One of my biggest problems lately are my after-work shopping sprees at V.V. . I mean, when you can get already cheap clothing [usually of a very good brand name] for half price, the little voice in your head that usually tells you you have enough shirts/sweaters/little black dresses, starts telling you "GO FOR THE PRETTY ONE!" Which usually ends up with me with a new load of laundry to do [you know, because of the new used clothes. Always wash before wear, people!].
This is what happened yesterday. Except I think karma [and my budget] tried getting a little back at me but messing with the one cute H&M black dress I got [H&M = loooove]. The general consensus of the new clothing was machine wash cold [the dress was warm so that should be ok] so la de da I toss it all in, leave a kind note for the mama to please switch over the load [dress to hang, sweater lay flat, etc. etc.] while I went to the second job. WELL when I got BACK, the dress was almost unrecognizable. From the feeling of the cloth to the bit of shrinkage....I was freaking out.
Mothers always save the day though. Told me to try stretching it a bit and hang it up properly and it should be ok. And it was! --- until I put it on today and the hanger ends made hanger end dents in the shoulders.
Obviously this dress and I have some issues to deal with together. Luckily everything else and I are doing fine and dandy. I'm now in looove with a Gap orange and white striped shirt and a deep green Banana Republic knit that makes me feel like beatnik and makes up for my lack of motivation to knit this.
You know, I never used to be a brand bitch until I could get them for under $10.
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