Confessions

Has anyone shopped so much that they actually dropped? Where did the phrase, "shop 'til you drop" stem from? Unless one is wearing ridiculously uncomfortable heels or is carrying a heap full of shopping bags can I say you are one tough cookie.

Shopping may provide a soothing, therapeutic activity for some, a fulfilling of a shopper's craves/addiction for most, or a stressful claustrophobic environment for others. Anyhow, for me it provides a thrill in the sense that unexpected finds and mind-blowing deals will be in tow or a hunt for that one item I have been lusting over. Here are my most recent purchases, as I try to transition myself from summer to a more "mild" summer (fall for me is technically a lingering summer that stubbornly won't go away)...