I know I posted fashionable beach attire for the curvier girls, but I actually went shopping and found some really nice, affordable items I feel I should share. Ok, now that the run on sentence is over.
I started at Old Navy. Why? Because it was the farthest away from the others and near Super Target. I knew I needed to go to Target for a couple cover-ups, so really Target was the first. There I got the two cover ups I had pre-shopped for. Pre-shopping is how I keep from going overboard. I always pre-shop online.
Coverups:
I really liked these two. The grey one isn't really a coverup but it's made of jersey cotton and I can wear it out if I choose to do so. The striped was just one I had liked as soon as I saw it. I'm not a lover of things pink, but I liked the flowers.
Both also come in different colors. The grey comes in a WIDE range. The striped comes in a green/white with a blue anchor and a plain grey/white.
At Old Navy I found an amazing pair of bermuda shorts which I ended up buying in three colors. They fit amazingly well and also LOOK cute on. Some things that fit, don't always look good once you get them on. I was doing dances in the dressing room and even sent my mom a picture of myself in the mirror with a thumbs up. That's how excited I was. I also found a cute tank top, so for 4 items I spent 75 bucks. On top of the $35 I spent on the coverups.
After leaving Old Navy and getting my fatty old cat reduced calorie food at Petco, I ventured down to Birkdale Village 5 minutes from my apartment. I love Birkdale. It has a vast variety of shops and eateries in an outdoor complex. It's so great in warm weather, which we get from end of March to mid-November.
My stepdad is a Banana Republic feign. He can blow a grand in there easily. In October he did just that. Part of his October purchase were two pairs of casual shoes, same style two different colors of brown. He wanted the black ones, so I had to go get them. I had to stop myself from getting a new dress and some shirts from BR. Such cute things. If you like Banana Republic, you should check out some of the things they will have on sale in the next 4 weeks! Also, they started this thing where they email you your receipt. I'm a HUGE fan of doing anything you can to go Green and save from throwing away papers.
Walking back to my car, I popped into American Eagle. I know I'm almost 30 and need to limit the things I wear from AE, but my mom's mother and my youngest aunt (40) don't get that. So I had 50 bucks in gift cards from CHRISTMAS! Shows how little I really do shop in there. I do where AE jeans because they fit me the best right now. Once I drop my injury/surgery weight (down 5 lbs!) I'll wear more Banana Republic and J.Crew (I'm really not allowed in here, I would really blow a couple grand!).
Well once I was in AE and looked around I noticed they were having a SALE! I'm talking $20-30 tees and tanks for $7-11! I spent my gift cards and $9 more. I got 5 tees and a tank. None of them are teeny or too young looking either. Not trashy, but adult casual looking. Granted I need to take one top back and get a bigger size, because it's a more fitted shirt and I need it a little more loose.
I was very proud of my purchases and my ability to stay within my budget while keeping in my age range and not going trashy. Run on sentences strike again!
I meant to go back to Old Navy this morning and get a couple $2 basic racer backed tanks, but I slacked and didn't. They are still on sale tomorrow.
Anyone else find any good deals? Anyone have coupons for anything? (Again, I'm saying this with the hopes someone who reads this will comment.)
Peace & Love
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