Lesson # 12,050: don't put off shopping for a wedding until the night before the wedding. How many times have I done this before? God Bless people who are well prepared. I like to blame my career which has been built on deadlines and stress and detail for why in my personal life things seems to be last minute. (I guess I shouldn't be shocked my first blog entry is nearly 12 months after I intended) Afterall, we were invited to the wedding 5 months ago. I always knew I needed something to wear. But, I hate shopping. I love getting new things. I hate the process of shopping. I like all the things I cannot afford. So 24 hours and counting, I am dress-less. My one and only dress has a broken zipper.
The remedy: I scoop up my son into his stroller. And I think for some reason this time he'll love shopping. One mall and 4 boutiques later, I have a dress. Not THE dress but it made me feel girly so I bought it. I'll probably never wear it again. In fact I know I wont. But its purple, its trendy and its sassy. And for that moment in the mirror I was not the tired mom on the outside I so was oozing on the inside. I am now the proud owner of that sassy purple trendy dress. But we have one major problem. I have no shoes for the dress. This is why I hate shopping. 4 wasted hours. 1 screaming son. 1 lonely purple dress. 0 dresses to wear to the wedding. If anyone needs to feel pretty in the mirror, I have your perfect cure.
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