Things that cheer me up: scoring something cute for a rock-bottom price

Ever since the presidential election, I've been in something of a funk. Which is my understated manner of expressing my desire to lie in bed and load myself with carbs while obsessively hanging around Facebook with my fellow leftie Bolshies bitching about politics and making donations to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name.

But once in a while, something will peep through the clouds.

I recently read a post on Looks Good From the Back about the Barney's Warehouse sale, and raced over, where I scored this pair of purple suede pumps.

That's right--original price: $295, sale price: $119, extra 40 percent off price: $71.40. And with a three percent eBates rebate, too.

Call me shallow, but the gloom has lightened a bit. Thanks, Obama!