Another 99p Skirt

I am not a big fan of shopping. I don’t like the target effect. You know, when you walk through the door and all of a sudden you become hypnotized by the bullseye and you leave with a cart full of cheap crap you don’t need. In the store there is that feel good factor. So you hurl everything in sight into that red cart as you make your way through every isle.  Bank balance suffers. Divorce is on the cards. I’m not a fan.

Then there are the shops, like jCrew for example. You love all the clothes, you love the look. You buy an ‘outfit’ and you have to remortgage. I am not interested in soliciting myself in medicinal experiments, to fund a paper thin crappy ‘cashmere’ sweater.

Thrift stores are great, in theory. If i have a spare minute or two and I am near one I might go in and peruse. However, I don’t ever have a spare minute. I prefer not to spend my time shopping. I prefer things like baking cakes, dog walks, being outside, digging in the dirt, playing, doing - anything but shopping.

Alas, what’s a gal to do!? A gal has to look good right? A gal does ebay.

I find ebay to be easy because everything is sorted into categories. I can sit on my butt drinking cup after cup after cup of tea and browse in my slippers. One of my more recent purchases was this skirt. It was a gamble. Infact all my ebay purchases are gambles. But I live life in the fast lane so that’s the way it has to be. This skirt turned out to be a good pick. I would prefer if it were a tad shorter but hey. This skirt was 99p! (plus 2.50 shipping) It’s made of silk and some other stuff. The label says hand wash. BAHAHA no. This skirt was 99p. Into the washing machine it goes. I wore it walking the dogs up a gigantic hill. One of my dogs was as enthusiastic as ever and jumped up getting skirt all muddy. Do I care? Not really. This skirt was 99p and I am going to wear it however I like. I’ll wear it in the dirt, in the rain, baby barf, muddy paws...bring it on.