My Love for Accessories

I love accessories! I have necklaces draped on french bulletin boards in my closet, a drawer full of earrings and bracelets and a closet for my purses (yes, I have a space dedicated to my purses. It's fabulous! Totes on one shelf, clutches on another.). I have about 15 belts that just hang limply in the closet longing for me to wear them once again. (I went through a phase where I belted just about every top I wore.) I couldn't leave a store without browsing through the accessory section. I felt like I died and went to heaven when I discovered Forever 21's accessory store for love at the Beverly Center.

Thankfully, with all of the accessory binges in my past (those days when I would mindlessly pull out my credit card and haphazardly charge my purchases) I have built up quite the collection. Lately, I have only needed to add an item here or there to coordinate with a specific outfit. I also decided that it is way better to invest in a designer purse once a year instead of buying several less expensive bags. You end up spending about the same anyways. Keep you fingers crossed I find a way to own a Gucci bag this year. Needless to say, my accessory shopping in the fashion world has dwindled. (Probably a good thing considering one of my goals is to pay down credit card debt).

A scary thing happened over the weekend. Instead of shopping in a mall, I found myself in a running store. Yikes! It is not a good idea to go to a running store after a run (Like they say don't go to the grocery store hungry!). All of those endorphins pumping through your body block your ability to think logically (who am I kidding? Being logical is not one of my strengths!) and you end up with things that you don't truly need. I ended up with a new pair of shoes (absolutely necessary purchase), a new pair of socks (I have tons of running socks, but most don't even have enough elastic left to stay in place on my feet. Arguable if these were necessary!), packets of vanilla bean Gu (I'm up to 10 miles in my training schedule. I needed something more substantial than Gatordae to prevent bonking) and a new watch (a running accessory). I left the store with the Garmin Forerunner. It's gray and pink (my favorite color), so how could I not? I'll admit this accessory was a splurge and not necessary. I could have eased my way into running watches with a Nike or Timex. It was just so tempting! Now that I am actually concerned about my time while running, don't I need the best? I got a work out this weekend and so did my credit card (sigh...maybe I'll do better next month).

It's scary that my love for accessories now extends beyond the fashion world. I guess at least now I'll look like a fashionable runner. Maybe I need a new hat to match my new white, orange and gray shoes?