From goodbyes to good buys

In a bid to get my spending (and drinking) under (some kind of ) control I spent a weekend home. Ok, I didn't drink but it sure didn't stop me from spending. I bought lovely cashmere blend coat for winter (this season my bank account isn't the only thing doing red), a belt to keep with the colour scheme AND another coat for the winter (this one for the military trend). 

And while I know I'm supposed to love all my shoes equally and not have any favourites but as any mother, whoops, shoelover knows, that just isn't true. My favourite snake skin heels just broke, so I just simply had to replace them!

And then... then there was the issue of The Man's birthday present.

Some years ago I bought him a Longchamp credit case case that he loved. Now it, much like the state of his finances, is a bit worse for wear, so I've been trying to find a new one. Longchamp has discontinued that particular item, but I finally managed to find one at Montblanc. And today it was delivered. It's just so bloody typical. The moment I dare to plan ahead, something like this happens. Just goes to show how little I could ever take our future for granted.

I'm staring at the box now, not sure what to do with it. I could keep it, be the bigger person and send it to him anyway because I know he'd love it. 

Or, I can return it, take the money and buy myself something I'd love? Like this little beauty from Lulu Guinness (that I had planned would be my 7-year-anniversary- present from The Man?)

Now I just need those boots. I might be facing another cold, long winter and I might be facing it alone but damn,I'm going to look fabulous doing it!