Shopaholic?

All that is on my mind today...is shopping.

     Clothes....shoes....and purses!

Maybe this is thanks to watching Sex and the City 2 again last night. 

SJP's outfits make me warm and fuzzy inside....or maybe I'm just a shopaholic.

I found myself browsing through stores online as I sat out in the sun. I packed up Scarlett and took a small trip to the shops to pick out a thing or two for each of us. Awhile back, I wrote about how I needed to stop shopping so much and start enjoying the little things. Which, I did. The simple things are the best part of life. I wrote about that HERE. But there is something so therapeutic about shopping. I am almost positive that I am not the only one to feel this way. Right? Bad mood? Buy a handbag. Rough day? Order a swim suit online. It is the perfect anecdote.

   I can't quite put my finger on it, but it gives me a sense of peace. Seeing that perfect skirt that you know would look wonderful with the shoes you bought last week. Or trying on your favorite top in 4 different colors. Browsing through aisles and aisles of shoes that are calling your name. I know that material things are not important. Still, I can't see the hurt in enjoying something that you like once in awhile. At one point, my fiancé would have said that I was a shopaholic...he may have been right in the aspect that I could not walk into a store without finding something to buy. This is true. I used to justify my purchases by saying, "It was on sale. Originally $98 and I got this steal for $ 45!!" How could Ty disagree with a savings like that?

  The truth is, that shopping is one of my favorite things to do. I am pretty money conscious. I never spend money that we don't have. I always look for affordable items and you would be surprised by the amount of items that I pass by even though they would be perfect addition to my closet. Ty says, "If shopping makes you happy, then do it."

    What a guy, right? Thank God I found him to marry....Haha. In all seriousness, what is it about shopping that makes me so happy? Is it a bad habit? Is it merely a great mood enhancer? Is there a fine line between being a shopaholic, and being a good bargain shopper?




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