November 28, 2006 | Sock It To Me
There are times when I find myself wandering around Target without any sort of shopping list to assist in my purchasing decisions. This is way more dangerous than it sounds. These are the times when I exit the store and my checkbook screams for mercy. Shopping trips like this are how we ended up with an entire set of new bedding that we didn't really need (but looks oh so nice!). This is also how I ended up with 6 pairs of knee socks.
They were on sale, which triggers a little switch in my brain that starts flashing a neon "You must buy these!" sign. Of course, once they made it home, I stuffed them in a drawer and promptly forgot about them. I'm not big on socks in the first place, so I didn't really know what I was going to do with half a dozen pairs of socks that stretched up to my knees. Maybe I could wear them with boots...that I always wear with long pants...so no one will see the cute stripey patterns. BRILLIANT.
Yesterday, I decided to break in the aforementioned boots by wearing them around the house a bit. I might as well put on a pair of knee socks while wearing the boots. What the heck. A few hours later, I changed into some more comfortable shoes to go pick up some friends at the airport, but I left the long socks on.
BEST. IDEA. EVER.
It's been freaking cold here, and surprise, surprise! An extra layer of socks underneath my jeans helped cut down on the chill factor. I am now a huge fan of knee socks. I'm wearing another pair today. In fact, I may go back and buy MORE.
That. Store. Is. Evil.
In a good way of course. It is classic for me to walk in WITH my list. To leave with the list items and then half of the store.
But hey, I am not complaining. At least I can afford half the store there. At Macy's I'd be in serious financial trouble.
hello, my name is Tracy and I am Target-aholic. It's been three days since my last visit.
I am getting better though... I made a list this time and stuck to it (of course it was cuz I had my husband with me). If he wasn't there for my supervised visit- I would have spent an hour there.....
oh target...how I love thee.
Tell me about it. I once spent 100 bucks on underwear. That store is a great solution to the dangerous addiction of buying what you never really needed in the first place.
I took your advice and wore knee socks today. What a difference it made! Now I feel like a fool for not coming up with this brilliant idea first. The ones I'm wearing today are from that shoe store in Los Altos that I'm always singing praise for and the socks actually come over my knee. I didn't know socks could do that.
This post? Further proof that you and I share the same brain circuitry, from the wandering Target without a list, to the neon "must buy" sign, to the not big on socks thing.
It's cold here today too (yay!) - I'll be rockin' the knee socks.
I love knee socks in the winter. They definitely help. I'd like more pairs myself. :)
I'm all about the knee sock lately, too. It's SO nice to have your legs covered, even when you're wearing pants.
I get mine from www.sock-dreams.com
I even have some over-the-knee socks!
Oh my God, I could have written this post myself. Wandering through Target aimlessly spending money on knee-high socks? That's so me! I totally have a weakness for those, especially the stripey ones! I love Target's knee-socks!