Stress Management

I meant to post last night but then that hellacious storm blew in and I turned off my computer. It was raining and blowing so hard here that water came in through the crack of my front door. Any who. I've been under alot of stress lately, and I needed a mental health day. So I headed down South Congress.

I know some people might think that South Congress is all overpriced now and all the good places and stores were pushed out by high rents. And that might all be true. But I still love going down South Congress. It's absolutely great for people watching and picture taking. And I love all the vintage stores down the way.

I walked from Oltorf to...uh, that street that borders Tx. School for the Deaf. I got two pairs of earrings from Tesoro's for 8 bucks and a pair of Steve Madden shoes from St. Vincent's for 5 dollars. Squee. That's why I love South Congress-and bargin hunting in general. If you're willing to look a little bit, you can satisfy both your fashionista side and your cheap broke side. Plus, Steve Madden shoes for 5 bucks!!!! :D They're a passion of mine.

I love going into Yard Dog because they have the neatest art. One day I will be able to afford the bench they have in there made up entirely of soda caps....probably never but a girl can dream. Yard Dog's actually one of my favorite galleries in town. Not sure if it's an actual gallery per se, but they only sell art so I guess it is.

I love no matter how far down you are on South Congress you can turn back and see the capitol building. That's one of my (many) favorite things about Austin. It always just blows my mind that not only that I live in the capitol of Texas, I can go to the Capitol building any day of the week-even at night. Trust me, my friend and I went in once at 8 pm and they were open til 10 pm. O_O. Whatever. Cheers ya'll.