The Best Part...

...of my job is that sometimes I can shop while I'm at work. Today we were a little short of our goal for one two-hour segment, so our manager asked us if any of us were planning on doing any shopping. I actually was planning on getting a couple shirts, so she told me to go ahead and try them on so we could make our goal. So for about 15 minutes, I got paid to shop.

Let me repeat that. I got paid. To shop.

Anyway, here's what I bought today:

Side smocked button-front shirt, currently on sale for $26.70. I tried on a bright red, but somehow it didn't look right. A coworker suggested I try on the purple, and it looked a lot better.

Sleeveless smocked turtleneck $29.50, minus employee discount. This picture does not do the color justice. Here it looks more pinkish lipstick red, but in real life it's bright marachino cherry red. I liked this turtleneck, but I was really skeptical about the fit before I tried it on. I thought it would be too tight, and my the time I went up to a size I was comfortable with in the stomach, the neck and armholes would be way too big. But it's actually really true to size. I tried on my normal size, and didn't feel like I'd have to suck in my gut all day.


Long single strand necklace, on sale for $12.99. There was a purple necklace that I liked too, but I figured I already have enough purple accessories, and this one is much more versatile. It really is one long strand. It's long enough to loop around twice and wear it as a necklace, or loop it around four times and wear it as a bracelet.

Fringed sheen scarf, on sale for $6.99. I got this in a pretty turqouise that looks good against the purple top that I got.

There are a couple more things that I want, and I think I'll get them after I get paid this Friday.

I want this Vee neck sweater, $39.50 minus employee discount. I love this purple of course, but I feel like I'm giving purple an unfair advantage, so I think I'll try it in orange and red and see which looks best.

We can wear jeans to work if they're Limited jeans, and if we wear a jacket on top. I have a jacket that I got from The Limited, and I really want a pair of jeans to wear with the turtleneck that I got today. At first I had the silly idea that I'd buy a pair on sale and pay for the $10 hemming service that we have, since none of the jeans on sale come in lengths and are all too long. Then I realized that by the time I pay for the hemming service, I'd be paying more than just buying a regular price pair in a short length. So now I'm thinking about these:

678 Trouser Jean, $69.50 minus employee discount. I wanted a trouser or bootcut jean, and these are the only ones I think we have that don't have foldover pockets on the back. Here's a huge tip ladies: Foldover button pockets on the back of pants make your ass look huge. They only work if you're a size 2 and don't have an ass to look huge. Anyway, trouser jeans are a good investment.

Lastly, I think I'm going to get my hair cut soon. I had a hair cut summer 2004 that I really loved, but of course I don't have any pictures of it. It was about shoulder length, probably a little longer than mine is now, with choppy layers and no bangs. But this time I want bangs (and my hair's shorter). Here's a couple pictures that I like:

I think I want the bangs from the top picture with the piecey layers of the bottom picture. The bangs on bottom seem like they would be annoying and hang in your eyes. I hate it when my bangs hang in my eyes.