Shoes of recent
I spent $197 on four pairs of shoes today at Myer. I went to Savers and redeemed at $30 credit note. I got a crazy shirt, a white cotton collared sleeveless shirt very similar to the one I bought previously, a metallic gold and black knit cardi, a 90's black cool bag.
Seeing my donations on the racks of Savers
Wow, $3.99? C'mon, it's worth more than that
Purchases today
Then I went highpoint to hunt down the shoes I was dying for at Myer Melbourne yesterday.. Except Myer highpoint didnt have it either. I bought four other shoes. It started with one pair. Oh these would be good for work, Windsor Smith are good quality, comfortable and relatively cheap shoes.. I pay for quality.. and they were 50% + 5% off = $38. Hey.. I kinda like these, I can wear these at my other work tmrw. They are also Windsor Smith and the customer yesterday talked bout how good they are.. try them on in my size... perfect fit. Practical, comfortable AND fashionable. Bonus! Ouch but they are $100. Hang on, buy one full priced item and get the 2nd one 50% off?? Should I?
I tried on these Miss Shop shoes on for fun. They are comfy. They looked good with what I was wearing. They are light weight and ohhh... they look so good. I can wear them right now. A random lady with a pram comes up and tells me they look good.
Should I???? Yes I should. I neglected my sneakers and wore these babies straight away.
So thats three pairs. And what ever I buy, mum goes and buys the same thing. If I buy a bronze blush, she changes her mind from the nutmeg to the bronze. If i try on that shoe and decide to buy it, guess what? She will too. She wants to be me. I understand the effect I have on people.
I bought a skirt that I had been eyeing, down to $6. I bought Mel one too since she is leaving for Hong Kong tmrw forever with her new boyfriend Marty. How romantic. I also bought em lollies from a brand new botique store in Highpoint. They sold chocolates, lollypops and gummy looking things in corked glass test tube containers of all sizes. The labels and signage were PUNY! The place was called 'Happy Lab'. The mature men behind the counter wore glasses and white scientist coats. Someone who looked like the manager was instructing the asian guy of product placement, ticking things off his wooden clip board.
'Hello. Welcome to the Happy Lab'
I bought somethings. Mum walks in, umimpressed at this impractical fancy fluff of beautiful packaging. She says abruptly:
'So where are these things made, in china???'
Oh mum. You are all things graceful and elegant. Everyone in the store looks over at her. The manager looks over to see what the sales attendant says. He tells mum quietly, yes.
Lollies from Happy Lab
We met a nice mature lady at Gold Mark. They were having a 50% off everything sale. Mum tells every jewellery lady how she is dying to buy me a diamond ring with matching diamond earrings. She's been wanting to buy me this since I was little however, I have no interest in such precious rocks. Mum tells the lady I needed a graduation present. Mum gets the lady to pull out slightly different versions of extravagant bling, which I shake my head at. The lady asks me:
What do you like??
I show her the rings on my finger. A standard sterling silver handcrafted 'basket weave' ring from India and my fashion silver 'fang' two finger ring from Dangerfield. These I like. She tells me she used to be the same. Mum tells me off for showing interest in buying a nose ring.
Look! Your nose is infected. Its red.
No its not
Go to the doctors and buy killoide (?) cream, the lady says
It's not infected. It's fine
You remind me of my 16 year old daughter
And if im not mistaken, she said that with fondness. I was at the counter paying for my nose rings. She saw mum, eyes still lingering over the diamond rings. The sales lady said:
Lady: Tell you a secret. Choose the ring you want before your mum chooses one you dont like'
Me: It doesnt matter. She'll end up wearing it then
Lady: Just choose one, you'll appreciate it when you grow up. Let's choose one now.
Mum: So, do you like any?
Me: Nuh.
We leave. The lady mouths to me the words 'good luck'.
I went home and tried to shove this ring in thinking 6months of leaving my nose alone, this change over would be nice and easy. How wrong I was. Taking out my stud was a mission but I managed to do it without bleeding. But putting the ring it made it bleed and it wouldnt go through!!!! I shoved, and shoved but didnt want to tear too much or else the hole will close. I needed tissue to wipe up fresh blood. I was trying gently to put this in. Please dont close, please dont close, you are a bitch to get. I had visions of me in the Surfers Paradise public toilets. I was doing this the same time 18 months ago. I stopped with the ring and use my original stud, at least I know this one fits. I put it back without much more blood. Thank god you went back in. But that means no touching it for another few months until you fully heal! Ugh! Why do you have to be so difficult?!?
I played witih my rabbit today. It's so cute and fluffy. I hug it like I would a teddy bear and gently swing it side to side. I let it play amongst my new purchases and empty shoe boxes. I create obstacles for it to hide, climb and slide on. Towards the end of our play date I had her on my chest, I could fall asleep like that. The moment would have only been ruined if she pee'd on me. Which didnt happen thank you, maybe you really are toilet trained?
Work tmrw 12 -5pm. It's my first shift. Going in to pop my cherry. Hope it feels good. I'll probably walk out with another pair of shoes.
