So, the nice thing about back to school shopping by the time you reach senior year of college is that you don’t really need to buy all that much (in theory). All of my books were purchased online and are waiting for me at the Gambier Post Office. I’ve spent four years accumulating all of the things I need for dorm life. And I have enough overflow in the area of school supplies that this year, I will not be buying any. On my back to school list this year I have the toiletries I will need; a few foodstuffs to keep me company while I am away from home-cooked meals; nude-colored high heels and dresses for semi-formal events and graduation, the things I set out to buy this very weekend. It’s going to be dinnertime in about an hour and I’ve pretty much completed my list, YAY! and the grand total for the clothing items? $57.26. Amazing!

1. Two dresses from Deb on the “Take an additional 50% off the lowest ticket price” rack. The blue one was $14.99 (orig. 79.99!) and the pink one was $7.50 (orig. 39.99). Talk about a steal! And nude colored canvas wedges from JC Penny, $16.39. I’m still looking for patent pumps in the same color, but the wedges are great, too. 

2. Two dresses from the Goodwill, $5 each. The first has a tag that read size 7/8 so I was worried, but whoever owned it in the past must have had it taken in since it fit my size 4/5 body perfectly. The second is some labelless, tagless number that has to be from the 80s. It screamed “I wish I was born in the Victorian Era!” at me and I was sooo excited that it fit. Plus, I bought a wine glass with the City of Toledo seal on it (whoo hometown souvenir!) and I bought a souvenir glass from the Rainforest Cafe in Chicago (can you believe I nearly bought a $17 alcoholic beverage there last December in order to get one of these?!) for 50 cents a piece. 

3. Six items from Plato’s Closet’s clearance rack, which I got for the huge bargain price of $1 each!!! Another black party dress, an over-sized t-shirt with some iconic ladies faces on it, a heavy, wool, houndstooth frock for the winter months, a purple bubble skirt with black lace over top, wool shorts for the transition from summer to fall, and a knee-length red satin skirt. 

And now I celebrate my shopping success by cooking Cauliflower-Sweet Potato Stew and drinking White Zin from my new wine glass and watch the Red Sox kick Yankee ass. YAY!!