<p><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSCN06042.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1520" title="SI Exif" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSCN06042-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>For those of you who read yesterday's <a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/28/day-30-jack-o-lantern-disasters/" target="_blank"><strong>Experiments in Jack O'Lanterning</strong></a>, there seems to be a theme here...</p>

<p>Once upon a time there was a Late Bloomer named Michelle.</p>

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<p>Michelle absolutely positively LOVED Halloween and its traditions.</p>

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<p>One of her favorite traditions was dressing up in costume for Halloween.    For the past few years, Michelle donned her Catholic School Girl costume to Halloween parties.  Michelle is many things, but a shopper she is not.  (Highly unusual female behavior)  If the costume isn't broke, why fix it? </p>

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<p>One Halloween, Michelle was writing this Late Bloomer blog about incorporating soul-scintillating challenges into each day for 365 days.  That's a lot of days to fill! </p>

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<p>Since she loved Halloween so much, she wanted her soul-scintillation around Halloween week to center around all things Halloweenie.  So on Day 32 of this 365 challenge, Michelle decided on shopping for a new costume. </p>

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<p>Which is sort of inaccurate.  She had no desire to shop, but her friend, Christy Jo, forced her into it. </p>

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<p>From an actual Christy Jo email:  "You will need a costume.  You can't post blog pics wearing the same costume from last year." </p>

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<p>I ask you, reader, have you seen my costume from last year?  And if you happen to be a Facebook "friend" on my personal page, do you REMEMBER the costume from last year???</p>

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<p>Exactly.</p>

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<p>But Christy Jo is heavy on the peer pressure.  And since she is one of my favorite peeps, I tend to listen to her when she bosses me around. </p>

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<p>So, against my better judgment, I headed on down to the Halloween megastore, Spririt. </p>

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