Becoming a shopaholic

One of the more negative changes I've made recently is that I've become more of a shopper. I have pretty much never been into shopping, especially for clothes. Most of my wardrobe has been purchased by my mom and sister for birthdays and holidays. Recently, I've realized I'm an adult who makes money and I should probably go out and buy things for myself if I need to. Bret and I recently went to TJ Maxx and spent a bunch of money on both of us, but I bought like 4 dresses because I'm going to a lot of weddings this summer. Today I went to the mall to buy a present and was suddenly compelled to buy myself some things. I decided I 'needed' new sneakers, a new bra, and some new bathing suits haha. Here are some pics:

I can't wait to try those new sneaks at 6 AM tomorrow for a Michael Jackson themed Circuit Training class! Woo! Side note: I showed some restraint by not looking around further at Reebok and leaving the Ann Taylor Loft store when I got overwhelmed by the amount of things I wanted.

Have you bought anything for yourself recently?

This is how I look now. I shaved my head a few weeks ago for pediatric cancer. Here are a few pics from the event:

It is growing back super fast. I don't think it looks too bad right now (and most people tend to agree) so part of me wants to keep it like this because I don't have to dry or style it AT ALL. However, I would like a slightly more feminine cut, so I'm trying to get to a pixie cut of some sort. I'm excited to see how that will look. I honestly feel NO different without my hair. I take this as a good thing that it wasn't such a big part of my identity...I actually keep forgetting that it's different now. I never looked in mirrors much before anyways...not that I avoided them, I just never made it a point to go and check out how I looked all the time. A quick glance in the morning and while I'm washing my hands during the day is all I need.

In other news, I'm thinking of trying some sort of strawberry chocolate smoothie. I was tempted to look up a recipe, but I'm trying to get more adventurous and try things out myself in the kitchen. Without actually looking, there was one posted on facebook that is alcoholic and pretty involved...I will probably try it at some point.  I'll be sure to post if I end up trying one that comes out tasty!

Do you consider your hair to be a big part of your identity? Would you consider cutting it short? Are you adventurous in the kitchen or do you mainly follow recipes like me?