Tuesday, December 2, 2008

things to avoid


in this last month of 2008, i've decided i should try and better myself a little.  in that spirit, i've made a list of things i need to avoid.  mainly - as you will see - most of these pretty much center on me not spending money.  that recession word is scary.

- two words.  taco.  bueno.  just typing them makes me crave a party burrito.  and why?  it's not like they are really THAT good.  okay.  maybe they are.  whatever.  i just ordered two new pairs of jeans from the gap in a size smaller than what i normally wear because i am GOING TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THEM BY CHRISTMAS.  that means.  no party burritos.  dammit.

- vodka and/or margaritas.   see above.

- target.  well, any part of target that does not sell groceries that is.  what?  you expect me to go buy groceries at a real grocery store?  um.  yeah.  not gonna happen.  and neither will my crossing that line between grocery and soft lines/hard lines (oh yes.  i am so down with the target lingo.) be happening.  i hope.  some of you won't care that you aren't getting christmas presents, right?  because see, i have a problem in that store.  i cannot stop buying stuff.  that i don't need.  i get hypnotized by the beautiful red bull's eye.  and then the next thing i know, there is nothing left in my bank account.  (and parents who might be reading this blog - specifically MY parents - know that there may have been some hyperbole in this last paragraph.  some.)

- wal~mart.  but that is typical for me each month.  nothing special here, really.

- and finally.  kate spade.  i didn't even know this was going to be a problem until earlier today when i looked at the website and discovered these shoes.  yall.  i am so not even a shoe person.  there's a chance i didn't even remember that kate spade designs shoes.  but now i can't stop going back and looking at these.  and then my brain starts rationalizing and remembering that money i've been pretty good about saving over the last two years and NOT TOUCHING and oh my.  i fear that this may not end well.  but aren't they pretty?  and oh look.  there's a purse, too?!  who cares that they don't match . . . 

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