retail therapy

oh how i love shopping. (and, it might be stage one of getting over boys. i'll let you know what stage two is when i get there...)

it's almost a good thing i can't fit most clothes they sell in regular stores in japan, because if i could, i would spend WAY too much money. this way, i spend my money in concentrated spurts (and concentrated quantities it seems!) but only once or twice a year.

i went to the gap and bought a handful of things. i got two basic v-neck t-shirts, one in bright pink (think warm weather!) and one in a very "safe" color, black. i also got a short sleeve collared button-up that has some subtle frill accents in a really small green and white gingham check. again, i'm thinking spring!

then, despite the fact that i have WAY too many pairs of jeans already, i tried some on. i have lost 15-20 pounds in the last 6 months, and a lot of my pants don't fit as well as they could/should. and i found two pairs that fit great! i have a hard time finding jeans i like, so when i do find jeans that fit well, i usually just buy them. hey, i'm a working girl now, i can afford to buy myself some new things once in awhile, right?!

and then (who can resist sales?!) i got 2 pairs of shoes that were majorly marked down. they are so fun! i got a pair of vans velcro sneakers. they are black and have turquoise-ish blue accents and the same color little cartoon sharks all over them. they were on sale for $30 but then they were an additional 50% off. same deal for a pair of slip on rocketdog sneakers that are muted black with little beige dinosaur monsters all over them! i might have to be an "adult" sometimes but who says i have to wear adult shoes?? ;)

lately i have been wanting to replace my converse all star sneakers that i've worn almost every day for the last year. the soles are wearing thin and the coldness from the ground seems to go right through to my feet, not making my feet happy. and the lining on the inside is getting all worn out and bunching. and let me tell you, my feet do not like bunching.

i've also been looking for a new pair of school shoes. for the last year and a half, i've been wearing the same shoes i wore during my exchange year, back in high school. they are a light canvas shoe, like a thin version of converse all stars with two thin red stripes and red toes. because of the sentimental value, i haven't been too excited about replacing them, but they are getting holes in them and desperately need to be replaced. time i stopped dragging my feet i guess.

so, i think the shark shoes will be more of everyday shoes and the slip on rocketdogs will be my new school shoes. i'm hoping the dinosaur monsters on my shoes will be the only monsters i have in class this coming year!!

i can always hope, right? ;P