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W00t for boots

This year (well at least up till yesterday), I have spent less than $200 total on clothing items. And I mean anything from inner to outer wear, tops to bottoms, handbags to footwear etc. One reason is I know I have too much stuff and don't need to be adding more, another is I haven't been shopping as much as before (either online or off). But most of all, I'm afraid, is that I'm losing my femininity... I'm more excited going to Fry's than to Dillards; I peruse websites for news on latest gadgets and technology instead of latest styles and fashion; I'd rather hang a new digital camera around my neck than a new necklace.... Hi everyone, I'm Carl. I'm trapped in Carol's body.

That is, until the past weekend, when I went shopping with my sister (haven't stepped into a mall for more than 2 months **). I coaxed myself into looking at clothes again, instead of trying to find the electronics department or stores like Brookstone. My mind was drifting off to news about the latest Zune player, when lo and behold, we saw rows and rows of shoes. If there's anything that can bring me back on track, it's footwear (subtle pun noted, although not originally intended). More precisely, boots. They make up about 30% of my shoe collection, and I almost upped that ratio by buying two more pairs. However, since I don't usually impulse buy, I decided to wait and see if I still want them in a week. In the meantime, I could do some research. Like what I did for my laptop purchase a few months back, I compared brands and models and their features and prices. Digging through the virtual malls online, I uncovered more boots that I want. Must... resist... temptation... to... buy... them... all...

I'll probably get the two pairs we saw Saturday, to celebrate putting the -ette back in geekette. Yes, I'll always be a geek, but it's fun being a girl (woman?) too. I need to embrace that side of me more. Looking forward to shopping again this weekend ;)

P/S. Didn't get much time/energy to blog last week, so couldn't contribute another entry to "Texas T-bone's Excessively Long Blog Post Titles That Have Nothing To Do With The Posts Week." Oh well, there's always next year, and hopefully I can get more creative the next time around!

** I take that back... I just remembered that Jessie, Gloria and I had dinner in Galleria sometime in September. But I don't think we did much shopping. I don't even remember what stores we browsed.