A GREAT Find

I contemplated posting pictures of my amazing new dark denim jeans; however, I have still never mastered taking a picture of myself.  Naturally, the curvy- boot-cut jean (which actually means: made for women who are curvy in the boot-ay-jean), would look best if they had a body to fill them out as opposed to laying them on the ground or hanging them up where they would inevitably look like any run-of-the-mill denim jean.  Unlike so many people who have unwittingly tackled their “fierce” facebook profile pic by snapping a shot of themselves in their bathroom mirror,  I have chosen to spare my few readers the eye-roll and wait until I can politely ask a friend if they would mind taking a picture of me…with my own phone…because somehow, having someone else take your photo instead of you attempting on your own seems more respectable..?…lol.  Oops, I’ve taken a small rabbit trail; so instead of the curvy boot jeans, you get to see the Sperry Flip-Flops that I practically stole from Shoe Carnival this afternoon.  I realize that Fall is quickly approaching, but Sperry for under $10??!!  It was a steal!  And to think, I had just talked myself out of the adorable navy-leather, $70 Sperry’s only to walk past the register, toward the exit when these pictured beauties caught my eye.  All of them, my size…with a $14.99 price tag!?  “Fall or not, it was fated that I buy these flops,” I said to myself.  The register rang, and the total was only $9.00, to which I was then asked if I would like to donate $1 to Soles for Souls, an organization that donates money towards the purchase of shoes for those who cannot afford shoes, and I said yes.  If I can spend $9 on these shoes, surely I can spend the extra $1 for a good cause; honestly, I felt I should give more for walking out with those shoes at that price.  Thus ends the prolonged intro story of this blog. 

You see, today was another day, not uncommon in the past two weeks, where my classes and lab were cancelled, rendering me bored and unaccompanied almost all day long.  *This by the way is never a good thing, because lately I have been feeling very social, and when I spend so much time with only God to listen to my thoughts all day, well, all I can say is that the next person I encounter better be a good listener.  Last week, I only had classes on Tuesday/Thursday, while this week, I only had classes on Monday/Wednesday, and while most others who receive a day off sleep in, or spend time with friends, I have few options.  I basically have to schedule some sort of exercise that can be done alone in the morning so that I actually wake up.  Today, it was swimming, as it is on many mornings.  After swimming, I took my time getting ready since I knew I wouldn’t wreck a good hair day by playing hours of tennis for a change.  Then, I met up with a friend in the tennis program so that he could assist me at stringing my first racquet!!  Alas, my first time stringing was rather short-lived and I was finished in just over an hour (p.s. I am dying to play with my racquet now, but will probably have to wait til lab on Monday).   For the rest of the day, I had nothing but my pocket-book to keep me company. 

Though I know I shouldn’t spend the money I do have currently, Retail Therapy was the only RX for my people-lacking social sadness!  It actually all started yesterday when myself and a friend from class (the only other female in the tennis classes) had a few hours to hang out before playing more tennis and seeing the Fall of Troy production at the college later that evening.  I was discussing my desire for something other than my tennis attire, that might be date appropriate, if I were to in fact ever go on a date while I am here.  She told me of a great place, and after we filled our tummies with baked potato’s the size of our faces at Jason’s Deli, we shopped…and laughed a ton as I tried on some very un-flattering dresses.  I must say, taking a friend that can laugh with you when something looks a complete mess is far better than going alone and seeing something that looks a complete mess.  My self-esteem did not suffer, and I walked away with two great purchases!  So, this I tell you is where I place the blame for today’s extended Retail Therapy session where I walked away with the very amazing dark-denim jeans, two amazing fall sweaters and an adorable plaid, button-up, not to mention the Sperry flops (and the navy Sperry’s that are still calling my name and would look fantastic with my new denim jeans).

I will give myself a little credit though, after all these years, I honestly do not purchase clothing anymore just because I feel like it.  I think very long and hard about the purchase: “Am I ever going to wear this?”  “Is it even remotely comfortable or is it just cute?”  “Would I be able to wear this on a date” (I’m trying to ignore that recurring theme); “Do the colors flatter my skin-tone and accentuate my best features?”  “Will it go with multiple things that I already own?” Shopping alone is a very long process now that I have advanced psychologically in my retail therapy purchasing!  In 3 hours, I only purchased a total of 5 items in only 3 stores. 

So after realizing that all I would do today is shop and blog, I did what any normal, red-blooded, American girl would do with her new purchases….tried all the clothes on again at home, essentially playing dress up to decide which outfit would be the best to wear when I do actually have a chance to socialize with people and am not playing tennis! 🙂