I HIT PAY DIRT!!!

My husband & I went to Lake Norman this past Friday and Saturday. Stayed with some friends.  I drove up after I got off work on Friday. Kathleen and I went straight to one of 2 Goodwills that is close by. WOW!!! Did I luck out on both days. It was getting to the point, Didn't have very much in my closet to wear that was not slacking in the wrong places. I'm proud to say that I'm wearing a size 12-14 now!!!! in just  31/2 months. I couldn't believe i found clothing lines of Kasper, Chioc's, Talbot's, Kim Rogers, Liz Claiborne and Eddie Bauer to name a few. ALL Petites, They fit me purfect. Well, I do have a couple pairs of pants I bought that I'm going to have hemmed that they look better than if I did it, but what the heck, at $3.79 a pair, it's still a deal. Just wanted to express my happiness. PS: Had to go through my closet again and take items out and off the the resale shop again.

Woohoo!  That sounds like an awesome shopping trip!  Don't ya just love the Goodwill??!! Have a good evening! Kim :)

You got that right, KIM!!!! Reenie

On the other hand I spent a few hours this morning getting things ready to take to Goodwill that are too big for me.....Wooooooo Hoooooooo.. There is a secret Goodwill here in the shopping Center across from the Sisky Y( I only know about it cause that's where we live) which has lot's of things and since it is hidden not a high traffice shop. I can hardly wait to start buying new clothes but I think that is a way off for me.

Secret Goodwill?  Across from Sisky? Were is that?  Will you give up your location? If not, that's OK. You will be buying new/used cloths in no time. Reenie

Don't you just LOVE Goodwill Hunting?!! It's like mining for gold ... sometimes you hit a vein and other times you get skunked, but the hunt is fun. Like you, I love to find the Talbot's, J.Jill, Ann Taylor, Chico's, Eddie Bauer, Liz Claiborne, Coldwater Creek, .... Need I keep going. I just sift through the stuff until I find a jewel and let the sludge go by the wayside.

My mom just came out from CA and was commenting on my lovely clothes. I told her that I had to admit that I hardly own a new piece of clothing. I think 98% of what I own now comes from a second hand store of some sort.

I also told her that some of my friends buy things that are smaller than their current size, but I have yet to become so bold. I'm always convinced that whatever size I am, is as small as I'll get ... so, I have size 14's, 12's, 10's, 8's and now a couple of 6's. I don't want to get rid of any of 'em in case I have some bounce back ... I guess old habits die hard ... LOL.

Enjoy your new booty!

Barb

Yes, I hit the Goodwill at the right time. I'm like you Barb. I'm getting rid of everything that's above a 14. Old habits are hard to forget. Maybe after several years may change our thoughts, won't know til it happens. We lived like that for sooooo many years. Reenie

Congrats on the new you!

at the intersection of McKee road and Weddington there is a Harris Teeter shopping center and all the way at the end hidden in the back is a GOODWILL. It is so secret that I completely forget to go in .Happy Hunting and the yskey Y is across the street as is a Brand new super BI LO

The GW by my house must be the GW petite store - I guess you shorties are more generous with clothing lol I can't find ANYTHING *argh* I have a business trip coming up next week, its all week long and I don't have a weeks worth of clothes that fit :(