Surf's Up!

Okay, not quite. But yesterday was the first day of spring!  So to celebrate, I bought a new swimsuit. I know, I know, only the ultra fashionable ladies who want to pay full price buy their swimwear this early in the year. Or do they? I'm not sure as I haven't seen any swimsuits out in the stores yet anywhere around here. Many are still trying to unload their winter clearance merchandise and are just starting to bring out the spring stuff. 

So why buy so early, you ask? Well I happened to notice in one of my flyers (while searching for sales to match my coupons) that a store called Ocean State Job Lots had swimsuits on special for $15. I have been in there a few times and have found the odd article of mid brand clothing that sells at Macy's. And since they also had "mall store" tops advertised for $5-10, and as I am in desperate need of tops (though not so much swimsuits,) I thought I would at least see if I might find myself a new top.

Since the flyer had come out the week before, I wasn't expecting too much in the way of selection, and I was right. I did manage to find one kind of cute top from JJill (the aforementioned "mall store", I imagine) for $10. Which wasn't exactly $5, but it was the style I like and a light knit cotton sweater vs. a tee, so I splurged.  JJill is one of my favorite brands and usually their clothes last a good long time, so I was able to justify the purchase.

While my daughter was looking at seeds and planting materials, I decided to check out the swimsuits nearby. They looked like pretty decent qaulity and I found something that I liked in my size. A tankini most like the photo above only with a more halter type than bandeau top, and white, turquose, orange, and white stripe with a turquoise hipster bottom.  I snuck it into the bathroom for a quick try on and while it did look pretty cute, I had a hard time justifying a bathing suit at this time of year and left the store with only the JJill top and an herb garden starter kit for my 14 year old.

But as sometimes is the case, the thought of the swimsuit didn't leave me, and I went back on Sunday to buy it. Which worked out well because Kiki (dd's nickname) needed more seeds. The suit was still there and it looks just as nice on at home as it did in the icky bathroom at Ocean State Job Lots.  The brand is a quality one, Captiva by Christina, and feels so much better on than the several LLBean suits I wore when I had breasts to support. Because they are now smaller I can wear a somewhat normal suit like this and feel covered, but still a little youthful. A worthwhile purchase, I think.