Today is Day Day, the day once a fortnight that myself, my partner and best friend get in the car and drive off in search of fun activities or, as has now become somewhat the norm, places to spend a ludicrous amount of money on things that I probably don't need.
Today's place of choice was the most enormous shop of all time. Trago is so huge that after many visits we still managed to find a whole new section today... it really is overwhelming on the first visit. Yet I still manage to spend vast quantities of money on every single visit. They have everything you could ever want to stroke, lick or absorb into your soul.
As my current hobby is being arty and crafty (it was only a matter of time, I would always covet pencil cases and fancy pens) this has been my main form of spending in recent months. I now own everything that you could possibly need to make any form of greeting card ever imagined and yet... I still feel the need to buy more.
I have only realised recently how hopelessly addicted I can get to any substance, hobby or activity. Worst of all, most of my purchases are from the same company. I am a hopeless collector. See my DVD collection, Pokemon card collection, Beanie Babies... Am I destined to always find a section of the high street so amazingly appealing that I throw all my money at it? Am I covering up a glaring emptiness in my life?
Or is it this? My current obsession with paper products is fuelled by the seasonal transition of products available, two new ranges every few months plus many more for Christmas. If I want to be able to continue to use a certain brand, I need to buy the new paper, matching ink stamps, decoupage sheets... (Okay, perhaps need is a strong word.)
The same applies to all businesses, it is their way of getting you hooked. Clothes? You need the new range of colours of course, yes, Orange is so last season darling, you need Indigo Ski pants and denim socks! Phones? iPhone 5? Are you serious! You need this new sparkly iPhone infinity that can tell you if you have run out of milk!
In conclusion: I am currently ashamed at my spending yet I still have a list as long as my own intestines (Huh!?) of items that I feel a medical need for. Bearing in mind this has all come about from just seeing the accumulating stuff in my life and not from working out my bank balance (that can wait...) I think I may be able to make some progress here. I always consider myself to be one of those organic, recycling, re-using people... yet here I am falling for a wasteful consumerist conveyor belt of products find its way into my possession.
I am moving house soon and I promise myself I shall not let this continue...
But in the mean time, I must research the cost of the die-cutting machine of dreams. Without it my projects will suck, I mean who uses scissors these days? Really? We have robots making cars and I still hand cut paper! JUSTIFIED!
(I haven't moved yet so this purchase doesn't count. One more fix...)
