Ahhhh, nothing beats the winter blues like a little retail therapy with my almost-14 year-old daughter! We toughed out the slightly nasty, high-maintenance crowds at Winners (ugh, I hate Winners) because Mommy had a withering, sighing gift card in her wallet from about a year ago. Can you tell I'm not a fan of Winners?! But, the fresh, light Spring fashions for both clothing and the home seemed to breathe new life into this thirtysomething ole girl and I found myself in the Juniors section with Rylee, oohing and ahhing over the silliest frocks! Wow, do some people really wear that stuff!? I steared clear from the jean section because I didn't want to ruin the suddenly wonderful mood I was in: all butterflies and dandelions for me!! So, what do I find hanging up beside me as Rylee and I curse and point and laugh at the hideous outfits in the clearance section (yes, we KNOW why there's a clearance on the clearance section!)? The cutest, palest, almost see-through country blouses in the prettiest spring colours. And all they had left in sizes??? Yes, I gasped...SMALL. Would a small in Juniors fit? Darn it, for $19.99 I had to try! Lo, and behold, I saunter to the change rooms in that glorious mood that somehow found me the minute the car parked near the stores, and found, to my surprise, they fit. Perfectly. They were practically singing my name.....in a soft, sensuous voice whispering of daises and violets and green grass....looking at myself in the fluorescent-cad mirror, with my pale, winter skin and my mousy brown hair I feel young and fresh and full of hope in those blouses. Like a young girl facing a spring full of wonder and innocence. I could barely see the grey hair in my Winners daydream.
Needless to say Rylee and I came out of the store with our purchases (of course a 14 year-old girl is going to find SOMETHING to buy) with a bounce to our step and renewed sense of joy towards the month of March. Because, after all March means one thing: Spring...eventually.
