Thursday, October 21, 2004

hug

While going to the town in which my younger sister lives I had carefully planned out to visit some stores and compare coats, now that the winter season is approaching.... Ok, so I left the house in only a shirt and a sweater on top of it and it was freezing cold so I very well had to look for something if it's only getting colder! 'You're looking very summery dressed' - Mom 'I'm not gonna get cold, bye' - Me So yeah. Hrm. The first store I ventured into had a really nice coat, but it was kind of expensive. Thinking it'd be better to look around some more (because realising you've just done a really bad deal 5 minutes later isn't much fun) I went into another store. It was actually H&M and they normally don't have very good coats. Today was something out of the ordinary since I found a jacket and a coat for the same price as the first coat :O! But that's not the best part. I tried them on before buying them and they fit. Be proud of me, the one who usually just looks around - spots something nice - checks if it's nice up close - then either walks away or buys it without trying it on. They're both fitted too, which is a first for me. I've always had big bulky jackets/ coats and looked like a stuffed marshmallow. Now I just look like a marshmallow :p Feeling mighty proud of myself for accomplishing my surprise goal of the day I wandered over to another store and successfully completed my only real goal of the shopping 'spree'. My sister's had it rough lately, with trying to make her financials working/getting on her feet workwise, so I figured she needed a cow plushie. After all, who wouldn't feel better with a cow plushie to cuddle up to? Precisely. Turns out she absolutely loved it, but it wasn't enough to make up for the meeting that took place just before I met her. It's gotten to the point where she's turned to social services to get help with getting started on getting her life back into shape, but mostly the only thing she's getting is anxiety from the way they handle things. So I made her have a cry on my shoulder, because bottling things up is never a good idea. She didn't really want to let it out. No matter how bad things get there's always that family trait stubborness of not wanting to make others worry/get affected by whatever's going on with you. Heh. I decided to not let her get away this time and after making her 'cleanse', I comforted her to the best of my abilities (I'm not mom though, which is what she really needs). Then I bought her lunch, haha. My bus didn't allow me to stay very long but I did what I could during the time I was there. She'll come home tomorrow, which will give us a chance to pamper and take care of her more properly. It's not very nice to see family being in the same place you've been yourself not too long ago *le sigh* It was just a very nice feeling to be strong enough to support her and not fall through the floor myself. Knowing that it's not wasted on her is an even nicer feeling. She'll get through this and I'll do whatever I can do help her get where she needs to go ^_^ (If it involves shuffling her around on a cart on the IKEA parking lot, it'll even be fun!) ... *cough* Shinnanigans, your turn in the Literati Square :o Take care, my lovelies! Mimmi & Fluffy Co loves you all ^_^

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