When you aren't looking, you shall find

I went to the mall the other day. I try to avoid going to resist temptation. It is a gorgeous day out and knew the next couple of days were suppose to be stormy. (freezing rain, blowing snow)

My intention was to buy a new handbag. I have been looking for months already and I am quite withdrawn. I have an obsession that I have wrangled in. The deal is one handbag a season and if I find more then one I have to sell/give away one, which is hard however keeps only 4 handbags in the closet at any given time (5 really, as one is a fancy gown handbag and the same deal applies). I now haven't had a new handbag since September. On the other hand, I feel good because the only handbags I found were really expensive and they didn't have a wow factor for me. Instead of just buying one anyways to fulfill the dire, I resisted the urge to spend money I don't have on something I don't really want. Yeah me!!

In a strange twist of fate, every store I went into had great stuff! I usually just try things on to suppress the urge to buy however today wasn't like that. It didn't help that most of the items I was looking at were on sale and fit perfect. I feel really good about the amount of quality items I brought home for the price I paid. They always say on 'What not to Wear' that you should shop in outfits and invest in key pieces. Since I moved I had let go of a lot of clothes that were still in good shape however didn't do anything for me. I want to have a closet of clothes that at any time I can pick an outfit and feel put together.