Shopping Therapy

It's been almost a year since my initial surgery and I recently discovered that I no longer fit into some, well most, of my winter clothes (especially pants). It was an unpleasant discovery and I fought to make peace with it.
Another discovery, and this one is rather curious, is that I had thrown away all my winter shoes. I kept only one pair of boots. I seem to vaguely remember throwing shoes away, but I can't remember why I did it.
Anyway, after wearing the only pair of pants that I feel good in and the only pair of boots I've got every single day for the past week, I finally decided to go shopping... and I went all out.

I've always been more of a buyer than a shopper. I don't have the patience to browse all the shops on one side of a street and hit every store on the way back as well. I'm certainly not interested in fighting with other women for things we cover our bodies with. I'm the efficient (some might say 'boring') kind of customer: I go in, find what I need/want, make sure it's the right size, pay, and get out.

Today, however, I gave myself a mission to "shop". I had a comfortable budget and didn't hold back. I bought 1 hat, 2 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of jeans, 2 sweaters (one long, one short), 2 skirts, 3 pairs of socks and 3 pairs of stockings. Everything fits and I feel gooooooooooooood.