I LOVE PURSES!!!!

Here I go again... Well, before I start in.. Can I just say that all this terminology can confuse someone with a brain like mine. Create a blog, post, and what is monetize?! Thank goodness for the back button, oh and "undo" on Microsoft programs, for that matter! Don't get me started on my lack of skills with Excel. (did I even spell that right?) but I digress..

Today I bought the coolest purse. I have been coveting the new London Fog line. Mostly because it reminds me of the uber fantastic Marc Jacobs line of purses that I will never be able to afford. So, every month I go to Bealls to pay my bill. (yes, I am aware that I can pay online, but that takes all the fun out of shopping now, doesn't it?) I linger over the table with the London Fog purses on it. I have always rationalized why I didn't need one. "you need another purse like u need a hole in ur head." or " those cutey pockets? What could u honestly put in there?" or "I wouldn't even know what color I would even get!" but today, Bealls was having one of their unbelievable sales. The normally $75 purse was marked down to half. Then, Bealls has this coupon book promo that for today, I could get $10 off a $25 or more purchase...aaarghh!! So did I want to play it safe with black patent and chunky gold hardware or get cheeky with magenta pebbled leather and gold hardware. I remembered that, "I don't have a teal colored purse!" And this awesome beauty will now be my summer bag....well...till the next one strikes my fancy... Did I mention that I purchased two purses besides this one in the last 2 weeks? But they were also amazing!!!

I saw this Steven for Steve Madden bag in cognac brown leather with thick ruffle trim and uber chunky gold hardware and that features the versatility of a sturdy yet ladylike handle or cross body strap. The bag was at Ross. It was originally $178, and the Ross price was still pretty steep, so I left it. This was maybe a month or so ago. Well, I went trolling Ross again a couple of weekends ago (seriously, I start at one end of the store and like three hours later I have scoured every inch of that sucker for deals) and at the end, because I always start at Mens clothing and wrap around to finish in accessories and bags, I saw that bag with a clearance tag!! Two of them even! It had been marked down twice-- $35, to be exact-- and no one knew enough about it to know how mega awesome it was!! I scored again!!! And can I say that it matches my Cynthia Vincent for Target cognac brown colored gladiator wedges? Perfectly! Ok, so, my last purse story (well for now anyway!) is too awesome!! So I have these gorgeous 4 inch 80s magenta lilac-ish suede Steve Madden pumps. I mean they are not-to-be-believed gorgeous and like almost neon, they are so 80s. And if u know me, you know I lovelove love the 80s. I do not follow the adage, "if u were alive for it the first time it was in style you shouldn't do it again" I rocked my vintage lightweight acid-washed denim jacket with the ruffled peplum and everyone was jealous! Lol. I don't know if they really were but I just adored it! Anyway! These shoes, which I did get at another very mega sale, this time at Macys, for like $46, regularly like $89 or something. I mean, I really didn't even have an outfit in mind for them but I could not leave them in that store!! I physically, could not make myself leave without them! So, a few weeks later, I am checking out a little thrift shop here in town, which I do when I need retail therapy but am short on dough. And after what was turning into a not-so-fruitful trip, I lightly perused the selection of ugly bags, including a 90s Dooney & Burke bag with the duck, you know, that had lost it's strap. Ugh. And then, underneath I saw it. A ruffle edged magenta lilac-ish clutch. I think I heard those like choir voices going, "ahhhhh" because then I was so excited knowing I was going to get this perfect bag for a thrift store price was too much to handle!!! It was $2!!!!!! Argghhhhh! Now do u see why I love shopping?! I'm sure this is why you do too right? Right?

Hmmph...something new to waste time, eh?

Ok. I think I may be the last person on earth to get a blog. I don't know if anything I have to say is worth reading but I'll never have a lack of something to say...so... Today, I'm feeling blue. I don't know why for sure. One week ago today, I was officially divorced. I am happy but I think a little sadness has hit me. Maybe it's just PMS. That's more than just a little plausible. In fact, it's highly likely that it's the harbinger of Aunt Flo's arrival! Ha! What you didn't think crassness was beneath me, did you?!? So. Maybe, if I talk about what makes me super happy and crazy this blog will serve it's true purpose! To make me a happier person! Let me rewind. I am, honestly, stumbling upon this blogger thing accidentally. More like, incidentally. Because Sephore, the makeup superstore, my equvalent to Disneyland, has a blog site, Beauty and the Blog, they have cool giveaways whereby one can enter comments depicting their prowess with makeup techniques and savoir-faire. But in order to do such a thing, I had to make a blogger account....or did I HAVE to? Don't really know for sure, as my tech savvy is limited, but do believe if I used an anonymous log in that they wouldn't know who to give the grand prize to! Duh! Ok. So here I'm am. Do u want to know what the contest was? I knew you did! It was the new LORAC cosmetics Little Black Palette (comes with 4 amazing baked eyeshadows[these have super staying power] and an eyeshadow primer [bonus staying power!!]) and three gorgeous little black dresses by ABS by Allan Schwartz. Entrants had to pick a dress, explain how they would accessorize it and describe how they would use the makeup palette! Um, whatever! I gave two total different looks including using one of the eyeshadows as a bronzer and another as a shimmery nude lip color. What?!? Yes, I have skills. And if I don't win that's only because I forgot to include my email address in the original comment!!!! Argghhhhh! I immediately followed it with "ha,ha it's like, who can follow directions" with my name and email address. I checked the other 162 comments left and about half of them forgot too!!!! So, I keep you posted if I happen to win. Or if I'm discovered as the next makeup afficionado!