New Things

Here's a post I started on May 31, and just tonight, June 11, I finally got around to finishing it.

I'm all about the little things in life. Good thing, since I can't afford most of the big things. In the last few days, I've acquired a few new things that I'm kind of excited about. By the end of this post, everyone will know what a sad little life I live.

The other night I went to Kohl's to use the gift card my mom and step-dad gave me for my birthday. Actually, I went to Kohl's right after I got it in April and intended to use it, but decided to open up a Kohl's charge instead, thereby saving myself 15%!!! So anyway, I had this gift card burning a hole in my pocket, so off I went. First of all, just let me say, "What happened to Kohl's?" The place was trashed! The dressing rooms were loaded with all the things that other women tried on and did not like. I mean loaded! There wasn't even anywhere to hang the things that I brought in! And the rack that they keep outside the dressing rooms to put unwanted items had crap totally heaped on top of it. I wasn't impressed at all. And even before I went into the dressing room, I was really disappointed in their selection of shorts. (The main thing I was looking for on this trip was shorts.) There were some here and there, mostly in sizes 4 and 16, of which I am neither. The racks were practically bare! I found a few pair in my size to try on, so I waded through the dressing rooms and had at it. I think I tried on 3 or 4 pair and was really only happy about one of them. Typical woman, huh? Oh, I forgot to mention that when I got into the parking lot, I searched through my purse for the gift card and it wasn't in there. I only had a merchandise credit for $17.40 for something that I returned a couple of months ago, so I had to be careful about how much I spent. In other words, 1 pair of shorts was my limit. So I found a pair that I could live with for $17.99. I only had to dole out $0.59 of my own money. Woohoo! I wore my new shorts the next day while I was vacuuming out my van. As I'm vacuuming, I came across a metal button that said "Lee" on it. Hmmm...wonder what that's from. Oh well, whatever it was is probably long gone. I threw it away. All of a sudden it hit me--my new shorts are Lee's. I looked down and the waistband was fine, but one of the pockets on the side was missing the button, so I had to fish it out of the garbage. The bright side here is that I could still locate the receipt since I had owned the shorts less than 24 hours. I guess if it's gonna happen, sooner is better. Later that night, I headed back to Kohl's to try again. I knew that I wasn't going to find the same pair in the same size since the selection had been minimal the night before. I had found my gift card on the kitchen counter before I left, so this trip was going to be a little more fun. I fully expected the dressing rooms to have been shoveled out, and just assumed that they had just been short-staffed the night before. Wrong. What a pit! If I wanted to try on clothes surrounded by mounds of other clothes, I'd do it in my own bedroom! I found a very comfy pair of shorts, and let me tell you that when I wear them, I can hardly tell that I have them on. They're so comfy and stretchy! They're similar to these, but mine are khaki and don't have the pocket on the side. Love them. I also bought a couple of shirts and the sandals pictured below. Cute, huh? And I even ended up with $10 left over! Hopefully the next time I go back, the place won't look like a tornado went through it.


Another little goodie that I've accumulated lately is Dove Energy Glow lotion with self-tanners in it. I just bought it last night and used it this morning, and already I think I can see a difference. As I was putting it on this morning, I was thinking that it smelled pretty good. Later in the day, I started to smell a little more like I'd been in a tanning bed or something, but it's not too bad. I've never used a tanning lotion before, so I'm not sure if they all smell like that or not. It was a little expensive at $6.49 for an 8oz. or so bottle, but if it works, I'm all for it. So as I look down at my arms, it's not totally obvious that my skin hasn't seen sunlight since last August.

In addition to these things, I also got some new blush, nail polish, regular lotion, and some Veet hair remover so I don't have to shave everyday. I'm a little afraid of that one. I'll let you know if it burns my legs beyond recognition. In a nutshell, it makes me happy to buy things, even if they're small and mostly insignificant. Imagine how ecstatic I would be if I could actually afford some of the finer things in life!