Musing Out Loud

I'm smiling right now. Grinning from ear to ear... Yes, I am the face of a woman who got herself some retail theraphy! Yey!

I remember my 'single' days... I wasn't really that much into shopping sprees, although I do looove malling and looking at stuff to buy. But since I was earning my own keep then and paying for my own bills too, impulse buying was one luxury I didn't have. I don't believe in credit cards either (mainly because I know I can be scary when I have one. Hehe. But that's worth another post.), so no cash, no buying.

However, I still managed to get myself a couple of stuff I really want every payday.

Now... I remember just how easy it was to only think of myself. What I want, what I need. These days, for the past year and a half, it's been all about Keisha. And guess what, I didn't even notice!

I go to the mall and all I can think of buying are new clothes, new shoes, and new toys for my little princess. And I have sooo much fun scouring the racks for cute and fab stuff for her. And I never even feel the urge to look for a new pairs of shoes or a new bag...or well, anything for me!

But it's all ok! Until hubby told me "NO. You should still buy stuff for yourself too." That's when it hit me...maybe I should. Maybe it'd make me feel better somehow.


Today, actually the past two days, I've been feeling kind of down, tired, stressed out and well, just plain weary. But I had no choice but to deal with it. Dealing...didn't work.

I didn't like the kind of results I got with doing stress-induced work. So I decided to stop...and hit the malls! Thankfully, there was a mall-wide sale in a nearby establishment, so malling didn't feel so 'sinful' in these dire times. And besides, hubby promised to buy me at least one item for myself. :)

And he did! Yey! Got myself a new bag. Yup, just that one item. I felt like asking for too much would be too un-motherly of me. I thought of diapers and milk... and I was able to stop myself from buying that uber-fab pair of shoes that I saw.

...I still want the shoes though, but well...I can wait. :)

And let me just add, I'm not really a fan of mall-wide sales, because it makes malls crowded, and shopping isn't comfortable anymore...but when you get such a pretty bag at 50% off (the original price of my new love was 1400 pesos. Got it for 650! :) ), you begin to have a change of heart. Hahahahahaha!

Oh well, still have 18 hours of work to face over the weekend, and 10 articles to write. Lord, can I ask for like 12 hours extension for the day tomorrow? Please?

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