This plus size packing list is for early fall/late September and comes by another request. Some of my most popular posts have been my plus size lists that I put together (this packing list, and this Capsule).
I caved and wore shorts. I never wear shorts and these almost went out with the last purge, but I decided to hold on to them for summer and see how often I wore them. There have been a few bloody hot days so I said screw it. Since we walk so much it is a lot more comfortable in the heat to wear shorts while towing my grocery cart (yes we have one of those wheeled carts to tote groceries/packages home). I don’t know how often I will wear them but I think I will hold on to them for now.
Today (Sunday) was release day for the new Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book. It’s been a countdown for this day since Roo (my oldest) heard about it so it was an early start to walk over there. It was kind of cool since the book store decorated Harry Potter themed for this day, even the attached Starbucks renamed itself The Leaky Cauldron. I love how much Harry Potter is part of her life and how much joy it brings her. I will encourage this obsession as long as she will let me.
My 37th birthday is this Saturday. It’s funny how excited you get for your birthday when you are a kid and how much you dread it when you are an adult (and how sometimes you can’t even remember how old you are turning and you have to search one of those “how old am I” counters online). I am thinking of buying myself a beautiful Russian Shawl to celebrate because they have become my new fixation. I have searched online and came across a few sites that sell them, but am having a hard time making a decision. I am one of those people that over think it and end up buying one and then wanting the other one when I do. I do every single time. The most I can narrow down my decision is that I want a black background with bright floral but then I also like the red, but there is still like 9 million to choose from and. Maybe I’ll make a post asking for opinions later 😉
I bought my first Christmas present this week. I know. Frightening thought eh? I start buying things early as I find them because that ensures that I don’t wait too long and then have to spend a bunch of money at once. This also makes sure that I don’t have to panic if we haven’t bought anything and don’t have the money to do it. Tom’s job site essentially shuts down over Christmas from anywhere from 2-5 weeks. This makes money really tight, hence buying presents in June.
I was searching on Etsy for cute ideas and came across a whole set of Harry Potter pins from the Etsy shop Black Umbrella Industries so I bought them. I should have checked their whole stock before I bought them because they also have a set of Doctor Who pins that I want to get too and could have saved on shipping. My kids incorporate these pins into their wardrobe and leave the house with a minimum of 5 pins on every outfit and/or bag so the purchase is a winner. I also got an email from Amazon letting me know that Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets illustrated story book comes out in October so that is another gift done once I preorder it.
I am kind of stumped for other ideas since both the kids birthdays are also in November and December. It’s a super expensive time of year and stretches my creativity level 😉 I’m also the only one who thinks this far ahead. If I left it up to Tom he would wake up Christmas Eve Day and say, “oh shit. I forgot”.
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