Monday Morning-Shopping Online and Making Changes

I'm finally taking the plunge. For those who remember this discussion, I've made the big decision. Tomorrow is my haircut day, and I won't be coloring afterward. I'll be half and half for awhile as the white grows out, but at least the change over won't be as long as if my hair were longer. With really short hair (which I intend to keep), my hair gets cut at least every four weeks, which requires color equally often, and I'm tired of it. Add to that the fact that well, I'm 67. It's not like it will make me look anything other than my age. If I hate it when it grows out, I can simply start again, but meanwhile that saves me time, energy, and ten dollars a month-and I expect to like it, honestly!

Meanwhile, when it comes to my clothing, apparently I am going through a phase, or else my fashion choices are drastically changing or both. As I went through my clothing this past week, I realized that most of what I pull out and choose first to wear are things that are longer and tunic like, as opposed to the short silky style shirts and cardigans that were my thing for years. You might think it was the opposite, since I have lost weight and am working out, but I am embracing mainly bright, longer styles in everything from sweaters to sweatshirts.

This is fairly a new thing for me. mind. Granted that I went much more casual upon retirement, leaving the dress for success, suits, and stockings behind, but there wasn't that much style change. Who knew, I guess this is the new me. 

Too bright??

At $20, this bottom sweater is my trial order from Zulily.com. One of the reasons they are so cheap is that they wait and then order from the company so there is a longer turnover time, but I am fine with that. I'll let you know later in the month how this turns out. I already have accessories to go with this as well as tanks for underneath.

Obviously, I cannot go out and buy a whole new wardrobe-even just for my upper half-nor would I want to. What I have done is spent time perusing online, from online thrift stores like Swap.com and Thred up.com, to Amazon, to the sale departments of a couple of my favorite stores to Zulily.com, which I just discovered. Let me just say that if I am happy with my first order, I may have found a new friend. 

Some folks  are not fans of online shopping, some because they cannot find what they want, some because of the lack of returns, and some because of the philosophical aspect. When it comes to the latter, I've pretty much decided that as long as the stores themselves are offering cheaper prices online than in their stores, and free shipping to said stores, I'm gonna take advantage of that.

 While it's not a top, this past weekend I purchased this purse online from Kohl's. I was looking for a purse that fit some specific needs (it had to hold the calendar/journal/diary  that literally goes everywhere with me, as well as have a section for card slots so I could leave the wallet behind, for example). I found this one below. Because I picked up at a special entrance near my car (avoiding walking through said store), I did not get to compare the in store prices, but I expect that the in store price was likely the one shown. I however, paid $21.00 after taxes due to online only discounts. And shipping was free, and I waited to pick up said item at a time convenient to me and near my errands.

I do know that some retailers are having issues, and some stores are being closed. But using this place as an example, I have four stores in four directions, just five miles from my house. Do they NEED that many stores? And unlike myself, I expect most people who end up doing store pickups wander around afterward and very possibly end up with in store purchases (part of the reason they offer free ship to store, I am sure). When it comes to local, independent stores, I will always choose them first, be it my local bookstore, fabric store, coffee shop, boutique or something else. But otherwise,  I have no qualms about shopping online be it Macy's or Amazon. I get better prices, without leaving my house and that works for me. Because I hate shopping, need to save money and face it, am lazy.  

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Yep, I'm even looking at long sweatshirts.

As for those long tops/sweaters (which I can still wear with my thin yoga pants, leggings and jeans) I have a few on my list, so that I can every so slowly get rid of my short tops, or at least put them aside for now. The only question is, can I wear those shorter cardigans over the lighter weight tunics?  I suppose not.