enough!

It is one thing to go to a store when you want to buy something.  But when your email inbox is full of enticing deals or the world wide web is calling your name to window shop, it is never a great situation.  Recently I cleared out and unsubscribed to Old Navy, Gap, Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, Mod Cloth, LOFT, and Zulily.

Let me tell you about the awesomeness of Zulily.  It is a daily email (and there is an app!) that brilliantly delivers a window shopping experience of good deals and a variety of things – dresses, bags, jackets, shoes.  It is more geared toward moms that are too busy to shop or cannot get out to stores easily.  I generally enjoyed going through the deals each day – as a break from work/reality.  I have purchased an owl shirt, a Halloween costume item, and now a bag and a pair of shoes (still to arrive).  All good deals, of course.

(Here is my new computer bag for work – a cute non-leather bag of turquoise color.  Amazing, right?)

I had to unsubscribe (and delete the app) from Zulily because I am too good (skills!) at finding things I adore even if I really do not need them.  I may start with the good intention of looking for a work dress or pair of dress shoes, but then I get distracted by other items I did not know I needed until I saw them.

The question begs – is this a problem.  I say yes and no.  It is a problem if:
·         You cannot afford the items you are buying
·         If you never use the items you buy
·         Or, if you are not regularly going through items that you are not using

But for me, I started to wonder, is it healthy?  I am trying to actively bring in happiness these days as I deal with grief and sadness, and stress of a newish job.  Is shopping for new shiny things bringing in this happiness?  I do get a lot of pleasure out of new clothes, costumes, shoes and bags.  And, I have a good perspective on things since they are just stuff and not really important.  That being said, I am taking a break from the online browsing/shopping for a bit and am going to stick with my Goodwill sprees. And random Zappos investigations.  And...