
Sadly I have nothing to blog about what I have bought this week because I have no money to buy any new clothes. I know people say that but I literally do mean it. I have savings of course but if I spent that all on clothes and shoes like I'm sure I will eventually do, I don't think my parents or my bank would be too pleased. On the other hand Asos would be and I would advise anyone to buy shares in Asos when I eventually do succumb to my shopping needs because believe me their share prices will rocket!
I am sure one day that I will eventually become a lady who lives in her shoes. I will have lovely clothes and gorgeous shoes but probably nowhere to live.Oh well, at least I will be a fashionable homeless person!I have a serious addiction to shoes. I do sometimes wonder if I am actually adopted and in fact am a secret lovechild of Imelda Marcos. But sadly, inheriting my Dad's wonky ears has proved otherwise.
So for a while I will be blogging about lovely clothes that I want but am not buying, well at least until I can afford something that isn't resembling a £1 Asda drastically thin you can see people's boobs top. Dear old Hotmail is not helping me in my quest to not spend any of my savings. Every day it sends me lovely emails from Boohoo, Asos and many many others telling me all about there fabulous deals and how amazing I could look in a a some leopard and zebra print polazzo trousers that clearly I would not look like Kat Slater but with chilly legs in. Vivienne Westwood, Kurt Geiger and Net a Porter are the worst and the most tempting. If only I could afford something from Net a Porter,but I live in hope. I try not to buy too many clothes but somehow I end up clicking the confirm order button and then remember that I probably actually don’t need another block colour dress.
I find waiting for it can also be the fun bit. Except when you have been waiting for it for 10 days, even though you got a lovely email from them telling you it will be with you in less than three. I love getting the knock at the door, its like having Christmas every week. Sadly sometimes it’s the nice double glazing man being very concerned about our windows and safety, even though they are already double glazed. But when you open the door and see the delivery man standing there with a big box (they are always big when I buy. Hey if you are gonna do it, you should do it properly.) and you jump up and down, well I do anyway, like a kid in a couture candy store while the delivery guy is looking at you just a little strangely. As soon as he is gone you try to tear open the box, hell you use your teeth if you have to and there enclosed are your clothes. Not anyone else’s. Yours. So you try them on. Sadly sometimes they can be a total disaster either making you look like you are wearing something resembling your Grandma’s carpet or you could be mistaken for a whale, which is definitely not a good look. But when they look good, its like being in heaven for 5 minutes. You get that little excitement inside as you look in the mirror trying to see how your bum looks in it and doing the usual catwalk model poses that you were born to do in THAT dress.
So as of late I have been online window shopping. Its when you go through the whole website and put in your bag everything you want. When you see the hefty price that gets calculated, it doesn’t matter because it is only in your virtual basket. You can smugly think about all that money that you are saving but it can be hard not to resist the ‘continue to checkout’ button. I have spent many hours just hovering over that button. What I have also been doing once I’ve seen the sum of the items, is go through it again and take off anything that I don’t think I really really need.This usually ends up totaling one item though. What is also great is taking off the most expensive things and seeing the money go down. I have no idea why this feels good when its only online but it has provided me with hours of entertainment and self praise that I have actually resisted those £20 leggings. Well for now anyway.
Second Hand Rose
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Hello! I fully know what you mean about asos emailing you about their deals, so tempting! I justify my purchases as well, mainly all the accessories and shoes I need to go with my new outfit! I look forward for you posting about your purchases! :) xxx
ReplyDeleteHey Becca :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for commenting on my blog and becoming my first follower! You sound like my type of girl! I am constantly doing that! Sadly due to no money I will probably have to right about what I'd like to buy instead of what I have but we can all dream! I am trying so hard to restrain myself from Asos, its so so hard and Look magazine is making it 10 times harder! Boohoo have got some lovely stuff in this season and are a bit cheaper so hopefully I may be able to afford something of there! Thanks so much for taking an interest in my blog! Take care XxxX
Ah I love this! Your first post is so well written, and very funny! I can't wait to see more from you, and find out what you want to be wearing this season!
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right. Every buy can be justified. Apart from if it's a pair of crocs...
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Hey Kath,
ReplyDeleteSorry I've taken FOREVER to reply to your post,very rude of me! Aww thankyou that's so nice to hear people actually find me rambling on about nothing funny and remotely well written! I will probably end up only wearing a bin bag due to having no money but I am selling lots on eBay (ie everything I own except my clothes and shoes-I'd never get rid of them!) so hopefully that will change! Haha that's true! Crocs can never be justified! They look horrible on everyone including children and babies who make everything look cute. Thanks for reading my posts and becoming a follower! Take care XxxX