Sunday I had the day to myself and I used the time wisely. I accomplished some household chores, went shopping, are popcorn for dinner and watched too much Law and Order SVU and Cold Case. My life is super exciting, no?

I strive to have some stress reliever that sounds cool, but for now my most effective one is retail therapy. I love browsing through clothing racks looking for the best deal. Sunday was so successful. Scary successful. First I hit up Gabirel Brothers, a renegade discount clothing store, and left with a skirt, pair of jeans, shirt and a pair of shoes. Not bad! Then I went to TJ Maxx, a more upscale discount clothing store (particularly in comparison). My plan was to go to all of the clearance racks and then only look at regularly priced items afterwards. Unfortunately, I struck gold on the clearance racks. All but one thing I tried on fit! The thing is, everything was such a good deal that it was easy to rationalize buying it…

I can’t give myself permission to regularly partake in such successful shopping trips, but there is something nice about trying on clothes and seeing yourself in the dressing room mirror and thinking you look good. We all need that sometimes.

I liked this sweater so much I bought it in two colors. This picture isn’t great but you get the idea. It is makes it very clear that I need to clean my mirror!
This is the detailing on a tank top I bought – it’s dressy but can be worn casually, which makes it perfect.
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