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To be 100% transparent I was not looking forward to today.

I had a bunch of adult shit on my to-do list that I have been procrastinating because I associate being an adult with really boring shit like doing your taxes, making actual phone calls to businesses you don’t want to have to talk to but need to talk to, spending money on shit I don’t want to spend money on (ex. a new windshield), calling to try and set up consultations, and organizing expense reports.

So yeah… I was super not excited to do today, but I literally had to get it all done today because I waited until the last minute. Again. I’m working on it.

After I dropped my little one off at school I decided to run the errands I had mentally noted to get done. This sounds responsible (and it was), you should know that I was still procrastinating the above mentioned list. Once I got home I told myself I was just going to sit down and get it the fuck done. I was pretty surprised by how quickly I got it all done. For real, I thought these things were going to take me hours yet here I was getting it all done in under two hours! I will say, the phone call was the hardest part and that is simply because I am a traumatized millennial with 3/4 coverage on the spectrum.

And I’m okay with that, until I have to make a phone call to a government building or entity.

Regardless, the tasks got done! To reward myself, I decided to drop off my latest donation bag to the thrift with an immediate following of perusing the racks. Mondays are always 75% off color sale days and there are typically some fantastic finds since most people drop off their donations on the weekend. I scored HUGE today!

Fun fact about me, usually my first stop in the thrift is the purse section. I have a sick addiction to quality leather bags. I’m working on it. Today was a bit different though; a patterned top caught my eye as I approached the first rack and was abundantly surprised to find it was Veronica Beard! I absolutely love the aesthetic of this brand and when I worked as a stylist I would regularly try on the designs the store would carry. I wanted a piece so fucking bad, but the brand is expensive as fuck for a single mom who is trying to make ends meet. To stumble across a Veronica at the thrift, a multicolor jewel tone printed blouse with black lace and a waist drawstring, for $4 felt like the Universe just showered me in abundance. I started beaming. Then I turned to look further on the rack only to find a lavender cashmere sweater by Vince… I swear I questioned if I was in reality because this is another brand I adored at the time I first learned about Veronica Beard. The only time I was ever able to afford Vince as a stylist was during the annual sale the store held where premium brands were discounted down for roughly 3 weeks to a month, depending on your rewards member status. Vince was on my wish list that year; while I didn’t get the sweater I was eyeing I did get the black dress I wanted. This was 3 years ago, but to this day it is my FAVORITE and most worn dress. It can be styled casually or for a more upscale event, is effortlessly chic with the tie belt or worn loose, is comfortable beyond reason, and is the first dress I’ve found that flatters my height without alterations needed. So yeah… finding a lavender cashmere Vince sweater for $4, absofuckinglutely started feeling spoiled by Divinity.

I also found teal linen pants, a cropped silk cheetah print button down, a pair of distressed 100% cotton Twelve by OnTwelfth jeans, a 100% cotton jean long sleeve button down, vintage gold chain link belt, the damsel bell sleeve cable knit sweater by Free People (also $4 and 100% cotton), a prima cotton Vince t-shirt, and floral print midi skirt. I basically won, what I would consider, the jackpot of thrifting today.

I love how I started the day with a post about lowkey dragging my feet on coming out of hibernation/hiding and embracing the newness of spring, only to be gifted the most divine foundation for my transition wardrobe into this new season of life. Each piece I got is a bit out of my norm for what I would typically wear, but they all go well with my purchases from the week of my southeast trip AND 99% of my purchases today were made with organic materials (I have a goal of transitioning my entire wardrobe to organic materials because wearing petroleum, aka: polyester, on my skin gives me the ick). I realized that the secret wardrobe inspo Pinterest board I had made a month ago has now actually taken shape in my reality.

I didn’t go actively looking for pieces from this board, I semi forgot about the board to be completely honest, but managed to manifest exactly what I wanted to me… after doing the necessary adulting I was avoiding. If I get rewarded like this every time I suck it up and do the shit I need to do… I just might do it sooner next time.

What a weird and wonderful day!