Optimistic at last

Even though I've spent the entire week with a truly horrid cold - snotty, congested, and with sore throat - I also spent the week harboring the feeling that my life will improve considerably.

I think the catalyst to this was the unexpected loan modification I received and accepted from my mortgage lender. Now I can sort out bills and begin to renovate Chez Money Pit again. The battered BMW may finally get a new roof and front bumper. Most importantly, I can buy more lingerie.

So far, these are a few pieces I've shortlisted. I doubt I'll buy anything for the next week or so, though, as I haven't had time to do a Proper Budget for 2009.

from Lise Charmel. I'm particularly attracted to the waist cincher thingie, although I also have a thing for balconnet bras.

This is from last year's Simone Perele collection, which means it'll be hard to find if I decide to buy. But I thought the color would be a nice change from the black I almost always buy.

Since my other Vollers corset doesn't fit any more on a thinner Melina, I'd like to get another. Probably not in pink, though.