It's that time again - time to load up the laptop, pack a bag, and fly off to a business conference. Well, it's almost time. I've got two weeks. And that's good because once again, I have nothing to wear. I did manage to purchase a new top or two, a pair of chinos, and a pair of jeans a couple of weeks ago but none of that (with the possible exception of the chinos) will work for the business conference.
I'm fairly sure that the ol' standby grey striped trousers and solid black pants will be coming out of the dusty depths of my closet for a return trip to Indianapolis, but I definitely need a couple of new sweaters to jazz up the ensembles. And my shoe selection is also woefully inadequate.
There are a few things that come together to create this perfect storm of no-clothes-itis. The first problem is that I have three children... all girls... and it's much more fun to buy things for them than it is to buy for me. So I just... don't. The second problem is that when I go into the office, I usually wear jeans and a sweater. Sometimes jeans and a sweatshirt. And on rare occasions, a sweatshirt and athletic pants. Because hey - why dress up if you don't have to?!?! This leaves my closet rather bare of anything cute or trendy or appropriate for flying across the Midwest for work purposes.
The third problem? Have you seen how much clothes cost these days? I know what I like and I'm even occasionally able to find it but then I look at the price tag and think about the number of children's clothing items that translates into and I just can't pull the trigger.
Anywho, I'm going to have to suck it up and buy some new clothes for this thing. I don't have to be fancy or even all that business-y. I'm a writer for heaven's sake... I'm expected to be somewhat quirky in my apparel choices... but still. Ugh.
3 comments:
Ohhhh!!! Shopping!! I LOVE shopping! And I get WAY too excited about bargains, so, might I suggest Kohl's? Do you have those there? Sure there is a lot of old lady garb and mom jeans, but they also have some fabulous deals with trendier pieces. You might have to poke around a bit, but there are some steals. I am in love with the Vera Wang bootcut jeans (they give me a butt!! a butt!) and I've found a few other great items there recently.
Macy's is good also. I find lots of deals there. I NEVER pay full price for anything. Way too cheap!!!
And of course I'm so excited to see you again!!!
Coldwater Creek is having a 70% off sale. You can check out their website, it's all there. I got two skirts for 14.99 each. My kids think it's an old lady store, because the one or two times I've taken them in there it was filled with shoppers my mom's age, but I really think most of the stuff is cute and trendy, but more classic. So maybe that doesn't make it trendy? I don't know. I'm like you, I don't buy a lot of clothes for myself, and when I do they are clearance and comfy and not "Wow, don't I look nice?" clothes.
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