Confessions of a Possible Shopaholic

I used to be pretty thrifty. I was careful with my money and never bought anything that cost more than $30. I would have died at the thought of buying a bathing suit that cost over $100. 

So what's happened to me lately? Because that is exactly what I did. I seem to be having less and less problems spending more and more money on clothes and shoes these days. And maybe that's not necessarily a bad thing. I haven't dug myself into the horrible, inescapable depths of debt. Yet...

Maybe it's getting older and having more money to spend. And the fact that I don't currently have a house payment or kids. Or maybe I'm developing a love for fashion that I didn't used to have.

I've been buying a lot of things lately that don't fit my "style". My friend Hillary and I went shopping this weekend and we both purchased things we'd never seen each other wear. And we've been friends for 15 years (saying that makes me feel old...). I told her now was as good a time as any to re-invent our style. Or at least add to it.

I have a very eclectic taste in music. And maybe I've developed the same taste as far as fashion goes. Just this past weekend I purchased this vest from Guess ($60):

I saw it in the store and passed it by, thinking it was not something I would ever wear. But as we perused the aisles, I kept thinking about it. So eventually I went back for it. I tried it on not expecting to like it that much. But I loved it. 

Another recent purchase I made was my Lauren Conrad scalloped shorts ($33 at Kohl's). I bought them in black and in the pattern below:

It's been a bit of a struggle to figure out what top to wear with these but I love them.

In the past two weeks I've also purchased Lauren Conrad coated jeggings ($12 on clearance at Kohl's).

And this LC floral peasant blouse ($29.99 at Kohl's).

I also purchased a new pair of Yellow Box flip flops from Belk ($24.99) and a pair of rolled up jeans from Gap ($19.99).

So yeah...I feel like I've become a shopaholic. Although, to be honest, this is not a very recent development. My 20-odd Thirty-One and Vera Bradley bags purchased over the past three years can attest to that. But I've spent quite a bit in the last two weeks and sadly now have a hundred more dollars worth of things in my cart. 

So this is the part where I confess that I may have a buying problem. But I also have an evolving style so who can really put a handle on that? Aren't these items so cute?

I should just get them right?