What a semester.

If you think this an obnoxious, dramatic self-photo of me, you're right. But man. I'm grateful for some upcoming relief from my schedule.
RELIEF, I say.

(...Why did Avon think this was a good idea?!?!)
Not that I don't know how to find it in other ways. ;)

(Yes, this is at Sam's Club. I was there with friends. I don't shop there. But if I did, you know what I'd buy.)
Tomorrow I will take these puppies in and figure out if I'm just crazy and not used to the new prescription, or if something else is wrong.

It's kind of bad that a pair of sunglasses not turning out can make me so upset. So upset that I take another obnoxious photo of myself. But, once I get them under control, I will feel extremely good. My sunglasses are a rather big part of my day. They ARE prescription and all. :)

It helps that it is the Christmas season. Even at my busiest, I love the novelty of it all. Especially this book tree.
But since I don't have one, for now, I will settle for books.

Like three Smithsonian Guides to Historic America. (I have one already. Thrifted for $8, total.)

I will also enjoy my own decorations, like my smaller Christmas tree.

And candy canes.
I kind of (totally) need to but a spending/thrifting freeze on myself. I know I've said this before. I'll say it again. It's kind of... out of control. (Not really.)

But it IS the Christmas season and now that things are sort of, uh, chilling out (sorry for the use of cold words) for me, responsibility-wise, maybe I will feel less need to get my thrift on. ...Except I am costuming my upcoming show (more details soon) and it will require much thriftage.
Anyways. :) S'all good. Some recent scores:

Gold-sequin and clear-beaded sweater: $5. The previous owner messed with it a good bit, to fit. I had to take out some seams so it would fit ME. It exposed some damage. I have a pile going for the next snow-day. I will fix anything that I possibly can, to save some $$$ on repairs.

I am continuing my 80's shirt kick but bringing it into the cold weather by finding long-sleeved ones. Also am bringing it into... the 90's. Gotta love Versace knock-offs. I paired this shirt ($3.25) with my lime green sweater-blazer ($6).

Pastel formal, $4. ...Yeah. Like I NEED another formal. This one I could pull off, though, on a regular day. It requires a scarf tucked into the décolletage, Jane Austen-style.

I was just messing around, here. The 40's-from-the-80's polka-dot dress is cool but I do need to drop a few inches here and there to make it truly comfortable. (Working on that.) I paired it ($6) with my pink 60's pumps ($40), pink 80's belt ($2), fur-trimmed cardigan ($12) and crazy pink Lucite bib necklace (made it myself, probably was $30 for the beads). If I had grey or bubble-gum-pink tights I would wear them with it.

Sigh of bliss. I'm really kind of over sweaters - I have a bunch that I love, but I don't need any more, and they're hard to find where they don't just add bulk - but this one. This one. Is The One. (And I thought to myself, this is slightly Michael Jackson-esque. And then I wore it out to dinner and my friend Jen said, that looks Michael Jackson-esque. YES.) Sweater: $3.
So anyways. Therapies. Looking forward to getting back to my novel.

Found this at an antique store (didn't buy it), but it reminded me of a lil' cosmic affirmation that I should press on: my main character is named Deltrice. And she makes cosmetics. Finding this out was a RELIEF. I tell you. :)