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There is always first time for everything...online shopping. Yes or No?
I always knew they existed - I have seen their chic dresses, sexy heels and cool tops. I am talking about Topshop. I got even excited when I found out that they opened a store in NYC, although I live in Denver, Colorado. I must say things come around a lot slower around here and don't get me wrong, there are nice stores here, but it's not to the point where they satisfy my fashion cravings.
This is when the beauty of online shopping comes in handy. My friend Sophie loves to shop online. She says that it's the best because she can buy things anytime,even in 2 in the morning, not have to worry about driving to the mall ( and not finding anything at the mall!!) and in most cases there's no sales tax and a little shipping and usually the return and exchange are easy.
I must say I was never comfortable of buying clothes online. Shoes and bags, I'm OK with. With clothes, things are different simply because every brand has slightly different sizing and all. Topshop seemed no exceptions. It's from UK, and I know sometimes the equivalent of those sizes can be confusing...( look at H&Ms!)
One day, as I was looking through tons of pictures as always - new trends, jackets and coats for fall and winter. And there it was. I fell in love with this striped knit jacket from Topshop. I looked at the price and fell in love with it even more - it's only $80!!
Knitted Stripe Jacket
$80.00 at Topshop
I had to go to the store - but wait, there is no Topshop here in Denver! As I envied those folks in NYC, I went online. I quickly navigated myself to look for the jacket and there it was! I want, I want! Pause. What is my size?
Suddenly, I was lost. I usually wear 2 or 4, depending on the brand. I have jackets and tops that run rather smaller and larger and what????? While all those thoughts kept going around my head, I looked up on the sizing chart. Hmmm....I think I am 4 but I don't want it to be too tight since it's a knit jacket....oh well, let's just order 6 in case and if it didn't fit, I'd just exchange it.
Committee Confirms: Comply With Pelosi-Care Or Go To Jail
Committee Confirms: Comply With Pelosi-Care Or Go To Jail by Publius From the House Ways and Means Republicans: 1-jail-cell Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years."Brilliant"
How Brilliant!™ Go Green! Recycle your old jewelry It's time to round up those items that are far too special to be tucked away in a jewelry box at the back of your closet!Unique, sentimental and full of individuality, Jen Boaz's "Brilliant"™ necklaces give new life to the brooches, charms, watches, rings, bracelets, and earrings you love, but no longer wear. The result: a one-of-a-kind treasure that lets your most meaningful items lie close to your heart where they belong- How Brilliant!™ Here's how to get started: Gather charms, securely package them and mail to Jen Boaz Jewelry.A MAJOR Teaparty victory
Republican in NY House race suspends campaign By VALERIE BAUMAN (AP) – 20 hours ago ALBANY, N.Y. — Fighting plunging support, Republican Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly suspended her campaign Saturday in the 23rd Congressional District special election that has exposed a rift among national factions of the party. Campaign spokesman Matt Burns said Scozzafava thinks stepping aside is for the best of the party.A challenge to an article defending Acorn in the L.A. Times
My Letter to the Editorial Page Editor of the L.A. Times Regarding That Fact-Challenged Pro-ACORN Op-Ed Written by the ACORN Consultant A recent op-ed in your paper defending ACORN makes at least two factual misstatements: 1) that ACORN staff offered to help shield an underage prostitution ring at only two offices, and 2) that no voter fraudulently registered to vote by ACORN had ever actually cast a ballot. Furthermore, your paper failed to disclose that the author of the op-ed, Peter Dreier, has been a (presumably paid) consultant for ACORN in the past .Eclipse: Final Week of Filming?
It has been reported through several sources that Eclipse is now in its final week of filming. Hardly seems possible! But according to Eclipse Vampire Peter Facinelli (aka Carlisle Cullen) it is true -He tweeted, "Back in Vancouver.
Will Banks & Bonuses Lead Us to Better Days?
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A Goldman Sachs International adviser defended compensation in the finance industry as his company plans a near-record year for pay, saying the spending will help boost the economy. “We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all,” Brian Griffiths, who was a special adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, said yesterday at a panel discussion at St.The federal budget deficit tripled to a record $1.4 trillion for the 2009 fiscal year
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer – Wed Oct 7, 7:02 pm ET WASHINGTON – The federal budget deficit tripled to a record $1.4 trillion for the 2009 fiscal year that ended last week, congressional analysts said Wednesday. The Congressional Budget Office estimate, while expected, is bad news for the White House and its allies in Congress as they press ahead with health care overhaul legislation that could cost $900 billion over the next decade. The unprecedented flood of red ink flows from several factors, including a big drop in tax revenues due to the recession, $245 billion in emergency spending on the Wall Street bailout and the takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Real World Issues
Sitting with friends for coffee this morning I posed this question "What are the REAL world issues?" It was interesting the answers that followed in that conversation. My friends are a really diverse group of people. We are not a group of "oh yeah- we all agree on everything" bunch. I gleaned from our conversation about REAL world issues...and they are as follows: Americans are tired, angry, frustrated, and getting impatient. Many of those from the religious right who voted for Obama because of a desire to be part of history in the making...are now frustrated and suffering buyers remorse. Sure he just got the Nobel Peace Price but as all will agree, he himself said he didn't deserve it. The liberal groups are giddy as children who have consumed too much sugar, beaming with pride that their savior that finally has had an undeniable accomplishment. They feel they are finally making all the rest of us see the brilliance of a man who many others feel has simply been riding a rainbow to a pot of gold. Speaking of rainbows, lets now consider that bold announcement that Obama's newest goal is to end the "Don't Ask-Don't Tell" era within our military. Seems he has realized that with so many gays within our military it would not be cost-effective to bounce them out of there after paying so much to train them. I believe he stated something to the effect that "we need these people to fight" so in a way we can possibly say he implies that "they should have an equal opportunity to die" so that is a Hmmmm...moment.The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy.
Decline Is a Choice The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy. by Charles Krauthammer The weathervanes of conventional wisdom are registering another round of angst about America in decline. New theories, old slogans: Imperial overstretch.
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