Confession Time

First, I want to thank everyone for their sweet comments about our name choice. I totally think it is a very personal decision. One of the reasons we've settled on a name so early on is so that we can start referring to her by name rather than just saying "our little girl". Anyway, we really appreciate the sweet supportive comments both on here, on facebook, and in person. :)

Now on to the original post.

Confession time  . . . I'm a bit of a shop-a-holic. Now I'm not spending money we don't have, draining our savings, and running up credit card debt. Our bills always get paid on time, and there's food on our table. But y'all I love to shop . . . probably a bit too much.

The thing is, when I see something I want, I buy it. I have more shoes and clothes than any human being should ever have. And books . . . I buy books all the time. I buy books before I'm finished with the one I'm reading. I love to read. I really love to read, but seriously, I have 10 books on my Kindle that I haven't read yet. And while it may not be putting us in the poor house, I think I need to step back and take a look at my habits and learn a bit of self-control. I hate that word . . . self-control.

So with that being said, on Sunday, May 13, Mother's Day none-the-less, I put myself on a one month shopping diet. During this month, I will not buy anything for myself that I do not need. No shoes, no clothes, no books, no itunes, no home decor . . . you'll have to excuse me, I just started hyperventilating. I will also not buy anything for Andrew that I "think" he needs. You know like that adorable outfit from Janie and Jack that I think he would look so cute in, but he could care less about? Yep, that one. Does anyone have paper sack I can use?

It's a bit ridiculous that this is so hard for me, and it speaks to the fact that I put way too much value on material things. I mean I definitely don't think that there is anything wrong with shopping or looking cute or having a nice home or reading the latest book . . . the list could go on forever, but there is something wrong with my lack of self-control.

I'll keep you posted . . . hopefully by the end of this month I'll have a little more control of my shopping habits, and my savings account will be a bit bigger. We shall see.

Amendment: I will continue to buy my sunless tanner. The whiteness of my legs is just too scary for words. Yeah, I know I'm breaking the rules, but what can I do? And don't say "just not buy it". I have my fingers in my ears, and I'm humming.

Over and out.