New Year, New…
Last night I got to babysit Erica and Isabelle, Mike’s daughters. We had a pretty good time. Isabelle is such a cutie. She’s the young one, almost two. I felt as if I haven’t been able to get to know her as well as I know Erica. The past year has been so busy and I haven’t been able to see her little personality develop. She was really happy all night long, so that was good!
I haven’t been sleeping very well lately. It’s like my entire body hurts at night time. I don’t know if I’m getting sick, but it sure feels that way. Maybe I’m just getting old?
So one thing that’s been annoying me for some reason is all the posters in Borders and magazine covers that say the same phrase “New Year, New You!” I don’t know why this annoys me, but I think it has something to do with the fact that no one can be original and come up with a new way of putting it.
That being said, it is a new year and there’s sort of a new me.
One of the nicest presents I got for Christmas was a gift certificate to Vision Works so I could get new glasses. I got my old glasses over four years ago and the prescription has changed quite a bit since then. So this past weekend I went with my Dad and Cathy to get new ones. I, of course, spent forever trying on different pairs. I wanted something a bit different than my old pair, but not totally different. So I ended up with these:
I like them well enough. They are very comfortable and I can see so well! After picking them up on New Year’s Eve, I decided that I needed some new clothes to match my glasses! So I went to Nordstrom and found some adorable, but expensive clothes. I got a new shirt to wear that night, and then a cute red tunic and lacy camisole to wear underneath. Nothing like treating yourself to a new look. I only wish I had all the money in the world because I would do so much more. For the time being though (at least this month) this will have to do.
I’m so torn between buying cheap clothes, that I can buy a lot of and frequently, and buying better quality items that will last a long time, but I can buy less frequently. What is a girl to do?
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I love your new glasses! Very cute. That is a really cool present too, I would never think of that!
Re: the clothes….I hear you. I think because my weight has been fluctuating so much over the past umpteen years, it’s hard for me to want to spend money on good quality wardrobe staples. So I tend to buy cheaper stuff. I am really in that mode now. But I swear to god, once I figure out what size I’m going to be, I’m going for the better quality, classic wardrobe items to last me years. Every time I see a magazine or a fashion-type show that talks about what you can do with just a handful of certain items in your wardrobe, I’m pretty amazed. I usually have tons of random stuff rather than classic staple-type items. I totally plan to buy the staple items first and then build out from there. I can’t wait.
They are expensive though, so i think what you do is just right… treat yourself once in a while to some really nice items.. fill in the rest with cheaper stuff and buy nicer things as you are able to afford them, or ask for them for gifts.
Buy good clothes on sale.
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