Two and a half short months ago, I was helping a friend move from New York to Florida. While on this trip, more than stopping at national landmarks, I was insistent that we stop at every Banana Republic on I-95 down the East Coast. After our third stop and my second set of returns, my friend challenged me to engage in a "shopping sabbatical" with the challenge that I would never make it a month without purchasing one piece of clothing. As I started to frantically add up the recent credit card bills I received, I realized that a shopping sabbatical was exactly what I needed. Also, I am not one to walk away from a challenge, so I agreed.
In an interesting way, this experience has helped me to quell my shopping urges, but also has allowed me to hone in on my unique shopping skills. As a way to "get my shopping fix" over the past few months, I have offered to assist friends in their shopping excursions. It is amazing how not spending other's money can be theraputic. Through these experiences, it has been brought to my attention that I have unique skills in the shopping arena. Now please don't mistake me for a Midwestern Rebecca Bloomwood from the Shopaholic series (of which I am a HUGE fan) but I am more of a working recession woman's Rebecca, always trying to be on the top of fashion trends while also searching out a deal.
In this blog, I hope to share some of my personal tips and thoughts on how you can achieve true shopping bliss while not breaking the bank.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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