More Reasons to Love My RNY

Feb 16, 2009

Yes, I know I resolved to be a better money-spender and buy less clothes.  The thing is, any time there's an excuse for a sale (President's Day) + this crappy economy = great bargains to be found.  We have a Dillards clearance center here in a dying mall (it used to be a very busy mall but other, newer, better places have been built and this one is truly dying.  It's kind of sad to see so many closed stores).  A couple of weeks ago I bought the blue flowered dress in my profile pic for 17 bucks (retail about 60) and a pair of Calvin Klein shorts for 12 (retail 58...who pays $58 for shorts??!)

So today I went in search of some things to fill in the holes in my wardobe.  I found this AWESOME Kenneth Cole black dress...it has an exposed zippe from top to bottom down the middle and cap sleeves...retail 128, I got it for 21.  Hah!  Size 12, baby!  I also got a hot pink skirt with grey colorblocking for 2 bucks.  Yes, 2 bucks.  I need to go back and get some red swimwear bottoms (3 bucks) because...

I decided I AM going to get the cherry-print swimsuit I previously blogged about:

I tried on a similar top at the Venus store today.  Much to my surprise, it was good coverage and pretty good support for not being an underwire.  The other top style (the zebra print one) did not have enough coverage.  It would be okay if your boobs weren't deflated but mine are, heh.  I am hoping I don't wuss out and get scared of showing my belly.  It ain't pretty but you know, it's what I have to work with now.  I am going to get the skirt but it doesn't have attached bottoms.  So I can get the cheap bottoms at the clearance store and wear the skirt over them.

I also went to Belk (another department store, about the same price point as Dillards).  I fianlly found some white jeans I liked.  All of them currently out are skinny leg.  I can do skinny leg in a dark wash but NOT in white!  So these have a flare leg and grey stitching.  Those were on sale for 30.  I also got two pairs of Red Camel khakis for, you'll never guess, 5.50 each!  I love clearance!  I love extra 40% off clearance!  I love sz 13!

I then got a fuscia sweater vest from Express for 12 (also 40% off clearance).  I know it sounds like I got a lot but really, I edited my choices down to just things I *really* needed or that could help diversify my wardrobe.  Now I need some awesome red heels...I have a pair of slingbacks but they're suede and they look like of dull.  Also, they don't go with what I need red shoes for...I need classic pumps and I'd like them in a red leather.  Hopefully more of a "cherry" red than a bright, fire engine red (I'm an artist, we differentiate between such things...like how goldenrod is not the same as lemon, and for goodness sakes don't just call it yellow).

A side note about Venus (the swimwear place): I have never EVER had a suit from a specialty store.  My suits have always come from Target or Walmart (except for last year's Newport News which I never wore).  Specialty store swimwear (like Everything But Water, Roxy or other such places) have always filled me simultaneously with dread and longing.  Dread for the obvious reasons...I didn't even used to wear shorts - swimwear was out of the question.  And longing because the stuff was so cute, I could only WISH I could wear something like that.  Swimwear will always be the bane of womankind's existence so at least I can know that as insecure as I might feel in my suit, 90% of the other women out there will be feeling the same.  AAAAnyway, this will be a very special purchase for me, and a definite FIRST.  I can't believe I'm going to spend the amount that I am on it (again, I am used to 16.99 at Target) but it is sort of a "reward".  Now I just need to do some crunches, heh.

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