Beautiful Day

Yesterday was a Cinderella sort of day! I took my gift cards and headed south to the fancy-schmancy mall.

First, I went to Talbots. I have loved their clothes but never been able to shop there. Card in hand, I began to pick out a few things. I was tickled when I was able to purchase a pair of really nice black dress slacks, a plum colored jacket and a deep turquoise blouse—all in a size 12!!!!

I realized in the morning, before I went shopping, that last January 1 I wore a size 24 pants and a man’s size 2X shirt—and they were tight. So when the little clerk tapped on my dressing room door and asked if the sizes I picked were working for me, I just giggled and squeaked out a weak “yes.” I explained my absolute delight as I was checking out.

After Talbots, I went to Ann Taylor Loft. This was a new store for me, a little more “trendy” than I’m used to. They were having a clearance sale, so I was able to get three skirts and three sweaters there for my gift card. The skirts are so different from my normal wear—these actually show some of my calf! (blushes with the audacity!)

Next I went to Linen N Things. Oh my! I was like a kid in a growed up candy store. I called Nelson and told him that I couldn’t do this on my own, so we decided to visit after we moved in and had a better idea of what we needed in the new house. Spending there is going to be SO much fun!

After leaving that shop empty handed, I went to Barnes and Noble. Hi, I’m Daisy and I’m addicted to books. I shopped and browsed, and shopped some more, but as all good Cinderella’s know, I needed to make my purchases and beat feet so I wouldn’t turn into a country bumpkin. Good thing I left when I did, too, as it was spitting snow and windy all the way home.

It was just a glorious, therapeutic kind of day. I felt pretty. I felt loved. I enjoyed my company.

Then I went back to work today. I spent the day in the factory. My goal was to check out what was going wrong and where we needed to tighten things up. There were several very costly errors, though caught prior to shipping, that just need to not happen. I found so much stuff today, that my boss determined I need to spend the rest of the week (at least) there at the factory getting things back on track. So, one of my co-workers is going to go to meet with my clients in the satellite counties. This is a disappointment for me, but I’m doing better with it now. It’s just hard to not take it as a demotion.

We’re coming along well on packing for the move. Everything is out of the basement and attic and many boxes have been packed from rooms around the house. All the utilities will be in our name this weekend and we’ll start moving some things. The truck has been reserved for the 13^th. Hopefully there won’t be a blizzard then…