jane birkin et brigitte bardot
This year, I’ve promised myself to spend less money on stupid shit and more money on better shit. At 27, I cleaned out my apt and still have crap like ripped tights and old underwear and broken cups and stuff. And this year, while it is my true resolution to start a real savings account, I also want to invest or purchase things that will actually better my life, instead of stupid crap that I will forget about. Thus, a fantasy list emerges:
-a fitted jacket
-comfortable boots
-something that Ina Garten would describe as “very good olive oil” (to finish with, not really to COOK with)
-flaky sea salt
-jeans that make a butt look good
-an enormous amount of tights that don’t rip after the first wear
-lipstick that makes you look immediately good when you put it on so you don’t have to wear makeup
-haircuts
-a wallet that can comfortably fit all my things
-a medium-priced eye cream that hydrates (try Clinique)
-necessary dental procedures
-a nude tank top that you can put underneath see-throughish things
-new glasses (for face or cupboard)
-sunscreen that doesn’t make me break out
-one or two nice outfits you can utilize for funerals, nice dinners, and maybe one wedding
-better eggs and meat if you eat eggs and meat
-dinners you actually want to spend money on and not just ones that you are spending money on because you are too lazy to cook
-events you want to go to but aren’t just going to because you were asked to go to them
-a weekender bag for small trips
-various organizational containers
-a vacuum that you preferably works well
-pens that aren’t promotional
-gifts for other people that have been very good to you
-new books
-new furniture if you don’t want to move in one year
-things you look at that make you happy and you can’t stop thinking about them

