New H&M Purchase and The Cooked Goose

         I am going to admit something that may not be the best thing to discuss on a 'fashion' blog. Up until recently one of my favorite stores was Charlotte Russe... I know.. Let me finish. This is one of those stores where merchandising and visual displays are key! I do not know if this store does this or if they are able to pick what they get delivered to their stores like we did at Zara. I really do not enjoy shopping at this store anymore since we have moved. I am closest to the Crystal Mall in CT and their Charlotte Russe is AWFUL. Nothing is visually pleasing and all their product looks like it is for a 19-21 year old party go-er.. There is nothing normal I can where day to day, it's all crop tops and super tight legging-like pants. It is all thrown on racks and there are giant gaps in the middle of the store, honestly it does not look good. The sales girls are always behind the register talking among themselves.

      The Charlotte Russe I shopped at in NH was great, there was always a ton of people and there was so much product and a ton of space to house it. I could always find something I wanted to buy. It was actually merchandised and had stories. The sales girls AND managers were busy running around putting away clothes, cleaning and helping customers. Albeit, the clothing usually fell apart after a season of wearing it.. Who cares? At MOST it was $40.

    Having said that, the H&M at the Crystal Mall is a huge problem for me. After spending a few minutes there, I have about ten things in hand. I highly recommend it for product, not so much service. This past Monday I picked up 2 things for the upcoming warmer weather(that I'm really excited about!).

I honestly could not find the shorts on the website and the shoes I grabbed right out of their just shipped boxes, they weren't on the floor yet. But, the shorts were $24.95 and the shoes are $29.95. Similar shorts here for the same price, but the hem is a bit different. The slip on shoes are snake print, it's my weakness, and super comfy.

Another thing I have to mention that is completely random and has nothing to do with this; the restaurant we enjoyed for breakfast last Sunday. If you are ever fortunate enough to be in the Watch Hill/ Westerly Rhode Island area you need to stop at the Cooked Goose! Eating out with kids can be tough, but this place is prepared. They have a whole corner for waiting for a table complete with all sorts of toys and books and a beautiful giant fireplace, in the meantime you can drink a coffee. We were seated right next to the play area so my daughter can play once she was sick of sitting in a high chair and we can keep an eye on her because she was only ten feet away. The food was soo good! I had a breakfast burrito and asked for extra cilantro. DELICIOUS. Sadly, they are only open for breakfast and lunch. We really enjoyed ourselves there.

                                                                     Thanks for Reading!