after the fact, i received justification for the splurge. not that i really needed it, but just in case post-shopping guilt set-in (which it has a tendency to do).

so my 6000 word monorail, which derailed my social life for a few months, was returned to me last week:

i have to confess that on seeing that number in red, i may have bounced down the department corridor (forgetting about anyone who may have been trying to work). i didn’t expect to do badly in this paper, but i hadn’t been at uni for a few years, and i started this course mid-year which meant i missed out on the lead up works to this 6000 word marathon. so to do so well was slightly unexpected.

several factors contributed to my splurge – a discount voucher from Country Road, encouragement from a colleague to spend, and the desire for a few new things (including a bad, a shirt and a dress). so the IT guru and i hit CR, and bought: a bag, a shirt, and a dress. the bag is above; the shirt is black, elbow length sleeves, gathered in parts, sleek; the dress is floral, spaghetti straps, ruffles, pretty. the rubber gloves are to protect my nails while washing up. i read somewhere recently that detergents can make your nails split – which is what mine have been doing a lot lately. hence funky washing-up gloves.