it happens every time.

After a long, unseasonably cold day that took Florida by surprise, I returned home to take a steamy shower and settle in with a Lean Cuisine spinach-and-mushroom pizza to check my emails.
Law school, Law School, WaMu, Law School, Sephora, Shopbop...
And there it was.
This happens every time.
Every single time I make a long-debated, serious clothing/accessory purchase, the item goes on sale or clearance not long after I have already parted ways with the cash. This time, my ill timed purchase consisted of some beautiful hidden-platform subtly-pointed pumps to coordinate with my new for-law-school pencil skirt/peplum jacket suit.
Not twenty-four hours after their arrival, Shopbop sent the email announcing their Tax Breaks sale. If you want the same pumps, you can get them for only $140, saving you the exact amount it costs to get another one of my wishlist items, the L L.A.M.B. fragrance roll-on perfume. It is also a good time to justify that pricey springtime blouse or handbag.

It goes in reverse too- if I wait out an item until it goes on sale, it will inevitably go out of stock. I can't win!

total bliss or total B.S.?

While I was wandering around Sephora, I came across something pretty interesting...



love handler by bliss promises to shrink abdominal fat.

um, what? I though products like this were debunked long ago. I understand the concept of skin-toning lotions, but this description actually uses the words "a workout for lazy abdominals" and "tone pudgy tummies". It contains mint oil which will of course cause tingling, but muscle toning? Fat shrinking? I'll save my $36 and stick to aerobic exercise and, err, try to cut back on the carbs.

Sounds like baloney to me!