i file this under very Important Information… and anyone who doesn’t understand how people can live without Dunkin Donuts should too…
FREE donut with the purchase of any coffee tomorrow at the Dunk!
i’ll be driving 15 minutes out of my way to go to the only DD around to cash in. i alwasy want an excuse to go in the morning and i can’t think of a better one than FREE DONUT!
i seriously have no self control… when it comes to my wallet. i can’t control my spending. i like to fool myself into thinking i can, or by justifying the things i buy, but when things are on sale i just can’t help myself. i’m the retail industry’s wet dream. i’m a sucker for a sale sign!
on friday night E’s husband was out of town so we set out to shop. she was out to teach him a lesson about leaving her alone with a credit card, and me? well i just buy things to feel better. the first store we went into (which should have been our last) was banana. everything was on sale! everything! besides the regular clearance section, which is my usual destination, everything full price was 20% off. it was their promotion to celebrate their new london store. i could care less about that, all i cared about was that it was a sale. i immediately set an amount in my head, which was higher than i’d intended before i knew there was a sale. i ended up buying more than i wanted to. about 60% more. but i got lots of tops, and i loved them all. my main concern, when i walked out with my full bags, was whether i should still go to the outlets the next day as planned.
even though the weather was terrible the next morning, i headed to the outlets. my entire purpose for going is always the BR outlet. but with all the money i’d spent the day before i couldn’t imagine how this was going to turn out well. after trying on everything in the store i put the things i didn’t LOVE away and took the rest to the register. again, i’d decided i would set a limit and try to stick to it. apparently i’m terrible at simple math because even though i tried to figure it all out in the dressing room (thank heavens for calculators on cell phones), i was shocked when the total showed up on the register. over 2x more than i’d decided to spend. as i swiped my card, i realized that i was going to have to return some things. to either BR or the BRO. when i got home and laid everything out on my bed, i was sad. i loved so much of it. i ended up sectioning out a couple of pairs of pants and a top that i can bring back and still live with the decision. i’m upset with how much money i did spend, because i should be saving. but i’m proud that i am going to return some of it. and now i can’t wait until the weather picks up so i can start wearing all my new fun tops!
i’ve also decided that i am going to return a bag that i bought a couple of weeks ago that’s been sitting in the store bag on my floor ever since. i’m pretty proud of that decision. but i also know i need shoes. when i was trying my new stuff on i realized that i don’t have many shoes for this season. okay, i take that back. i have lots of shoes. but apparently not many shoes i’m over the moon about. so i’m kinda worried that i’m going to spend money with L this week. i really hope she doesn’t want to go shopping. but even if she doesn’t i have to load up on groceries and that’s never cheap.
i just shouldn’t be spending money like this. it’s such a vicious cycle. i get sad because i’m broke. i go shopping to feel better. i get sad because i spent money and am even more broke. so i go shopping to feel better. anyone know how to break the cycle??
~ today i learned… hornets release an alarm pheromone that can tell an entire nest to sting in defense. for this reason, you should not kill a hornet near it’s nest as the entire nest may come out immediately after to sting. ~
