Showing posts with label Retail therapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retail therapy. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 September 2007

Fruit salad for gloomy sunday

It was raining all weekend again. I went to supermarket and bought all the boring house essentials like black bin bags. That's how exiting my sunday is.
I wasn't even in a mood for eating anything. I even passed the cheesecake without noticing. Ususally cheesecake with belgium chocolate is all but waving at me and jumping and I cannot resist.
Than I couldn't be bothered with oranges and melons and all of those sunny and smiling fruits. So I grabbed some kiwis, berries and limes coz I haven't eat them for a while. Is this emotional eating? Sure it is. I went straight to register forgetting bread and realizing it at my doorstep. Nevermind.
I looked at my impossible dinner combination. Kiwis, berries and limes. I din't even have tequila to utilize the limes. I was doomed.
So decided to not bother at all. I toasted white bread, put on it olive oil. Basics. Tasty. Than I made a fruit salad with all my great choice ingredients. It was actually nice. I was feeling better with my stomach full. Now, I am sure I got bottle of vine somewhere... I forgot to buy mineral water as well, you see...

Thursday, 12 July 2007

Handbag – Aid

Retail therapy was long overdue.
Yesterday was so unbearable in the office, all different projects from all the departments, nothing urgent, no, no, just to be done in the next five minutes, would it be okay – kind of stuff, so when I finally left instead of going home I headed straight in opposite direction – city centre. I knew I need a new handbag, I haven’t bought one in ages, like 4 months or maybe even longer. [I know, I know, shame on me].
First, I made quickly A NEW HANDBAG CHECKLISt:
  • TYPE/OCCASION: Summer Handbag = should go nicely with light dresses and linen
  • But because I am in England it means it is raining – so it needed to be kind of waterproof as well (glazed?)
  • MATERIAL: It should go with my new wardrobe – summer amended for UK, meaning it is warm as well as it is hot – linen, cotton, silk; so maybe some soft leather, but not the suede (see 1a)
  • COLOUR: fresh, summery, light
  • SIZE: small to medium
  • MATCHING ABILITY: something neutral, so it could go with anything. I have got too many ‘one outfit’ handbags already, I am not making this mistake again.
  • Well, maybe not that often
  • I must admit, sometimes I am buying clothes to match my new shoes or handbag because it is so much easier to find a top than decent shoes
  • IT! FACTOR: well, I know it when I see it.
  • Budget – well, not much really, I need a bag for one season,


It was easy to predict that the list would go to bin the moment I went to the first shop [second one, actually] and seen this too expensive, too bright, so fabulous lime green Dericci handbag. She was so distinctive and royal and kick-ass that all the other bags were hiding in the corner of the bottom shelf. All the usual fireworks kicked in – pointing neon arrows, heavenly music and the hand of Fate dragging me to it.
I was resisting at first. After all, I wanted cheap handbag – 30 £ or so. But I grabbed it – as I was unable to walk away without it – and start wondering around this shop to see other things and after some time I admit the defeat – SHE put her claws in me and started innocently to look so familiar like we've been together for ages. The size perfect for a lip gloss, mobile, chocolates, credit cards and even small book. Works for me. I handed my card quickly, put some numbers in, tried not to look at the amount and took HER home. It is a beginning of the fabulous friendship, it’s got every sign to it.

ps. picture arriving as soon as I'll find my 'mobile to laptop'cable

 

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