things that have improved things greatly

Things that have put me into the — well, I hesitate to say “holiday spirit”, so let’s just say: things that have put me in a festive and/or appreciative mood.

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Nice take on an AIDS ribbon, no? It’s of African design and the wearer has owned it for 20 years. Bittersweet, yes?

  • Stopping by a friend’s store tonight, finding it closed, morosely heading to the dollar store — and running into the aforementioned friends! I squealed and ran at them, which I’m sure spiced up their canned food price comparisoning. They reminded me that their holiday party is two short days away, which actually made me jump up and down.
  • Then I got complimented on my boots by a stranger. Thanks, dollar store!
  • I had to kill time a couple days ago in a somewhat unfamiliar town. I found the mall and figured that Macy’s was going to be the least painful spot to endure the crappy pre-digested holiday bleck. And, I have to say, it was quite lovely and magical. Lots of glittery fun decor, and lots and LOTS of sparkly outfits for me to ogle.
  • There was a shiny besequined jacket that would not leave my little mind, though it only came in a tiny person’s size. So I went by the Macy’s in my town and found it in my size and bought the hell out of it. I cringe at the price (I am a cheap, cheap person) but every time I visit it in my closet, I feel just gleeful. It’s so SHINY. Sometimes a little splurge just … you know.
  • I need to spend some dough not on besequined finery but on business stuff before the end of the year. Circumstances converged for me to buy a spot at an incredible conference, I’m so excited about it, lord it was so expensive, but oh my god. I will go into more details in a later post. Thank you to key friends and internet buddies who encouraged me to go for it. Much like the shiny jacket, I think about this purchase and just know I did the right thing.

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Flowers I arranged for the Thanksgiving table. Very festive until the Elderly Relative, in a fit of Senior Moment, dumped the arrangements in the trash. SIGH!

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