Well, I haven’t used the
word “cancerversary” – just not there yet! But the week that marked a year
since my diagnosis I happened to see a cool sweater on one of my favorite
online fashion shopping sites. I decided I was going to treat myself to a
little gift to celebrate this year milestone. Yes, I’m not working but it was
on sale and affordable. What a silly excitement but excitement nonetheless to
make this purchase from a shop that normally is on the pricey side for me. A
few days later when it arrived, I couldn’t wait to rip open the package and try
it on. Alas, too small. This is the problem with buying clothes online. I
always wear size small for tops so it seemed like a no-brainer to order that
size. However what you can’t tell online is the material and this material was
tightly woven so it could barely fit over my head! What a disappointment but
I’ve changed in that I just don’t let these little things get to me – it’s an
inconvenience, sure but I immediately repackaged and did all I’m supposed to do
to return the product and they made it easy enough. Would I like to be on the
waiting list for the medium size, they asked me. Sure – as far I was concerned,
it was already paid for anyway.
A few weeks later I got the
enthusiastically toned e-mail that my sweater was now in stock and they would
ship it out if I still wanted it. Hooray! Today, on a gloomy Monday where I was
already in not such a great mood, my package arrived. “This’ll cheer me up,” I
thought. I thought. Right size, wrong
color. Okay, well, I’ll try it on…eh….not working for me. Time to repackage and
return! I write this all with a sense of humor about it. So much for my foolish
little gift idea!
Off it goes but sure, I’ll
take the store credit but maybe I’ll use it for jewelry next time and maybe
that piece will be an even better milestone gift for me. ;-)
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