When the Anthropologie store showed up in our Chicago Lakeview neighborhood, I didn’t give it a second thought. It was a place I’d stroll through while waiting for my prescription to be filled at the CVS next door.
Honestly, it was too rich (read: pricey) for my stay-at-home-wages. Wages paid out in hugs and kisses.
Now, the pre-stay-at-home-Linda who was paid in hard cold cash? Yeah, that successfully businesswoman Linda? She would’ve jumped up and down for joy when the Anthropologie opened. And she would’ve spent quite a good deal of her not-paid–in-hugs-and-kisses wages on clothes and accessories for herself and her home ….
But the current day stay-at-home-mom-Linda-who-is-paid-in-hugs-and-kisses-wages? Yeah, that Linda. She has to resort to crafting her own Anthropologie knock-offs. Like these faux metal letter projects …
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… and these confetti glass knock-offs …
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And that stay-at-home-mom-Linda-who-is-paid-in-hugs-and-kisses-wages even knocked off an Anthropologie in-store display …
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… because she’s shameless that way.
Anthropolome: The human study of Anthropologie merchandise. Concerns include creating on-the-cheap knock-offs …
P.S. A huge thank you to Jocie & Kim for inviting me to guest post here … on their fabulous blog!
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