Retail Therapy

Does it work?  I’m not sure, but we’ll see. I spent all night home alone stressing about going to court today.  Sadly my roommate left yesterday afternoon for the holidays.  So, I was left home alone to sit around and stress, with no one to distract me. It sucked. It was a long lonely stressful evening.  I even tried going to be early but, I kept getting up as I thought of things. 

I was never one to buy things on line, but my boss said I can use his amazon account and now I’m addicted.  One click shopping is so easy.   And there is so much amazing stuff on amazon. Mostly I get books on CD to listen during my commute. I’m gaining a new appreciation for my commute as I’m getting all of these books read. Most of the books I read are self-help/uplifting/spiritual books. The books put me in a good mood as I drive and help me feel good about myself and help me to see things from a new/better perspective.  Some of my favorite authors are Joel Osteen, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Robert Holden.  My most current read is: For Women Only: What you need to know about the Inner lives of men by Shaunti Feldhahn, on suggestion from a friend of mine. So far I’m gaining a lot of insight to the inner though process of men. Very surprising I have to say.

As you know I recently took up snowboarding and I’ve realized that everyone wears these crazy outfits. I never knew snowboarding was such a trendy sport till I went to Clark’s. There I ran into a friend who was looking for a new jacket and wanted to pants to match.  I don’t think this is the sport for me as I’m way to frugal and economical. I’ve been wearing my mom’s snow bib that she’s had for probably over 20 years now and doesn’t wear it. It’s hard for me to justify spending money on clothing I don’t need when I’ve got perfectly good clothing that does the job, keeping me warm and dry.  At the same time I’ve been really stressed lately and have been doing a lot of window-shopping on line.  The other day I found this adorable pink snow ski bib and matching jacket. With Amazon’s cheap or free shipping, promise to get it here before Christmas, and easy return policy it’s hard not to want to give things a try. After putting it in and taking it out of my cart a million times I finally clicked pay and it’ll be arriving tomorrow. Let me just warn you that I’m fully aware that it’s a bit over the top.  Ok, it’s totally over the top. You won’t be able to miss me on the hill. I hope my friends aren't too embarrassed to be seen with me.