Shopping Guilt

The weekend is always MY time to do my shopping and just be a girl and indulge in it. Its wierd, I never used to be such a shop-a-holic but ever since I started to wear dresses, I keep looking through the dress racks and look at the shoes and purses even more. Its kinda an issue now because I am buying all these new things, but Im also running out of space for them. Once I got home, I felt so guilty about spending money on all these new things that I actually left the bags in the car and left them there for a few hours until I finally brought them inside. It think it was the guilt of seeing those plump shopping bags that made me wanna hide them. I left them on the floor in a corner of my room, semi out of sight, until the next day. I saw the bags today when I got home from work and convinced myself that I am working so I can have money and at least be able to treat myself every once in a while with a few purchases. So that is my reasoning. I will eventually use them so they were a necessity. A NECESSITY I TELL YOU! LOL :o)

I also do not have many places or time to even be wearing such nice clothes. Usually M-F, I have to wear dressy/casual comfortable clothes I can move around in for work and I wear my ugly boots or work shoes. Even on Saturday, I work 1/2 day in the morning so I dress in my work clothes and from there go run my errands and shop. Sunday is the only real day that I have off and I've been wearing dresses to church. It's still a little wierd for me to wear a dress, but I guess it just takes time to get used to. Anyways, I was looking through my purchases and decided to follow in the footsteps of all the fabalous fashion bloggers on this site and write about my buys.

This past sunday, I went to Fallas Paredes to use up my store credit from there. I bought 3 sleeveless shirts that I would have to wear with something over them (I hate my arms), a bed comforter, some hangers, and some socks and bras (all necessities)

Then I went to ROSS (my new favorite store) and bought 2 skirts. I'll have to find some tops to wear with the skirts because I've never worn separate skirt pieces. I'll have to experiment with that kind of look.

Then I went over to Marshalls and ended up buying a blue printed dress. I thought it was really casual looking and comfortable enough to wear around and not feel too dressed up. I'll still have to wear a sweater or something underneath, but I'll make it work. I realize how black/white my purchases are. I must admit, I do love black. You can basically wear it with any other color, so I'll have fun pairing the selections with other pieces.

This is my new comforter..yes its PURPLE ZEBRA! And its a satin like fabric so its feels really cool against your skin. Makes you wanna just lay on it in your undies and wiggle all over it...lol not that I have done that, I'm just saying it would be fun ;) LOL. Thats my Alligator mascot there lounging on my bed, guarding my phone.

Here he is again posing with a new bag I bought from ROSS. I didnt realize until later, how much the bag is meant to look like alligator skin (fake) but still..it was a coincidence.

Then I went to Payless. Yes I know the shoes there are of lesser quality most of the time, but I just really needed some flats, something I could wear comfortable and not be dying from wearing heels. So I got the American Eagle flats seen on the left. They have a buy one get one 1/2 off sale so I also got the Lower East Side heels on the right. I can actually walk in them, and they were gonna be 1/2 off so that was a deal I couldn't pass up on. I'm gonna be so pissed if they turn out to be really uncomfortable, I really hope not. They feel ok, but I have yet to wear them for a long period of time. Only time will tell. I'm not too daring with my shoes as of yet. I can barely wear heels, so I give props to anyone who can run around in high heels or stilletos. I am only in my basic training stage. Baby steps, Baby steps. In regards to colors, basic black and neutrals fill my collection for now. Perhaps when I get fashionable outgoing, I will get cuter funky shoes...maybe.

Well that was my sunday. It was actually really fun and therapeutic. I swear, shopping can cure the deepest depressions or feelings of angst and frustration. Its so relaxing, walking slowly through the aisles, looking through all the hangers, taking your time and enjoying the visual stimulation of the many colors, shapes and patters. LOL then you get home, review your receipts and get depressed all over again lol.