See, at lunch that day, I bought a pair of shoes for a wedding we're going to in early June. I knew what I wanted and had planned to go several times before, but I finally made it that day. After trying on every pair of nude heels in the store, I found the top pair for $50 ... and a really cute clutch on sale for less than $20.
That night, I stopped at Target while I was out buying a gift for a friend's wedding shower the next day. Since I felt like wandering aimlessly, I headed over to the shoe department, where I found myself in front of a pair of even better nude heels for half the price. (I just took the first pair back today.)
Back at home, I took advantage of a free shipping offer at Victoria's Secret by ordering every pushup swimsuit top they sell so I could find the one that would make me not look like a boy in a bikini (and send back all but one top).
And I ordered a couple necklaces I'd been eyeing on Etsy for several months, thanks to clicking on my listing of favorites and seeing one of them -- a hot air balloon necklace that reminds me of our first anniversary -- had sold. As soon as I saw the seller had posted an identical necklace under a new listing, I snatched it up with a camera necklace ... which I'm wearing today.
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| Trying to sport the double necklace look today ... |
I love the camera necklace, but an unintended side effect is that it now reminds me of the day I ordered it. In time, I think that could be a good thing ...
Luckily, these were all purchases I'd thought about for a long time. Luckily, K doesn't think I have a shopping problem (I'm not sure if I agree).
Luckily, I don't get sad often.
3 comments:
Give yourself a break -- it wasn't like you went out and bought a new dSLR!
Love the necklace by the way!
I've been thinking about shopping therapy for awhile now. For those of us who don't do it often, when we do, I think it's more of an 'I'm going to finally put myself first, like I should've all along' idea than actually shopping to make ourselves feel better. If you're anything like me, shopping as a norm usually makes me feel worse as I just spent all that money, but when I do it as therapy I realize I prioritized myself like I should've been, any way, which may've been part of leading me to feel sad in the first place! Does that make any sense at all? Could be just me ;) .
You are totally rocking the double necklace look. Love it + love the necklace!
V. Secret totally makes the best swimsuits. And I, too, purchase based on which one makes me look the least like a boy. ;)
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