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I Wasn’t Kidding About Brian Needing New Clothes – This is Serious
Posted on August 18, 2011 by Ching under Shopping.
This is how most of Brian’s work shirts fit him. They are now WAY too big. We really gotta get shopping! No joke!
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Brian Needs New Clothes, I Do Too
Posted on August 18, 2011 by Ching under Shopping.
Brian’s clothes are now too big for him. Ugh. We were trying to hold out for another few months, but it doesn’t seem like that’s going to be possible. We wanted to wait until we can go back to Legends to do some outlet shopping, but I think we need to get him some new clothes immediately. Even his belts are now too big for him too.
I’m having the same problem as well. Last week I had to use a safety pin to cinch my blouse in the back because it was too baggy. I was thinking they used to sell these elastic clips that cinched your blouse in the back, back in the 80s or 90s. You can’t find them anywhere anymore. Those would have been really useful.
Anyway, I had to retire a bunch work blouses so I took them to my mom over the weekend. I have quite a few more clothes I need to get rid of, among them are a couple of skorts that I got from Ann Taylor last year. I think my mom would really like them. I just need some time this weekend (a few hours will do) to go through my closet and start getting rid of the clothing items that no longer fit.
I would keep them, but alterations are just so expensive. It cost me $20 to get one of my skirts altered a few weeks ago. It’s cheaper to just buy new stuff. Specially if there’s a good sale going on.
Jan gave me a coupon to Kohl’s before she left on vacation. I haven’t been there in about a year, so I’m actually looking forward to checking things out. Hopefully, they have a good sale going so that Brian and I can pick up a few inexpensive work clothes to tide us over until we can do some real clothes shopping.
P.S. We accept donations. If you don’t want to see us walking around naked, clicking on the donate button and sending some cash our way would be a very good move. I highly recommend it.
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I Must Be Shrinking
Posted on June 21, 2011 by Ching under Health, Shopping.
Brian and I went to Old Navy today to pick up a pair of shorts for me so I can use my Old Navy Groupon before it expired. We meant to use it on Saturday when Brian picked up some new clothes, but we forgot all about it. We only remembered to use the gift card that he got from his parents for his birthday. If I would have thought of it, we would have been able to reduce the amount that we charged to our credit card. Brian got a ton of new stuff to replenish his wardrobe since he is down to mediums now.
Anyway, we couldn’t really apply the Groupon to a previous purchase so we figured we’d just have to go back and pick up something inexpensive that we can use our Groupon on. What a racket right? You buy a Groupon thinking that you’ll be saving mucho dinero, but really you just end up buying stuff that you probably wouldn’t have bought otherwise. Are you really saving money? Well, I guess you do as long as you’re not forgetful like I am. I really need to quit buying Groupons just for the sake of buying them.
The good news is that my new pair of shorts only cost me .73 cents. Cheapest shorts I ever bought! LOL. Oh, the other good news is that I can now squeeze myself into size 2s in Old Navy bottoms. Who would have thought? Although, I ended up buying the size 4s. They are a little loose but I got them because they felt more comfortable around my thighs, which are annoyingly huge. Also, I’ve never been all that impressed with the quality of Old Navy garments, so I think they might shrink when I put them in the dryer. In which case they’ll fit me perfectly after.
I told Brian that I’m going to have to try on my summer clothes before we pack them for our trip because they might not fit right. At least I know I’ll have a pair of shorts that fit me that I can bring on the trip. I may just have to settle for looking yagit for a while, until I can buy some smaller clothes. I know for sure that I need some new dress pants for work. My Express 6s that used to fit me perfectly now fit me like my old Eddie Bauer 6s. I haven’t been a size 4 in Express in years so this is quite exciting! I’ve decided to hold off on buying new work pants until after we return from Boston, though. I’m kind of picky when it comes to work pants. I think I might just go shopping on the Thursday or Friday after we return from our trip.
Anyhow, I just wanted to share that exciting news. It’s a slow and gradual process, but I think I’m actually returning to my old size. Never in a million years did I think that would be possible. Now I’m thinking that I just might be able to get size 2 this year if I keep up this level of physical activity. Which isn’t bad really, considering that I’m doing things that I thoroughly enjoy doing and I get to be around hot, sexy ladies all the time. I love, love, love my fellow Zumba girls!
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Brian is Looking Good
Posted on May 29, 2011 by Ching under Health, Shopping.
Brian went shopping for new clothes today because he’s lost quite a bit of weight.
He can actually fit in medium shirts and size 32 pants again. He hasn’t worn 32 pants in years!
Way to go, baby!
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Mission Accomplished
Posted on May 15, 2011 by Ching under Shopping.
I had a free night through Marriott Rewards, and Brian needed some new work shoes and I needed some new workout shoes, so we planned a trip to Legends Outlets a few weeks ago. We spent the night at the Marriott Courtyard in the Shawnee/Kansas City area, which is only ten minutes away from Legends since it’s right off the highway.
Our first stop was the hotel so we could drop off our overnight bag and freshen up. We rested for a bit before taking our shoe-shopping challenge. It was a scavenger hunt of sorts because there were specific sneakers that I was hoping to find.
We stopped by Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory first for a cup of hot chocolate for me. It was cold outside. Stupid Kansas weather! Anyway, they’re doing a special on FourSquare where you get a coupon booklet if you check in. You pick up the coupon booklets at a couple of places, Rocky Mountain being one of them. So be sure to check in on FourSquare when you’re at Legends and pick up your coupons!
There was actually a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory coupon in there for a free medium drink with any purchase so Brian got a free coffee when we bought my hot chocolate. Good thing it was free because he didn’t like it. LOL. My hot chocolate, on the other hand, was yummy.
Anyway, I had gotten an email from Banana Republic and Gap that same day that their outlet stores were having a one-day sale: buy any 2 items and get 1 free. Brian and I printed a couple of coupons before we left the hotel. We were going to hit BR and Gap first, but then decided we better get our shoes first because that will dictate whether we have enough money to shop for anything else. =P
The one thing I really wanted to get out of this trip was a new pair of workout shoes for Zumba. Gina Ann let me try on her Nike Huaraches the other day and I thought they were really comfortable. They are really light too. She swears by them. She loves them so much that she actually has a couple of pairs. I was thinking that surely they would have some at the Nike Outlet.
Jackpot! I found these $65 Nike Huaraches on sale for only $21.99. I couldn’t believe my luck! The cheapest that I could find Nike Huaraches
For Brian’s shoes, we went to Off Broadway Shoes because they had a 10% of any 1 item coupon in our coupon booklet. Besides letting us use two of those coupons, they also gave us a coupon for almost $20 off our next purchase on our receipt. I am now a big fan of Off Broadway Shoes also. I’m pretty easy to win over. Can you tell?
I really wanted Brian to get some more grown up shoes. Maybe like the ones above. He said these are like the kind that his coworker Jordan wears. I have to agree. They are very stylish. Brian would never wear these, though. He found these Dr. Martens and would not let them go. He liked them so much that he bought a pair in black and also a pair in dark brown. I’m the kind of person who will buy every single color of something if I like it, so he got no resistance.
Brian was like, “These are really comfortable. No wonder you never want to get rid of your Docs.” LOL. The shoes that Brian picked out were actually pretty plain but, as long as he is happy with them, I can’t really object. He seems very excited to wear them tomorrow. Not sure which ones will get worn first, though.
After buying our shoes, we didn’t have much left for any other shopping. We skipped the Gap, but did hit the clearance racks at Banana Republic Factory Outlet. I love that store. I just got a couple of things and then we were done.
We came. We saw. We conquered. And, we saved some money to boot! Go us!
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