Retail Therapy

That is a great saying- thanks for sharing!

(and it especially applies during chemo when we are drawing on eyebrows and trying to not look too pasty!!)

Love it. LOL

Hi ladies,

First-time poster. I love to hear about other's indulgences.

My vice is definitely on-line shopping. 6pm.com has some good deals & you can search by brand & sort by price.

Our two-year-old tore a gaping hole (in our very old sofa, dating from my husband's bachelor days) by pulling a string, then working it over and over, so my splurge during recovery from BMX is a new couch! I never liked that old one anyway & of course we made sure to get a new one that is extra sturdy:-)

Treat!!!

Father's Day shopping at the bike shop.

Threw in new shorts for me and a cute jersey and gloves for my daughter. Yay!!

I was just thinking about how my retail therapy has slowed down considerably in the past few months. New boobs, new figure, new bras, new clothes, right? Oh, and SHOES.... had to have new summer SHOES...

Then.... nothing...

Oh, just remembered... we bought a brand new travel trailer last month.

Somehow, that didn't give me as big a rush as the new lacy bras did! 

Hi Deb, welcome! Gosh it must be hard to go through all of this with a two year old. You are admirable. You need that new couch AND new shoes! Although it might be a bit of a challenge to run around after the little one in red high heels like Dulcigirl's. haha!



Bobo thanks for the advice on the supersoft tees- I will check those out for my "at home time", they sound great. But since I am currently a bit lopsided I need more forgiving fabrics for work that don't, errrr, hug my curves so to say. Think flowing sundresses!!! Stuff with ruffle tops is best haha. I will have more surgery later but not until after radiation and months healing from that. One week at a time!

haha I don't mind pottymouths. I have TONS of scarves- good idea!



I agree about people staring at the lopsidedness but they are just curious, I dont think they can help it. like looking at a train wreck. But those who do know about what I am going through (not many) honestly wish me the best.

Can't blame them for looking, I am constantly checking out "the girls" myself and waiting for that famous post-implant "drop and fluff." It is actually much better than when I first got the implant, and FAR better than that crazy tissue expander- wow on that! so I am hoping to wear tees eventually. Just not yet.



Bobo How is your purple hair streak holding up? I have a friend with magenta hair and in a recent post about her being on the AIDS ride they called her a "purple-headed bad@ss" That just cracked both of us up- and I thought of you! LOL

(she also drives a minivan)

Hey Deb, if you have a kid and need a new couch, check out the IKEA couches that come with removable slipcovers. Some are machine washable AND dryable, and with kids and/or allergies it's nice to have that. I have the Klippan sofa. I just switched from denim to white slipcover, It was $79 ordered online. My calico cat is mainly white so I figured a light color would be easier to keep clean and white is cooler to nap on in the summer. God knows every surface of my home needs to be comfortable enough to sleep on. I have not had any luck being able to insert a pic of my hair with purple streaks (dammit) but I changed my avatar pic, I feel like it is SOO freeing to have color in my hair and want to encourage everyone to try it. I love it so much. bobogirl, I am sorry your purple is not as strong as you are. ; )

deb1973 - I think the couch is a necessity at this point. I'm with bobogirl. You can do better when it comes to a treat. And I don't think anyone can beat me when it comes to online shopping.

Dulcigirl - Girl, those are some fierce shoes. I feel an eBay visit coming on.

sciencegal - My surgery is on Monday. Lopsidedness here I come. Haha. I'm going to shop for a post lumpectomy gift for myself.

Nice purple streaks, TarheeMichelle

Love the purple, love the ikea couch with slipcover idea, ...



My shoes are actually hot pink. I still haven't worn them "out." I got them on the way home from my first visit with my BS after getting my DX. Absolutely the first completely frivolous pair of shoes I've ever purchased. I remember walking into DSW in kind of a daze...seeing them and realizing that life is way too short to always have boring, sensible shoes. I figured they'd look good with my pj's while I was recovering.



I'm saving them for when I'm all done with the whole Build-a-Boob adventure. Nips in August...tattoos around three months later. Then....THE SHOES!

Yes T Michelle -- you rock!

Scigal -- happy about your bad*ss truck!  Someone has to 'represent' for us!

You may be on to something regarding the hairdresser... yes, he did bleach it out.  But the stain just washes out!  You can actually see it coming out in the water. p.s.  It is vegan.  That cannot help things with regard to staying power...

I finally got over to Macy's this afernoon and got a wildly patterned pink and black dress- so much fun- and some silver jewelry. when people walk into my powder room at home where I have all my jewelry hung up their first response is usually "holy cr@p that's a lot of bling".

But still I needed MORE!



Love the cancer card sometimes. Who said it- Dulcigirl?- never leave home without it.

It's been a couple months, but the last time I was at Ross they had some super cute maxi dresses. Very summery.

And your friend who used her cancer card to buy a Lexus?? SWEET!! 

I wish I was cleaning. Ha. Never thought I would say that but I had the lumpectomy on Monday, and I can't wait until I can clean the house my way. Haha.  

I got these cute heels on eBay, but the seller cancelled the transaction because he was out of stock in my size! WTH? That bummed me out, but I'm still browsing for some more.

I did buy a can of Ricola from Thailand. I always wanted to store my Ricola in a jar or tin of some kind. Preferably, a vessel specific to Ricola. I haven't found any packaged that way in the US, so when I looked on eBay, there it was. It will arrive sometime at the end of July.  

I already know I'm weird. Haha :-)  Have fun with your guests!

I think Ricola is the brand, and they use some herbs from Switzerland.

Are you having people over for dinner?

Science gal!  So happy GFs are coming.  I think you should give them a lot of beer, then tie little mop things onto their feet, and let them move around the house that way, thus cleaning floor