things and stuff

one of the things i've enjoyed most about my new job is having enough money to buy clothes. i don't usually make frivolous purchases and over the years have eschewed dress clothes for practical and at-home clothes. jeans, flannel shirts, and polar fleece are my all-time favorites.

so when i got this new job -- a very visible position where i'm likely to run into all 300+ employees on any given day, i needed to acquire a wardrobe. not just augment my wardrobe, but to get one. i had absolutely no decent work clothes except for one skirt, two vests, and a couple of button-down-the-front shirts.

so i happily ordered (who wants to fight the crowds in the malls) a bunch of stuff from Orvis -- http://orvis.com/ -- and have been delighted with my purchases. so delighted, in fact, that i have continued to buy clothes. i have about 7 basic skirts, 8 dressy vests, 6 pairs of slacks, and a plethora of shirts. i'm able to wear all the basic stuff winter and summer, just changing out the shirts and adding scarves. and with the two new scarves MYS got for me when he was in ireland (they are dreamily gorgeous!), i am totally set. i make earrings to match my outfits and save a ton of money doing that. (to say nothing of not having to fight the crowds again.)

my big boss always remarks on it when she thinks i have something new to wear. i'm never sure whether she's teasing or truly wonders how i seem to have so many clothes. she said something to me one time about having so many clothes and i said, "it's easy -- i never throw anything away."

she brought me a catalogue last week on reading glasses. i had gotten a really cute plaid pair from orvis so she must have decided i needed more glasses. at any rate, i had previously checked out http://eyebobs.com/ and i have to tell you, they have some funky glasses! but they're a little pricey ($60+) so i hadn't ordered any. her catalogue was http://www.icueyewear.com/ -- while those glasses were cute and about half as expensive as eyebobs, i still wasn't satisfied.

i finally found http://www.peeperspecs.com/ and they have exactly what i wanted. so i ordered a number of pair and they arrived today. purple ones, green ones, sedona-colored ones, candy-colored ones ... i am going to try them on the next couple of days to make sure i want them. i already know i'm going to send two pair back. but cute glasses and great prices ($11 - $14). if you're wanting some playful, inexpensive reading glasses, check them out.

enjoy!!