I have been trying not to write another depressing post, but I can't think of anything else to write about. *shrug* It's going on 2 weeks in Florida and some days are good, but on other days I don't want to get out of bed. I don't have friends here. Well, evidently I know a couple people around here, but "here" is a huge city where I'm just a speck.
Ehh... On a lighter note, I went to the Goodwill Clearance center today. It was a completely different thrifting experience to say the least. If you've never been to a clearance center it's a big room with large bins with clothes chucked all over in them.
There is no organization whatsoever. No size buckets or anything... It made me nervous but was like a supercharged treasure hunt. The clothes are sold by the pound. $0.99 per pound. Ah-stinkin-mazing!
While I was in there, I noticed that most of the people in the building were just standing around looking. Now I don't know if you've been somewhere with a lot of strangers standing around suspiciously, but it makes shuffling through clothing really hard.
Turns out, they were all waiting for the new stuff to be brought out. And when it was it was like someone just chummed the water! Sharks to a bleeding whale! I just sat back and watched the madness. I tried to get video but one of the cashiers stopped me. I only got a couple seconds.
Just pay attention to the people grabbing things and forgive my shatty camera work. It looks like they're just throwing pieces of clothing over their shoulders! It was like a bunch of piranhas! Anyway, let me show you what I managed to get.
My total cost for 3 shirts, 3 sweaters, a dress, and 3 bags was a whopping $6.58! Crazy right?!? Some perks of the pieces I picked: the peach sweater on the right is 100% cashmere, the blue blouse is 100% silk and the blue dress is from Ann Taylor so it could have originally cost anywhere from $40 to $60! Oh! And the tapestry bag in the top right corner is a perfect replacement for one I thrifted a while back, but was unable to get the smoke smell out. This one just smells a bit old. Nothing a day outside won't fix ^.^ I'm pretty proud of my first visit to a Goodwill Clearance Center.
I said a few days ago that if God gave me disposable income, I would buy my clothes from Modcloth. Their pieces are sooo stinkin cute! I just want them all in my closet!!!
I also was inspired to do this after reading Elycia's Wish I Wore post from Saturday.
That in mind, I went window shopping :) I find that I'm mostly attracted to skirts and dresses even though I mostly wear pants to work. That would def change if my skirts/dress wardrobe was magically increased by the Modcloth giving gods...**oh please oh please oh please** So, on to my window shopping.
I like to think of this style of dresses as "What Charlotte Would Wear." After watching every season of Sex & The City, I decided if I was going to raid anyone's closet, it would certainly be Charlotte's. Has she ever worn anything not amazing??? Ugh... I need to win the lottery...
Let's see... the common skirt denominator is... twirl-ability! I love circle skirts and skirts with movement. Now pencil skirts are great in their own way, but for everyday wear, give me any of these and a comfy pair of flats and I'm perfect. I think my favorite is a tie between the two in the middle on the bottom row. I seem to not be able to get enough polka-dots, so they're always a win in my book. I really like the neutral, almost dye-free color of the other skirt. I feel like I'd wear that at least once a week, consistently, year-round.
Yes, ma'am! I would love love love to have these pieces in my wardrobe... Well, that's it... I have to stop torturing myself with these beautiful clothes and go to bed. At least I'll be amazingly clad in my dreams ^.^
