6 cupcakes later!

Yep! That's right!!! I baked yummy cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and sprinkles and I alone have consumed 6!!! I literally have no self control when it comes to something I'm craving! I love to bake so this is always an issue! This is also why I always give away 75% of all my baked goods because if I didn't I'd personally eat 75% of my own baked goods! Oh the down fall of loving to cook!

I should have plenty of motivation to stop picking up cupcakes!!!Yesterday I did something I never do!!!NEVER!!! I went shopping for the first time for myself since having Charlie. After crying nearly every morning when I stand in my closet looking at my wardrobe, I knew it was time! I have stuff in there from before I was married!YEESHK!!To say I needed cloths would have been an under statement! But instead of stocking up on $3 clearance shirts from Target I treated myself to a little luxury for once! I loaded up the kids and headed for the mall.

When I walked into Nordstrom I was on a mission. "Do it Becca! You deserve it!!!" I had to keep telling myself as I pushed my stroller over the brand new shiny sparkling floor of Nordies! Nordstroms is a little tricky! Where does a 30 year old mom fit in at Nordstroms? Brass Plum is for the cell phone totin', Prom Committee, teenagers but I always seemed drawn in that direction... and yes I know I don't belong there! The other departments are for women on the hunt for the perfect dress to wear to their husbands work banquet or have the money to drop $150 on a hoodie sweatshirt with rhine stones! And all of you would be happy to know I didn't dare venture into the kids department! Size 16 jeans are for husky tall 5th graders , not me!!

Oh well I tried!!! It's hard breaking years and years of frugality all at once! I did pick up some new jewelery from Nordstoms before I left it's well dressed mannequins and intimidating makeup attendants! Off to conqure my goal elseware!

Sweet success was discoverde within the walls of Banana Republic, AnnTaylor and Gap. Everything was on sale...baby steps people! But I did score some great essentials and I have hope for my wardrobe yet! Of course I had to call my little sister right away! She would be most proud of me! I know I need to get over my cheapness when it comes cloths. Quality trumps quantity when you keep cloths as long as I do, so dropping a few hundred bucks on myself once every blue moon is a good thing!!! I just have to keep telling myself that! I'm worth it!

I spend all my money on my kids or on my house and I have forgotten about myself long enought! It felt great! I even went back to Banana and picked up a ring I couldn't get out of my head for two hours! LOVE IT!

So unless I want to quickly out grow all thsoe pants I just bought I better retire the cupcake fetish!