Yup, that's me. I'm sure I mentioned this earlier here. I used to LOVE to shop. I'd plan my time around it. How soon before I could hit the stores on a weekend? What could I cut out of my day to add more shopping time? It was the biggest and dopiest waste of time ever. So I've worked hard to curb that behavior (and mindset). I thought about what I REALLY needed to have in my closet. I weeded out a bunch of crap and I set up a plan and a WARDROBE for work that would require little thought on my part each morning and very little shopping time as well.
How have I filled all that wasted time? Quite well, thank you. Yesterday I did another rescue transport. I have more time for those on weekends because I no longer need to carve out shopping time. But today was even better. I do still have to grocery shop and do that sort of thing. I took my youngest dog to the dog park for almost two funfilled hours. After that we went to PetSmart for some necessities then I stopped in Costco (quick trip and used a list for what I needed), then it was off to buzz through the grocery store.
I got home in the 3PM hour. I had time to put away the groceries, finish up the laundry, prep some veggies for dinner, vacuum downstairs and play a bunch of Frisbee with the dogs. WOW, right?
A year ago I wouldn't have gotten Maggs to the dog park because it would've cut into my shopping spree. I would've raced through the required shopping not because I wanted to get home and have fun with the dogs but because I NEEDED to get my ass to Marshalls or Kohl's. Not anymore. Matter of fact I buzzed into Kohl's to use the rest room and was surprised to see C'mas decorations all over the place. I barely slowed down to notice and I didn't even caress a random blouse. Nope, I used the rest room and high tailed it outta that joint.
What a great gift I've given myself. Not only is my bank account feeling better but my time is used for better things than retail therapy.
That's it really, just basking in the glow of good times WITHOUT wasting the day in a brightly lit store buying things I don't need.
