The Gods of Luxury Smiled Down

On Tuesday I felt like shopping. I wanted a bit of luxury but I also needed to purchase a few things. I am trying to be diligent about budgeting so I only allowed my self $20 to "play" with before setting off on my journey - ABOVE
Needed #1 Found at Lunch Time- See the Jeans underneath the cup? They are the Gap's 1969 Dark Denim Flair Cut Stretch Jean. They were $7.99 at my favorite sell out place Lot-Less on Clinton Street. I had no intention of buying jeans though they were on my list of things to replace. Running across them while shopping was a happy coincidence. The obvious tags and labels were cut off in order to discount sell them but logos on the pocket, the sewn in care labels, the rivets and button clearly identify the brand of jeans.

I loved these jeans when they first came out because they were a tribute to the old Levi jeans I adore. Do I care that they are a Spring 07 issue or do I care that they make my ass look good, my legs look longer than they are and my wallet stay healthy?

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Luxury #1 Found After Work - See this amazing new cup and saucer set? It was just the little bit of luxury I needed. I found it while dropping off two huge Ikea bags of donations to Housing Works on 17th Street. Each piece was marked $3, but at the register it only rang up for $1.00 plus tax. It seems HW was having a huge sale. I enjoyed the luxury of cup Lady Earl Grey tea while writing this post before adding the unique set to my Mad-Hatter Tea Party Cup and Saucer Collection.

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Luxury #2 Found When I Got Home - Much to my surprise I received Vogue's 2009 Calendar in the mail that night. Granted it was a little late and unexpected but I had been considering buying a printed calendar to keep track of my appointments and major to-dos for the day. This free one is most welcomed and now each month I will be greeted with some of the amazing fashion photos that have graced the pages and covers of Vogue over the years.

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Luxury/Needed Combo #1 Also Found In the Mail - I received a Free Panty plus $10 off any purchase coupon from Victoria's Secret. Funny I was just thinking that I am in need of some new undies, which are on sale at VS from May 21 through June 1, 10 pair for$25! 11 pairs here I come!

The luxury Gods were truly smiling down upon me.

Think about what little luxuries/necessities you've been gifted with.