Okay, so my posts are a little bit behind because I’m busy all day with the kids. I’ll do my best to stay current. That said, here’s one from August 31:
Today was my last day to buy any clothing for myself for the rest of the year. So, what did I do? I went to the most expensive store I know of…just to look around. Of course, I left with a skirt and spent the rest of the day feeling horribly guilty about the whole thing. By evening, I was so sick with guilt that I decided to take it back but when I looked at the receipt, I realized that I would only be able to get store credit!
Why did I not think of that sooner? Because, when I’m in the buying mode, I don’t think about the what ifs. I’m only aware of how the “skirt” makes me look so “hip”, “cute” “fun to hang out with” (tongue only halfway in cheek). This has happened to me before. I don’t think about the guilt that I’m going to feel until after I’ve made the purchase and then it eats at me and then I realize that it’s too late. I’m stuck with a (gulp) $700 skirt that I could only possibly wear a couple of times a year because who wears a $700 skirt to the playground or on the kitchen floor while making art with the kids?!
This project is obviously going to be good therapy for me…time to reflect on the highs and lows of shopping emotions and the roots of those feelings. Sorry to dump my issues on you, unsuspecting reader(s). But, it does feel better to purge.
Next stop, maybe an exchange?!
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I think a skirt at the park is perfect! Glam it up with some clunky boots and a down vest and you’re suddenly, and scarily hip. Oh yeah and don’t forget the scarf, that will make the whole statement. I am envisioning Annie Hall?
Glad we could be here for you!