I pulled into the shopping center and saw a sign for a sandal sale at Payless, so obviously I had to pop in there first. I found a few things I liked but decided not to buy right then. I wanted to see if anything better could be found in Maxxinista territory.
As soon as I walked into the store I realized how spoiled I've been over the last two years going to the TJMaxx and Marshalls down the street from TJX headquarters. Not to say that this store was a bad one, in fact it was one of the cleanest and neatest stores I've ever been in. The aisles weren't overflowing and the floors were clean and the entire place was well lit. I think the size was about what I expected, it was the merchandise that caught me off guard. Compared to what I was used to, the store looked...empty. There was a good selection of merchandise but I haven't seen aisles this wide in a long while. It was a spacious store and some great finds, along with a few interesting pieces. I just think I've been spoiled. But I digress. I wandered into my usual sections. First the purses and other accessories. There was a lovely Lucky purse hiding in the back. And if I could wear scarves in 90 degree heat, I definitely would have picked up one of beautiful lightweight ones. The jewelry display was gleaming, watches catching my eye and earrings for my cousin who just recently got hers pierced. I browsed the career pants, you know in case I manage to get one of the 15 million GA positions that I've applied for over the last couple of months . And I found myself wishing it was jean season so I could buy more Express and DKNY before they get gobbled up. There was some nice workout clothes and comfy-looking home section, where I did find what I've been searching for for about two years: gray sheets! I own two purple and gray comforters (one also has cream in it) and have been searching for the perfect non-white sheets ever since I purchased them. And yesterday was my lucky day! Cynthia Rowley, full size for $24.99, I nearly jumped for joy! I didn't want to push my luck so after I found them, I bought them and headed back to the house. But I wanted to make a pitstop first: Marshalls, of course.
I used my GPS (which I have a feeling I will be using for a long time to come) to navigate my way over the town centre where Marshall's is located. I had one snag: I turned into a construction site instead of the road I needed...the workers in the truck had a good laugh at me I'm sure. Good thing I have out of state plates! Anyway, I found a parking spot and wandered my way into the store. And then was when I first became confused. When you first walk in, the store looks tiny, and then I realized the wall on the left side jutted into the store, it didn't cut it off. The men's section was on the other side of it. No idea why it was built that way but there it is. Okay, and then I saw the shoe section. If you had been watching the cameras, I'm pretty sure my jaw dropped. The entire shoe department was the size of the women's shoe section at the Marshalls back in MA. I nearly cried. Don't misunderstand, the selection was actually quite good, just once again, I've been spoiled and it was less than I expected. I browsed for a bit before I sought out my D2/4 guys to look at. I found some Lucky and MK and other loves. That made me feel better. The bright pink Cube sign caught my attention so I went to look at juniors, they usually have dresses that are a good length for my height. I don't feel like I'm swimming in cloth as much. And I found one that I am definitely going back to buy when I hit the grocery store tomorrow :)
But the BEST, absolutely the BEST part of my day was this amazing #fabfound that I had at Marshalls. For those of you not in the know, here is the quick back story: Me and the girls from TJX used to have girls' nights, you know the usual wine, food, and chatting and one night, Krystina brought over this spectacular chocolate peanut butter popcorn (that we devoured in about 5 minutes) and we have all been searching frantically for it ever since. Unfortunately, none of us have ever seen it again. I did stumble across Cosmos Creations in the Q-line during one of my many trips to Marshalls, which I purchased and quickly became addicted to. And of course, after I bought the second bag, the last one on the shelf, I couldn't find it again. Devastated, I made my sisters search the Marshalls and TJMaxx closest to them, no dice. However, the stars must have been in my favor yesterday, because I managed to find an entire shelf of them plus a new flavor to try: Salted Caramel!! (The original is sea salt and butter.) And damn if I wasn't more excited than I had been after finding my sheets. Oh what an eventful day yesterday was, which has actually made me a day behind in posting. So I'm going to finish this, switch over my laundry and write about how today went. Bear with me.
What I'm reading: Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too by Nancy Martin
Progress: About a third done
Reaction so far: I'm addicted to this series. It's not too light, it does have depth, but it's still an easy beach-type read that I don't have to think too much about when I get into it. The Blackbird sisters are up to their eyes in shenanigans and murder once again and some extra complications are making it extra interesting. I can't wait to see what Nora does next!
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