Current Obsessions:

1. Cashmere sweaters.  I was never a fan of sweaters because usually the material that make a sweater are itchy on my sensitive skin.  I always looked for cotton back then but now I am obsessed with soft, good quality cashmere.  Even with the annoyance of either dry cleaning only or hand washing only, I would choose cashmere for winter, because the material is so warm!  I am especially fond of J.crew waffle knit cashmere sweaters.

2. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.  O. M. G.  I am a little behind on this but I am crazy about these books!  I watched season 1 and 2 within a weekend.  Yes, I literally just sat in my room one weekend and watched everything.  After that, I just had to find out what would happen next so I started reading the books.  I read from the first book, not where the TV series left off, because I did not want to miss the details in the book.  Anyways, I'm on the fifth book now and don't think I can wait a few more years for the sixth book to be published!  If I knew book six and seven was not written yet, I would have tried to take my sweet time to read the previous ones.  I'm about 50% through the fifth book and trying to be super slow reading it.  Why does it matter?  I mean, no matter how slow I try to read, I would likely be done with the book by next week. Maybe in two weeks if I am lucky.  Waiting is frustrating.  The February Popsugar box came with a Nicholas Sparks paperback.  Perhaps I will read that next.

Anyways, since these books are so long, reading has replaced most of the idle time I used to spend shopping online.  Not only that,  I have to say I am quite proud of myself for spending less money on shopping in general.  I have not been as obsessed with buying designer items.  I really came to the conclusion that, if something does not fit perfectly for feel comfortable, it is not worth it.  With that being said, anything I bought that I found to be comfortable after trying it for a few days and/or weeks, I bought that same item in a different color or as back up.  I tried not to do that in the past, but had multiple occasions when I regretted not buying a second.

3. Crossbody bags.  I used to carry around my heavy satchels, but my back and shoulders felt strained by the end of day.  Being hands-free while walking around is awesome.  I'm currently using a light blue Tory Burch foldabe crossbody bag, but am looking for something in a neutral or vibrant color.

4. Polka dots.  It's quite sad actually.  I have seven polka dot tops and would not mind having more, specifically a polka dot cashmere sweater.