Successful Shopping Day

I had a successful shopping trip today.  I met my friend, Dianne at the mall at 10:00 sharp and we were off.  Our first stop was Nordstrom's.  She had to pick up 2 pair of jeans she had left to be hemmed.  While she took care of that, I rummaged through a rack of mark downs and found a great pair of black casual pants that were 50% off.  I love getting something cute on sale.  When Dianne rejoined me, we started looking around another department and I found a fancy, sparklie top and jacket set to wear with those fancy $4 pants I got a week or so ago.  I'm set on the formal wear now.  From there we went to Macy's where Dianne found a few things and I came up with nothing.  After that we went to Penneys.  I found 2 cute pair of pants, a sage green and navy blue and two shirts to go with them.  I will do an inventory tonight but I think all I have left to do is pick up some pj's and some undies and I'll be set.  I haven't added up how much I've spent.  I don't even care.  I got a lot of things on sale and didn't go over board and buy too much.  The wonderful thing is, I bought things I really like instead of settling for things simply because they fit me.  When I wore a size 2X or a 22/24 I didn't have a lot of choices as far as clothing went.  I was lucky to find anything that fit and if it did I bought it even if it didn't look all that good because I knew I probably wouldn't find something else that fit.  Now I am wearing a size 14 and I have so many choices that I am buying only what I really like and what looks nice on me.  I don't have to settle anymore and it feels great.  I hope by the end of the year to be in an even smaller size but right now, I am enjoying myself right where I am.  I'm feeling so good and have so much more energy and confidence.  It's great!!!!