Next Tuesday, my wife goes into the local hospital for abdominal surgery. When I say local, I mean local: it's less than a mile from my front door. The surgery is not unusual or difficult, but, as the surgeon said "it's not a haircut, either."
This means I'll have a few hours at home, waiting for the call from the doctors telling me she's waking and I can come down.
Two upcoming blog-pertinent events: a clothing swap (the following Sunday) and my Richmond trip (three weeks later). I suspect I'll skip the swap; the next is in April, and the clothes will keep. If recovery is slow, Richmond will be postponed.
But time alone is rarely wasted, so I hope to spend Tuesday morning sorting through what I need for my trip. I'll put things such as bra and slip and hose and shoes and wig and makeup and nighties and pads in a box, ready to go. I'll make a list of items such as panties and dresses that I can't pack yet so I'm ready to go. I'll try out my new shoes. Dressing time is out ~ I want to be ready to get to hospital quickly. I will organise everything so I can change on-the-road, if possible. An anonymous friend left a comment suggesting two possible malls where I can change. I'll see if I can find out if they have "family" restrooms.
Near my office are a TJ Maxx and a Marshalls and a Payless. I think I'm good for shoes right now, after last week's purchase. Similar shops are near my Maryland customer, and I'll be there tomorrow.
My goal is to do a bit of clothes shopping ~ I only buy clothes for special occasions, and if Meg will be traveling, well, that's a special occasion, right? If I can arrange it, I'll go to the local shops this afternoon or Friday after work. Or I'll go to the shops in Maryland tomorrow. That's iffier ~ the most predictable thing about Washington area traffic is "there will be lots." Google a route in this area and it will say "15 minutes. With traffic: a week or two." I don't mind traffic occasionally. My mantra is "I'm not doing this every day. The people around me are." I would, however, prefer to avoid it.
If I find a new outfit, I can at least try it on next Tuesday and know if it's travel ready.
I'll keep assuming all will go as scheduled, and I'll have some new stories and pictures in a month or so!
Showing posts with label Payless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Payless. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Focus on Shoes
When I go to people's homes to fix computers, I meet three types of customers:
* older people who don't understand computers at all
* upscale sorts who can't be bothered
* women who's husband will fix it "if he ever gets around to it."
One of the women in the third category, S, lives a couple of neighborhoods over. She's maybe 45 but if I could look like her, I'd be very happy. She also has two college age daughters who look Just Fine.
When I go over, there's always girl stuff lying around. Cosmetics strewn on a counter, or a partying dress hanging on a coat rack, or a short short skirt sitting on a couch, all by itself.
In my younger days, I'd try to take a closer look and hope I don't get caught. Now, I'm just tempted to take a closer look, and I can usually resist temptation.
But last time I was there, S wandered off to take care of something and I was done and there were these shoes just sitting there. No, I didn't slip them on (well, I could see they were way too small) but I did pull out my handy droid and take the photo to the left.
Last Friday, I finished my hours for the week plus a couple. I don't have anything urgent, so I tried to move a late appointment up so I could finish my day a bit earlier. She couldn't move up the appointment, so I went to a nearby mall.
My main goal was to replace something I know I own but can't find. A pant liner. Something like this. I looked in Macy's Bloomingdales, Gap Body.... No luck. I haven't been wearing hose or anything else under my regular pants, and I wanted to rectify that. I did notice that it's even hard to find slips these days.
As long as I was in the mall, I walked over to the Payless shoes and looked at my size. I saw a few pairs of pumps that I liked, and it was BOGO (buy one get one half-price) time. So I bought the shoes pictured below. I apologise for the poor quality. It's that handy droid once again. The first have a small platform and higher heels than anything else I own except for these. When I got home, the boys were home. My oldest asked if I could take the other to his French lesson so he could go out. I said sure ~ this meant shoe try-on time!
My next business trip will probably be about two hours from home. Close enough to drive, far enough to stay away for a few nights. More soon. Here are the shoes.
* older people who don't understand computers at all
* upscale sorts who can't be bothered
* women who's husband will fix it "if he ever gets around to it."
One of the women in the third category, S, lives a couple of neighborhoods over. She's maybe 45 but if I could look like her, I'd be very happy. She also has two college age daughters who look Just Fine.
When I go over, there's always girl stuff lying around. Cosmetics strewn on a counter, or a partying dress hanging on a coat rack, or a short short skirt sitting on a couch, all by itself.
In my younger days, I'd try to take a closer look and hope I don't get caught. Now, I'm just tempted to take a closer look, and I can usually resist temptation.
Last Friday, I finished my hours for the week plus a couple. I don't have anything urgent, so I tried to move a late appointment up so I could finish my day a bit earlier. She couldn't move up the appointment, so I went to a nearby mall.
My main goal was to replace something I know I own but can't find. A pant liner. Something like this. I looked in Macy's Bloomingdales, Gap Body.... No luck. I haven't been wearing hose or anything else under my regular pants, and I wanted to rectify that. I did notice that it's even hard to find slips these days.
As long as I was in the mall, I walked over to the Payless shoes and looked at my size. I saw a few pairs of pumps that I liked, and it was BOGO (buy one get one half-price) time. So I bought the shoes pictured below. I apologise for the poor quality. It's that handy droid once again. The first have a small platform and higher heels than anything else I own except for these. When I got home, the boys were home. My oldest asked if I could take the other to his French lesson so he could go out. I said sure ~ this meant shoe try-on time!
My next business trip will probably be about two hours from home. Close enough to drive, far enough to stay away for a few nights. More soon. Here are the shoes.
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