Dichroic Reflections

buying frenzy

Um. Well. Today's shopping trip was, uh, productive. Not to mention profitable,
for the mall stores. I believe it has now been thoroughly proven that I have no
will power. None. Now you know why I've never ever ever been on a diet. I may need
more hangers. (I almost wrote hangars. I only need one of those.) Here's the
damage; assume all of it is way cool and looks totally hot on me. (May not be true
in all cases, but obviously I think it is, or why would I have bought all this
stuff?)

• The href="http://www.bornshoes.com/StyleDisplay.asp?style=DB0224">red shoes that
  were the motivation for this whole trip.
• Six skinny plastic
  headbands. OK, these don't look totally hot. But they were cheap and they're
  going to be necessary to restrain my hair as it grows out and wants to stick out
  in strange new directions.
• One wicked cool skirt with stretchy
  black lace over beige liner and a little ruffle running down the front. I'm pretty
  sure it will be OK for work with a plain black top -- not too tight and just past
  the knee. I don't usually wear that length because I'm bowlegged, but it does show
  off my calves.
• One slightly see-through shirt, black with bright
  flowers on it, and a black camisole to wear under it. And the cami is, for once,
  big enough not to cut into my arms, and double-thick for solo wear. Rudder vetted
  the combination for work, and he tends to be conservative, so it should be all
  right.
• A nifty little denim skirt, flaring out to below the knee.
  (See above re calves) Size 2, if you please.
• Not one but two
  gentlemanly vests: one black and white houndstooth and the other a tweedy brown
  plaid.
• A fitted white stretch shirt with 3/4 sleeves for under the
  vests.
• A velveteen brown jacket for over the brown vest. Something
  I'm sure I'll wear a lot here in the desert. Size 8, petite, to balance that size
  2 skirt.

• Small containers of The Body Shop's href="http://www.usa.thebodyshop.com/web/tbsus/products/us_products_category.jsp?c
  urr_category=TBSUS_body_body_butter&parent_category=TBSUS_body">Body Butter in
  both Grape Seed and Mango, to see if I can find one that will pass the Husband
  Sniff Test. (He refers to the Shea Butter one I have now as "Rudder Repellant" --
  though I admit that can have its uses.

I think that's it.
Kudos to the very helpful salewoman at Nordstrom, who brought me all kinds of
goodies including at least two things I wouldn't have picked out and ended up
buying, and the one at Ann Taylor Loft, who steamed the jacket so the laels would
fall straight.

Kudos to me, too. I forgot to mention that yesterday I instealled a new garbage
disposal. Even if Rudder helped a little, I deserved that shopping trip.