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3 Saturdays of shopping makes...

I was abroad for 2 years, and my luggage was restricted to nothing more than 30 kilo.
Imagine, you, in your apartment/house and taking the most necessary things out of it, into 2 big suitcases.
30 kilo, that already included: my computer, my camera's, my 2 back up hard disks, an ipod, a videocam, a bunch of filmrolls, 5 books, paperwork needed to get me into school, all together representing something like 14 kilo's.
Which left me with 16 kilo's for toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, a duvet to sleep in, a cover for the bed, some pictures to lighten up my room, a headset for my music, walking boots, sandals, sport shoes, sun-block, some towels and finally my clothes...

I guess you got it: I left with almost nothing.
Like 7 Tees, 3 trousers, 2 shorts, 2 nice shirts, a sweater, a pullover, a jeans jacket, a raincoat and enough underwear, bras and socks.

That's it!
I lived on it 2 years.

I never even bothered to change much (OK, I bought new T-shirts and threw the old, I bought an extra pair of trousers, and one fleece. And I got a fabulous jeans from Yasser.)

So now, actually my wardrobe was empty, or just very very used.
And I just had to go shopping.
(Note: I hate to go shopping. I am the person that would buy the same jeans year after year. Actually I buy the same Petit Bateau T-shirts year after year, just in different colors. I run into a shop and 10 min later I have to have it. Or I leave. On top of that I am a very very difficult person when it comes to clothes: they have to be perfect. They have to be classic and fit like a second skin. )

I went 3 Saturdays in row... and it was hellish.
Why is fashion so ugly these days? Why is it so hard to find a simple nice thing?

3 Saturdays and finally a winner:
-1 pull-over, found at Mexx Sports

-1 T-shirt, found at WE
-2 T-shirts, found at Esprit
-2 trousers, found at AS Adventure

What I lost?
75, 11, 50 and 75 euro, in that order.

What I learned?
Next time, I'll just stick to 4 shops:
Esprit, WE, Mexx, but most of all AS Adventure.
I passed everything:
H&M -too baggy-, Zara-too small-, -too expensive-
and I saw all the stores in Ghent, Alost, and Ninove...
and always I return to the same stores... So I just have to skip the others.

What I didn't buy:
The amazing beautiful shoes of Dirk Bikkembergs -175 euro, they must be crazy...-

What I didn't find:
Other beautiful shoes -guess I was too focussed on those Bikkembergs- + a nice shirt.

But hey, the money is finished...
For 211 euro, I'll pass the summer :) (Luckily the fashion is 'washed' so my left overs are 'in' these days.)