travelling in the trousers I am about to link which will probably get lots of wear but also want something airy, comfy and 'me' for evenings. These are the trousers these which are very comfortable but also look like pyjamas! I'd like to look casually smartish for some of the time, rather than 'middle aged backpacker', if that makes sense. Or at least a bit put together!

I have this as an arm cover for the evening (for bugs as well as enthusiastic air con.)

I did buy this from Zara to go with a loose top but it didn't sit right and I felt both fat and constricted (so I don't think it was simply sizing.)

Is this enough info...? Any inspo is good - I can't really go mad with £££, and it seems silly mainly on the basis of a holiday, but I'd also rather have a couple of things I love than a full case of semi disposable clothes.

This is a bit marmite but I think I like it …

https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/by-anthropologie-tiered-flutter-sleeve-dress?category=dresses&color=060&type=REGULAR&quantity=1

Love this

https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/bel-kazan-poppy-short-sleeve-printed-kaftan?category=dresses&color=018&type=REGULAR&quantity=1

@MonkeysandParrots i have, and I’ve also seen that exact dress!

(By that, I meant the white one)

I love the white Anthropologie dress.
It looks as though it might be an airy cheesecloth type fabric?
Another brand I used to buy from when I lived in HK is Vivid Linen. They ship internationally and their linen lasts forever. I love the double layered trousers - as attached.

If you feel like you look better with a tan, do go and get a spray tan before you go.

@Clymene luckily at least that is already sorted!

Good stuff!

I've been spending a lot of time sat mindlessly in the garden...