Shop 'til I Drop

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Ha - this is the old me!  When I was in college and immediately after I shopped A LOT.  I would rather shop and buy great clothes & shoes as opposed to groceries.  Today the majority of our money is spent at Kroger.  I still, however, love to shop.  I love the mall, I love outlet malls, and I especially love online shopping.  My priorities though are different.   I now would much rather buy clothes and shoes for our 2 precious little girls.  There is nothing better than buying great clothes and swimsuits you don't have to try on yourself!

I've always been one that wants an item that is out of the ordinary.  I remember in high school I had my mom take me to a consignment store in Owensboro, KY to buy my prom dress.  I was terrified that I would walk into prom with the same dress as someone else.  I like the challenge of finding something unique, I like those pieces that are one of a kind, and I never want to match someone else in the room!

Since becoming a mom, there are days I feel like I've lost my fashion spunk.  I look down and I've worn the same pair of black pants 3 times in the same week.  I have shoes that I'm coloring in with sharpie marker while sitting at my desk (ala Pretty Woman style).  My closet and dresser have gotten "tired". 

So this weekend we were at the Penrod Art Fair and I came across a necklace that shouted my name.  I knew I had to have it, I knew that I would find just the right outfit for it, but I also knew that my priorities now are a bit different.  So I walked away, I said to Hubs "I'll keep looking."  As we were getting to leave I walked back by the area and said: "I don't think I'm going to get it, how often would I actually wear it?" As I was wallowing in my own lack of decision making, I didn't even notice that Hubs had wandered off.  He went and bought that great necklace, knowing I need my spunk back.

Thanks Hubs for helping me with my spunk! 

Cheers!