Tuesday, December 23, 2003
sick of it?
never thought i'd say it, but i think i'm finally *sick* of shopping! :) today i went to Old Navy, and between my mom and I spent $110 (however, we got a $25 coupon so it was only $85, but still). it wasn't all mine though, my mom had to buy a few things for herself and for her friends. then later on we picked up my brother from work and went to BigLots! (like MacFrugal's or Pic-n-Save, which is basically like a dollar-store that has a lot of extremely cheap stuff). we bought more junk there, dropped Daniel off, and then went to Bed Bath and Beyond. by that time (~5pm) the traffic sucked *big-time,* especially in the shopping center parking lots. i think everyone (like ourselves) is trying to squeeze in some last-minute shopping. anyways, we spent an hour at BBBY, just looking around at all the cool kitchen gadgets and stuff. i bought my mom and nonstick frying pan (i saw that her current one is getting really old, and needs to be thrown out) and i bought my dad some soap and towels (i wanted to get him something that he'd actually use).
oh, and on the way home we went to Oliver's Market, which is a stone's throw (well, not really, maybe a mile?) away from our house. it's great cuz it has a lot of organic and natural foods, so i loaded up on garbanzo bean flour, almond milk, oat & millet cereal, and rice crisps. by the time we got home it was around 7:30, and luckily we had some chicken soup (noodle-free) waiting at home, to quench our hunger. :)
anyway, at this time i'm realizing that over these past few weeks, i have bought quite a bit of stuff..and it's not just on gifts i bought for other people-i think that all the shopping mania has conned me into buying stuff for myself. :) last week in Vancouver, i bought a MEC backpack (~C$80), a Helly Hansen jacket (and an exericse shirt, C$80 total). Here in California i bought about $40 worth of Old Navy clothes, and a few little other random items that i normally don't buy year-round (a plastic crate for my bike, a huge tube of fluoride-free toothpaste..etc). oh well. in january, once i get back to boston, i won't be doing much shopping (it'll be too cold to go anywhere!)
oh, and on the way home we went to Oliver's Market, which is a stone's throw (well, not really, maybe a mile?) away from our house. it's great cuz it has a lot of organic and natural foods, so i loaded up on garbanzo bean flour, almond milk, oat & millet cereal, and rice crisps. by the time we got home it was around 7:30, and luckily we had some chicken soup (noodle-free) waiting at home, to quench our hunger. :)
anyway, at this time i'm realizing that over these past few weeks, i have bought quite a bit of stuff..and it's not just on gifts i bought for other people-i think that all the shopping mania has conned me into buying stuff for myself. :) last week in Vancouver, i bought a MEC backpack (~C$80), a Helly Hansen jacket (and an exericse shirt, C$80 total). Here in California i bought about $40 worth of Old Navy clothes, and a few little other random items that i normally don't buy year-round (a plastic crate for my bike, a huge tube of fluoride-free toothpaste..etc). oh well. in january, once i get back to boston, i won't be doing much shopping (it'll be too cold to go anywhere!)
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