Off the wagon, over the cliff

On Friday I posted a Pay it forward tag, which involves making handmade things for the first five people to comment. On Saturday I decided to go to Michael's Craft store to buy a few things. Everything I picked up was on sale and nothing was more than five dollars, but when the clerk rang me up my total was over $40. I was flabbergasted, and I almost was about to tell the girl to just void everything and leave. I didn't. Damn over priced beads and chains and clasps.

Across the street from the craft store is a TJMaxx. Inside was the $100 Lucky Brand Bella Bag. I did a little mental math (this involves me staring blankly into space for several minutes while I visualize writing the numbers on a piece of paper, occasionally twitching my fingers as I count).
Last year I purchased seven bags. A tan bag for $20, a black quilted bag for $5, a mustard bag for $10, a pink slouchy bag for €35, a tie dye bag for $24, a blue and white canvas bag for $3, and a beige bag for $30. In total I spent about $140 (I just took a guess at what the euro conversion rate was, as I don't remember).

So this is my rational, I can buy tons on inexpensive bags that will never be the really expensive bag I want, or I can get the expensive bag and promise that for the rest of this year, I will not buy another bag. (Plus, the list price is $250, so this was 60% off.)
So this is me, hand over my heart bag, pledging not to buy any more bags!

I may have brought home a few other things from TJMaxx as well (what can I say? off the wagon and over the cliff) but I will hold off mentioning them until I decide if I am keeping them.

This bag rational made me think of my other obsession, the scalloped hem. Currently still not in my closet, much to my dismay. Since July I have been looking and looking. I know what I want, this pair from Queens Wardrobe for $72 + shipping from Korea(?) (frankly I don't know if I even trust that site, their email address under the contact section is a gmail one...)

But $72 is a heck of a lot to spend on one pair of shorts. Not when I could get this scalloped hem skirt from Forever 21 for $23, and in April, when the H&M conscious collection comes out, I could buy their pair for $18. And maybe later I could grab this pair from Charlotte Russe for $26.50. And by that point I'll have spent $67.50 and I still wont have what I really want.

Such problems. Here is what a wore for my day of 'reckless shopping'.

The Rundown

Ruffled Top Gap - White Jeans TJMaxx - Denim Jacket NY&Co. - Floral Pumps Not Rated Honey Bee - Turquoise Bag Charm and Luck - Flower Ring Kohls