Put a bird on it

January has been a busy month. Plus it's been so cold that all I really want to do is wear sweat pants and Ugg boots all day, let alone look cute for work. I have managed to look semi decent though. Something I really hate about girl fashion though is nylons. I love wearing my tights and nylons, but putting them on sometimes is as stressful as a Maury Povich show before he let's us know if he is or isn't the father. I ripped two BRAND NEW pairs of black nylons in one week's time this month. I wanted to punch myself in the face I was so mad. Black nylons are a Godsend to super translucent pale girls like myself, so when you ruin a pair straight out of the package it sort of becomes a bummer.

I have been to the mall a few times this month to get some makeup and I bought a purse. I really wanted a crossover bag, I would love to spend some money on a Lucky leather one, but I am still not sure if I would really use it that much. Fossil has this vintage line out right now and I keep looking at it even though it is totally not my usual vintage style. I have a more classic, Jackie O look I go for, and this is more Flower Power hippie type. But like I said, I just keep finding myself looking at this pattern. I finally decided to buy one since they were 50% off. So for $45 I got this bag that has birds on it...

But in all seriousness, this is what I really got...

It makes me feel spunky, and young, and like I don't worry about crows feet popping up in the next few years. But not to fret, I haven't become a hippie just yet. You can still count on my snobby chic style for now.



DAY ONE...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Okay, it's here. Day one. I woke up to a plethora of emails from all the places I love to shop informing me of the huge sales they are having. Ugh. Part of me thought, "Why did I say I would do this???"

I spent my New Year's Eve very low-key this year. Since my main boo and I broke up a couple of months ago I have been living the single life, which meant spending the holidays alone. My other recently single friend and I decided to just go have dinner and see a movie. We decided on seeing Young Adult. The screenplay is by the same woman who wrote the hysterical Juno. We were pretty excited, because the previews seemed pretty funny. Wrong. Young Adult is the Yin to Juno's Yang. It was terrible. The best part of the movie was seeing the preview for Titanic in 3D. Yes, I am going to see that movie. And yes, I am going to morph into my teenager self and cry uncontrollably when Rose says, "I'll never let go!" Let's just say it's going to be awesome.

I don't really get a feeling of new beginnings with New Year's I feel like it is just another day. Technically I'm right. But for most people they feel like the slate has been washed clean, and they can reinvent themselves. It usually lasts about three weeks before they sink back into their regular routine. I usually don't have a resolution, and I don't even like to call this one. A resolution is supposed to be permanent. And there is no way in hell that I will stop shopping forever. I think I just decided that a full year would be the best way to structure this challenge to myself. Because that is exactly what this is, a challenge. I'm super competitive. And there is no person I love to compete with more than myself. The only thing I regret about picking this year to challenge myself, is that it's a leap year. Instead of 365 days of no shopping, I have to go 366....unless I make that extra day like a float day, where I could cash it in to go shopping. Hmmmm, yes, I think that will be allowed. I have ONE day, any full 24 hour period in which I am allowed to shop. This must be after February 29th, since that is how float days work and I must give advanced notice beforehand. Sometimes I think I should have become a lawyer, or a high class criminal, because I am really good at finding loop holes.

Happy Shopping, may you all receive additional percent off your next purchase!

Everyone has a New Year's resolution that they may or may not stick to. I live in excess when it comes to fashion. One time someone asked me if I ever wear the same thing twice. I totally do. But I also totally buy more clothes then I need. I "collect" cocktail dresses. Who does that? Maybe if I was married to an ambassador and went to fancy schmancy galas all the time, but I don't. I just like them. I have a million black dresses. I own enough pairs of jeans to last me a month. Do you get my point? I have enough. I need to start spending my money on other things and enjoy the beautiful clothes I already own instead of ignoring them after wearing them two or three times. So my New Year's resolution is more of a challenge. For one year I will not purchase any new clothes or shoes. This might sound easy to some people, but for someone like me it is far from that. Taking away my shopping is like taking away the vodka bottle from an alcoholic. I am challenging myself to become a better person. Some may find this challenge shallow in itself, but I know that I am not alone in my bad habits. For me, it's pretty clothes and shoes I over-indulge in, but others have their own bad habits to break. So if I can do this, then I believe that others can concur their own demons. I invite you to follow me on my journey. I am not sure what the outcome will bring, but I promise it should be interesting. Until my next post, happy shopping.