This novella actually begins on December 29th, when I received a large envelope from Anthropologie. Inside I found my birthday coupon for the year! Very wise of Anthropologie to make sure it got to me before January 2nd because I would have started whining as soon as the holidays were over — where’s my card? Patience is not my forte.…
I bought my first J.Crew item in 1995 — it was a heather grey merino v-neck wool sweater that I had until 2004. I can still remember that it cost $65 on sale (at the time the most I’d ever spent on a piece of clothing) and that I was deathly afraid of ruining it. Eventually it succumbed to a…
After spending 15 glorious days on my entry table, my Anthropologie birthday discount card went to that big coupon bin in the sky today. Fear not though for it served its purpose well, delivering discounts to me on some coveted items. Before leaving I was ridiculously meticulous. I combed through Anthro’s site and made a spreadsheet of all the items…
Well, hello, I said to myself checking the mail yesterday. You see there was a little brown envelope from Anthropologie for me. It was a bit larger than a credit card and had my address handwritten on the front. Once in my apartment I opened it up to find a gauzy envelope with my one of my favorite phrases written…
This year my family did a yankee swap, where we each drew names out of a hat and then bought only that person gifts. My fashionable cousin J pulled me and she did quite well! Our price limit was $150 per person. She got me the View From Above Cardigan ($88), which is too light for winter but will be…
