shopping blues

i'm always impressed how shopping manages to lift my mood and little fits or even just my boredom. once i carry off a new pair of shoes from a boutique, i feel this certain lightness sweep over me like my troubles have just walked away with my old pair.

okay, you may think i am exaggerating this a little bit. But i know some women out there who has the same weakness for pretty, sexy, must-have sandals would definitely agree with me.

Shopping has always been a form of therapy for women. Although, it is a dreadful weakness to cope up most specially if you get your credit card bills soar high. Unless you got a rich daddy to pay them off, then there's not much of a problem there. hehe. But for those who have to survive on their own (just like me), you have to learn to be responsible with your finances.

I admit i've been a shopaholic myself. There's always a cute item (that later on i'd find totally non-essential) that i'd find in the malls. But i've been in some form of "therapy" for some time now since i started to see my huge credit card bills. Though it was difficult and i've had my share of relapse, i finally managed to pay off all my bills (thank goodness!). Now, i'm trying to shop on cash basis. Driving me away from the malls would have been more sensible, but that totally is NOT therapy for me. I just could not keep away from the simple joys that "malling or window shopping" brings, plus i get to have some exercise. :)

Since i came here in sg, i've been splurging with all the goodies that one can find. Well, who's to blame if Sales are unending in this part of the globe? they should have warned me! At first i was buying for necessary things, like work clothes and shoes. Then, when we moved to our apartment, i was buying house stuffs. There's always a nicer looking towel, or bed sheets, etcetera.

After i spent the weekends buying the "necessary" stuffs, i was left with nothing else to do but stay home and face the tube. Plus, there's really not much interesting shows on weekend afternoons, so i just got bored.

I'm afraid my boredom has driven me to the malls :( well, with choices like stay home, or do overtime and malling for the weekend, which do you think would i choose? well, i can stay home for a day, on a weekend. but definitely not for two days straight. i need the exercise, you know. hehehe.

i know i really have to stop myself before my credit card bills soar high once again. darn those banks for existing in the first place. hehehe. well, okay, it's really not their fault. i really have to look for things to occupy me on my weekends, or else i would have toured all the shopping malls here before the year would end (which is really not such a bad idea).

i should do yoga. (think).