After our little text exchanges and Muffin’s return, I’m feeling a lot better than I had for the entire day! I even have some fun looking up the clothing brands my friends mentioned, and I find an unexpected spark of interest. I didn’t think I could spend so much time looking through online stores! Without thinking, I save a lot of items in the cart, and although I don’t buy anything, I do want to go to the actual store to try some of these… I really want to ask my colleagues about them, too! I decide to call my little sister instead, to catch up before we all go to our parents’ house for Christmas, but also because I want to ask her about those makeup products she brought me… She’s surprised about my new interest, but happily advises me and even promises to let me try some of hers over th
