3/30/25
Greetings. today we went to the mall (and by we I mean me, Allison, Sophie, and Stella). I like the mall. I like being AT the mall. there’s a feeling to it. But I don’t usually find much joy actually shopping at the mall because I become overwhelmed and annoyed by how not cute things are. but, today was not one of those days.
i’ve been on the hunt for cute knee socks for some time now. and today, a spontaneous trip into free people brought me some beautiful powder blue knit knee socks with some sort of embroidered lace at the top. and some little white ones with lace also. so THAT’S a win. and then, to make things even crazier, we went into urban outfitters and I found a notebook with monchhichi pictures all over the front and a pair of sunglasses. i’d like to say that I don’t like spending money at the two of these stores, because they both make me mad. but sometimes I must give in to shady business ethics for a monchhichi notebook.
not only did I need a new notebook because i’ve actually almost used all of mine up, but I’ve been searching for a pair of sunglasses for quite some time. see, i’m a glasses wearer, and putting my contacts in is usually reserved for special occasions because they’re annoying. however, I think finding the right pair of sunglasses can be really important for a person’s spirit. sometimes I need the sun out of my eyes. and will my use of these sunglasses align with days when I actually put contacts in? mmmm… probably not. but it’s okay, because now I own them and I will never again have to try on another pair of sunglasses at a store wondering if they’re right for me. I found them. and they’ll be there if I need them.
we stopped into Gap as well. it’s not THE Gap anymore, right? idk. but I think the Gap is doing really well at keeping up with what the people want. last night, we went down a rabbit hole of watching old Gap commercials (and by “we” I mean me, Allison, and Sophie), and I was filled with a sense of both hope and dread for the future. hope because the Gap knew how to make good commercials back then. the one with Daft Punk in it?? awesome!! dread because I realized when watching these that nothing will ever come close to the feeling that old iPod commercials give me (that’s where the Gap commercial rabbit hole began). hope again because now one of my goals in life is to guide society back towards the beauty of old iPod commercials. There was a cute powder blue sweater at the Gap that I really liked and I will likely obsess over. I think the Gap is gonna make a major comeback. I feel it. and i’m rarely wrong about these things.
anyways, after the mall we got ice cream. it’s not really that warm yet in MI, but it’s getting there. my ice cream was black cherry flavored and the same color pink as this page. isn’t that cute? I feel happy that I found so many things that i’ve been looking for for a while. it’s satisfying. and the mall was packed, which makes me feel happy. the mall will not die. at least not Somerset.
my next endeavor on this fine Sunday night will be to make a little Spotify playlist to share with you. yes, you! is anyone gonna read this? I am trying to find ways to share more music taste related things. so a playlist is a good place to start. maybe it will become a rotating playlist situation? we’ll see.
bye for now. love, maddie.
ps: I wore my I love NY shirt and my polka dot pants today. just wanted to share.
