Practicing Practicality

So, my mom gave me a gift card to go buy some new clothes for work (I go back on August 11th - YIKES!!!). As luck would have it, Nancy also had some gift cards from her birthday burning a whole in her pocket, so we went shopping on Monday afternoon. I found several nice things and then we went to look at shoes. If you know me, you know that I have a slight addiction to shoes. (well, my stay-at-home-mom status slightly changed that, but whatever...) Really - shoe shopping is fabulous. No matter how much your size changes *up top*, you almost always wear the same shoe size. Plus, I just really like my feet...they are about the only things I still like about my body after children... Anyway, after *almost* giving up finding shoes in my size, I came across these...



I loved them. I bought them. I went home and had guilt. I started shopping in my head...what could I have purchased with that amount of money instead? Within hours, guilt turned into buyers remorse. The boys were asleep and I just couldn't stop thinking about the shoes. I tried scrapbooking to divert my thoughts. No luck. So, I walked to my closet, opened the box and stared at my oh-so-cute shoes. I put them on (yes, with my t-shirt and yoga pants) and returned to my scrapbook desk to craft in style. Chris laughed at me.

Yesterday, my cute shoes were returned to the store...no doubt, to join some "other" family. BUT - with the money I had spent on the shoes, plus the remaining $20 I had on my gift card, I came home with two necklaces, two pair of earrings and two new pair of SHOES! I feel much better now. But watch out when I get my first paycheck in September...I'm sure I can justify the 3 1/2" heels THEN!