Kate Gosselin got back to the grind yesterday afternoon in West Reading, PA. To be clear, as far as we can tell Kate’s “grind” normally involves one of five activities: shopping, picking up packages, pumping gas, running, and tanning/salon visits.

Yesterday was an afternoon for shopping, as the black-clad mom of eight took care of some important purchases before picking up the kids from school. Check out the sexy heels on her boots!

Isn’t Kate’s hair just looking fabulous these days? Seems like another lifetime since her Gosselin wig was all the rage.

Kate recently blogged that 2011 was “a year of gaining complete independence.” Thoughts, dear readers?