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I am a Shopoholic
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I really connected with the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic. Clothing speaks to me! It tell me I can make an amazing outfit and sometimes I can. And other times…
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I remember two years ago in the Fall, finding this brown dress for sale. I had to have it (partially because it was on sale...). I wore it once during Thanksgiving 2008 and ever since then it was dubbed “My Thanksgiving Dress” I think the idea was to wear it every Thanksgiving. Due to my up and coming trip, I’ve been going through my closets and throwing away a lot. I pulled out the dress and tried it on. It’s hideous. No other words to describe it. And yet I couldn’t just throw it away. That would be ruining my thanksgiving tradition that I skipped 2009...
I threw it away. Hideous won. But that’s how I am with all my clothes and shoes. I have way too much and yet I never have enough. That was the case until I stopped working. No money to throw around really changes one’s perspective.
What I have found interesting is “clothing” stories in the news. Like, beach towns in Italy banning women from wearing clothes they deem inappropriate. Mini skirts are ok though... So I suppose that means the bikini is in trouble. I think that would be a buzz kill if someone went to Italy for sun and beaches and wonderful tans and got arrested or fined instead. And by the way, this is all for guarding against “anti social” behavior. Hmmm, ok. But I really dislike having other people dictate what I wear.
The definition of Anti-Social used in this situation is basically someone who doesn't conform to the norms and laws of their society. I can see how that would be a problem but what I can't understand is why the people, who dress in ways that would attract unwanted attention, don't see the potential problem. However, that being said... I haven't heard anything in the news to make me think Italy had a big problem. They must if they're making such a deal about it.
And those are my jumbled thoughts brought to you after a 10 hour day of school from Sk, Washington.
Somehow I missed your "Thanksgiving tradition" dress.. where was I??
ReplyDelete"My name is Emily and I am a shopaholic".. LOL.. :)
LOL I know right!! I think I need to start going to the meetings... ;) :D And that dress... I only wore it once! :)
ReplyDeleteshopoholic right huuuuuuuuuuuuur!
ReplyDeleteI just started packing up my life because I'm moving out at the end of the week and HOLY CRAP i had no idea i was SUCH a pack rat! Though not quite enough to be featured on that hoarders show LOL
ReplyDelete...i'm all for banning the bikini....most beaches i go to they are optional....
ReplyDeleteToo bad shopping is such fun! And why can't we have the same excitement when buying textbooks and things that are good for us? Like, oh yeah, this is going towards my education!
ReplyDeleteAs for the bikini...well, I don't have much of an opinion there...currently, I'm thinking of the other gender and am wishing speedos would become mandatory.
THe Thanksgiving dress story cracked me up!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I haven't heard that about Italy! Crazy!
@Paige: I bet they have a facebook page for shopoholics!! :D
ReplyDelete@daniela: Oh my, good luck on your move!! And it totally doesn't look like you have a lot of stuff until you start going through it! And then it's like GRRR! why didn't I just get rid of that last year???
@dull boy: hahahaha :P
@Leanne: Tell me about it!! I'd rather spend $100 on shoes than on a textbook ANY day. LOL to the speedos. hahaha.
@Laura: It is weird!!
Oh boy..... The first step is admitting that you have a problem... and unfortunately I don't think I'm even at step one yet... yikes.. let the spending continue haha
ReplyDeletexo tash
I'm the same, I have so many clothes bundled up in suitcases that I haven't worn in years but I'm always afraid to throw them away. I guess I hate throwing away something I have spent money on.....I'll have to do it one day though!!
ReplyDeleteI can guarantee you that on some days, my attire is completely inappropriate. I'm clearly your typical trying-to-look-young-but-probably-failing-miserably-middle-aged woman...and what's more, on most days (usually the ones when I'm sleep deprived) I don't care. I could definitely benefit from a little fashion advice and sense.
ReplyDeletehaha I have way too much yet never enough clothes too. I'm your newest follower as well! :D have a great halloween weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt really is a problem for most people who like clothes... You have a lot or just enough yet there's hardly ever a good thing to wear lol I believe our minds trick us into this kind of thinking, so that past year I've been trying to get extra creative and wear what I owned in different ways and I actually enjoyed the challenge!!
ReplyDeleteHi. I'm a male shopaholic. But not for clothes. Electronics shopping is awesome. Wait the term for that is geek. Oops nvm.
ReplyDelete@Chirpy: It is way more fun that way! :D :D
ReplyDelete@Sandra: ahh, you should see how I look the week of finals or midterms! It's truly scary- all thoughts of fashion are nonexistent at that time. :P
@Steph: And it would really be a shame to decide you finally want to wear something because it's the perfect outfit for this occasion.... and then realize you threw it away last week! :)
@Pop Champagne: Thanks, Pop Champagne!! I hope your Halloween was great! ;)
@Julia: That's a great idea!! I give a lot of my clothes to my little sister when I'm done... She'll come out in the cute new outfit and I'll be thinking "my goodness, i didn't know my shirt was so cute!" It's soo silly. :D
@Aaron: LOL! :D