I do not like shopping! I am completely undone by salespeople and I have actually had panic attacks in stores with particularly aggressive salespeople. I once told a saleswoman at Bath & Body Works that I was definitely going to make a purchase as long as she left me alone. When she kept on bugging me, I told her that she had just lost a sale and walked out of the store. I am a minimalist. Too much stuff around me makes me nervous and everything must be put away in its proper place or I can't sleep at night. Consequently, I usually don't get very attached to things. I would rather spend money on experiences than on things. Finally, I am very frugal (when it comes to things, not experiences). When given the choice, I almost always choose the cheapest item. With the exception of my sleigh bed and my sectional sofa, most of my furniture was given to me by friends and family as hand-me-downs or gifts. I've always been nervous about spending money and I've usually settled for something less, thinking that someday I would get what I wanted. My new house is a very different color palette than my old house and I decided to get a new comforter for my bed. I found one online at Target and I went to get it on Saturday...with my sister. Once I found the comforter, my sister convinced me that I needed all new bedding to match and, even though I thought my pillows were perfectly fine, apparently they were not and I had to get new ones. Then I needed all new towels and my sister literally forced me to get the most expensive ones (they are absolutely wonderful). I shudder to think about what I spent on towels alone! Then I found a ruffly accent pillow for my bed. Marilyn was openly weeping about the fact that I spontaneously selected a completely frivolous item! Then I needed rugs for the bathroom. Not just one rug, but two! I was practically hyperventilating over how much money I was spending but Marilyn told me not to think about it because I had the money to spend. She told me that I have worked really hard all of my life and that I deserve to have exactly what I want for my new house. I think she has created a monster! I have always wanted a black pub table for my dining room and I found it at R.C.Willey. I have always wanted industrial metal bar stools and I've ordered them along with a charcoal gray club chair that I couldn't resist. I'm going back to R.C.Willey to get a console table that I fell in love with (it's expensive but I want it) and I'm getting the bookcases and desk I've been pining over at IKEA. Pretty soon I will have the house I've always imagined in my mind and I can't believe how much fun I have been having shopping! I think Marilyn put a spell on me...
Note: Next weekend I will be buying a new TV and I'm terrified. I've never bought a TV before. When I moved into my first apartment I took the TV I had in my bedroom as a teenager. When I received my Master's Degree, my parents bought me an upgrade as a graduation present. When that TV died, my sister gave me one that was left over from a benefit auction at her work. I figure it's time for a flatscreen so I can, as my sister says, join the 21st Century. Wish me luck!
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