dressing rooms are so tricky. i tried these on at urban last weekend and they looked pretty cool. i willingly spent $60 on them thinking that it would be TOTALLY worth it. yesterday afternoon as i was getting ready to go out to lunch, i put them on and to my dismay, my legs looked 2x bigger than usual. WTF. the fitting room lighting is SO sheisty like that.

i just can’t wear light-colored bottoms because i hate to say it, they make me look fat. i don’t want to get popsicle legs just to look awesome in a pair of pants, so i’m going to move on. besides, these muscular calves that i have aren’t going ANYWHERE.

since i’m not allowed to wear contacts anymore, i’ve decided to invest in some sweet frames.

i already have a pair of vintage guccis with oversized lenses, but i really can’t wear those everyday.

a few weeks ago, i bought a pair of vintage christian dior’s. the lenses are pretty large, and the bridge is pretty unique. i LOVE them, but they’re crazier than the gucci’s.

so i bought two pairs of cheap frames from urban outfitters that i’m going to get fitted with prescription lenses:

^this pair was only $10 on the uo site. i really want a pair of frames with round lenses, and hopefully they look dope because i had to pay for shipping this time.

^so this pair was also $10. i think it’s for dudes, but whatever. i think i could rock them. hopefully they fit my face though.

i thought i was over plastic frames, but i guess not. i’m going to the optometrist on saturday, so maybe i’ll see some nice metal frames.

is it weird that i want some navigator-style reading glasses, like an old asian uncle (or “napoleon dynamite”)? i’ve been feeling pretty crazy lately. i just got paid, so who knows what will happen!

actually, my main goal this weekend is to find a pair of acid wash jeans. i found a pair at h&m but they had an odd fit. i’m super excited for the weekend to get here already.

okay, i think i found two pairs of shoes on zappos that i really need right now and if i don’t have them i will die.

this marc by marc pair are AMAZING:

right?! and it’s on MEGA sale. used to be $334, now only $176!!! haha, okay, so not “mega” but it’s almost 50% off. i really love them to death.

and also these babies are exactly the same pair i saw at steve madden, but they’re not:

these are slightly more expensive at $65. i remember seeing them at steve madden and then DYING because i wanted to buy them but didn’t bring enough cash. SO MUCH REGRET HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

i’ve had my eyes on booties recently. i don’t know why…it’s not like i would wear them that often as i do work in a low-key, uber casual tech company now. i just wouldn’t fit in as well.

aldo is having a sale on almost all of their shoes, and they’re throwing in a free shipping code! man, too bad i don’t have a million dollars to throw around at shoes i’ll only wear once a month.

anyway, SHOES I WANT:

i actually want pointy-toed lace-up flat heeled boots. i’ve seen some at madewell, but they are $100 more than i’d like to spend. i also want to find a pair of really neat oxfords, like jeffrey campbell cutout oxfords. i am uber picky about how they’re cut out though. i remember seeing a really awesome pair at steve madden when i was in ny in july, but i can’t seem to find them in their sale section or anywhere on their site in general. i’m kind of crazed right now for shoes. and acid wash jeans.

such a bad idea to want so many things i can’t have!!!

i have NOT been shopping for the past month and suddenly i have the URGE! it’s real bad.

so i told my sister to hold onto my wallet while i browse the uo site. unfortunately for me, my credit card info was saved! FUCK!

but have no fear, i couldn’t find any free shipping coupons or extra % discounts online so i have decided to hold off on buying anything until i see some major coupon codes in my inbox.

anyway, i am really digging acid wash denim lately. don’t know why, but i do know i want/need a pair.

here are some of the things that caught my eye:

i wanted some spanx to control my beer belly for funsies, but i found out that they were way too expensive.

so i learned about assets (the “cheap” spanx line for target) and finally got the camisole.

i asked my sister what she thinks about my posture/belly post-assets and she said that i didn’t look any different than pre-assets. i personally don’t feel it helps with shaping. it’s more like a rib crusher. i’ve read that after a while, you get used to it—but i think that is supposed to be read that it loses it’s elasticity.

i tried on the tank at target and also felt like it wasn’t doing anything for me; which is why i bought the camisole, thinking that since it looked tighter on the hangar, it would probably reel in the fat.

obviously i was wrong. my sister said she thinks this line of shapewear would be better for bigger people and that i should just exercise to get that flat belly. BOO.

target’s site lists the camisole for $20, but at my local target it was $26. i feel kind of gypped, so i may return it. however, before i do anything i might regret, i’m going to get a third and fourth opinion tomorrow.

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assets by sara blakely fantastic firmers camisole, retails for $20-26
more info: target

there are moments during my purge when i regret stuffing something into the box of undesireables. for instance, there was this knit tank that i bought last fall and i spent quite a while debating whether i would wear it again. i tossed it, and now i’m sitting here thinking i should dig it out of the box…but my laziness is stronger than my desire to own it again.

the project itself is almost done. i have one more bag of stuff to look through and a huge box of shoes that i’m probably going to end up tossing.

i kind of looked over the pile and calculated that i’ve thrown out no more than $500 worth of stuff. is it worth that much now? nah, but it kind of sucks to know that i did actually spend that much at one point.

this exercise was definitely just what i needed! seriously i did not know that i wasted so much money! i was such a big fan of fast fashion, but now i’ve learned my lesson. of course i’m allowed to slip up every now and then. hahaha…

i am cleaning my closet again. i have three boxes of clothes already separated away from the last time i did this, and now i have a huge ass pile of clothes and four more boxes to go through. i think it’s the asian in me that wants to keep EVERYTHING because i paid money for it at some point, or my mom guilts me into keeping it. one of her favorite lines is: you don’t know when it will come back in fashion and then you’ll regret it! another: you could give it to your children in the future so you don’t have to buy clothes for them.

i usually give my purged clothing to my sisters, but this time i suspect i have a lot of crazy shit they won’t want at all, like my stockpile of american apparel samples.

so far the separation phase is going pretty well. i have more keep than purge, but i think that will change as i go through the boxes. it’s pretty disgusting and disappointing that i’ve bought so much shit. as i throw something into the purge pile, i think to myself, “wow, that could’ve been $50 in my checking account right now!” i found a dress with the tags and it was $80. i also found a shopping bag full of stuff with the tags and receipt. i want to kick myself in the face for being so wasteful.

but hey, on the brightside, i haven’t bought ANYTHING ever since i came back from ny. i even went shopping with my sister and although i saw many things that i wanted, i walked out empty-handed. i kind of made a shopping pact with myself: i won’t buy anything unless 1) it’s time to buy underwear to replace old set, 2) there’s a formal event and i’m in need/missing something, or 3) i’m in ny (and even then, it has to be because it’s on sale AND they don’t have a store in la…unless the piece is really special and another not-so-impressionable person has to agree after i give them 3 good reasons).

yikes, hope i can stick to it…