Impulse Buy of the Week #2

(#1 was the girly shower curtain revelation.) So this time, I was again in Target. (Gosh, I sure hope all of my moments of self awakening don't happen in giant retail chain stores....wouldn't that be ironic?) I probably haven't been in there in a year, and then all of a sudden I feel like I'm there all the time. They have a really good sale on dog food right now, and I have a lot of dogs, so it helps with my tiny budget. Anyhow, I was wheeling my 45 lb bag of dog food to the register on Thursday and realized that I hadn't seen my favorite red lipstick in quite a while. One of my dogs has a serious thing for eating lipstick...especially my expensive eco-friendly lipsticks.

To be honest, I haven't really cared to wear it for a while anyway. I was reading in the book about codependency that it is very common for the codependent to stop caring about his/her appearance, to gain weight, etc. I've never been overly concerned with how I look or what I'm wearing, but I definitely used to put in more effort than I have the past year or so. So, I decided I needed to get some red lipstick. It is amazing what red lipstick does. It is like a shortcut to feelings of confidence for me. I dug around for what looked like the most environmentally-responsible option for where I was shopping, and put it on first thing when I got back in the car. Instant smile.

In other news, I have gotten TWO out of the blue comments in the last few days of people asking if I've lost weight! The funny thing is the scale hasn't moved a smidge from the other day. Still right at 137 lbs, but the way my clothes are fitting, I feel like I've lost way more than 3 lbs. I was able to wear a dress (and my red lipstick, of course) to a party last night that I haven't been able to fit into in a looong time! That felt like an accomplishment for sure.

I'm still doing the juicing and protein smoothies and have added in some raw veggies/avocados every now and then. Last night I was so proud of myself. I was around a LOT of chocolate and beer, and I didn't have any of either! The weird thing is it wasn't even hard. I did have a little wine the other night with some friends. I figure that wine counts as juice, right? Ha.

Discovered a perk of being single again....

I had to go get some closet organizers for a client I've been working with lately. I wandered over to the shower curtain aisle from the closet organizer aisle at Target and saw this really pretty shower curtain. My first instinct was, "I can't get that. It is too feminine." I guess I had gotten really used to trying to make the decorating in the house look gender neutral and only pick out things that we would both like. All of a sudden, I realized I can get whatever damn shower curtain I want!

I can paint my bathroom hot pink (not that I plan to)....but I could! Then my second instinct was, "I can't afford that shower curtain. It isn't a necessary item. I have a goal of getting out of debt." As I was rattling off excuses to myself, I looked down, and saw the shower curtain I wanted "repackaged" and discounted about 70%! Someone had shoved it onto the bottom shelf. I took it as a sign that I needed that shower curtain....if for no other reason that to reclaim my ability to be as girly as I want to be! I have always wanted to replace the tub here with a clawfoot tub, but we couldn't agree on that. Now, I have my eye out for an inexpensive one I can refurbish & paint. I'm digging these colors.