OK. It's just that simple. If I'm not going to spend. I just need to keep my fanny out of the stores. Because if my big butt is the stores - then I'm buying. Once I'm in there - I just can not help it! I swear! It's like a drug! The colors, the ribbon, the stickers, the ideas! I see an item and I know exactly what I want to do with it. How I'll use it. And I do! I use all my stuff. But I still have a lot of old stuff that I'm trying to work through. And I'm using that too. I've scrapped about 16 pages so far this year. (Yes -that is a lot.) And I've been using all my stuff.
And I can't even count the number of cards I've done - and used by stuff.
I just have a lot of stuff. But I want new stuff too. When I buy. I love what I buy. I'm not a collector. I'm actually using it. Which is good.
Went to Joanns this past weekend to use a coupon - 50% off. So I got really cute ribbon to tie up my cards with. They look SO cute in the box. BUT... all the scrapbooking stuff was 40%. Need adhesive - always. But the clearance aisle. Scrapbooking at rock bottom prices! OMG I just can't resist. So I get a stamp sets with 9 sayings, (get well, congratulations, happy birthday, have a nice day, buy me you need me- ok, it really didn't say the last one) for $4.97 - Five dollars!!! That I can use over and over and over again in multiple colors. I just HAD to. And I've already used it on cards!
$20 later I'm finally walking out of the store.
I just need to stay out. Coupons aren't saving me here.. I'm spending more.
It's such an addiction. I guess it beats smoking or drinking. There's two things that cost a lot and have nothing to show in the end except really bad breath, or lots of wasted calories in the drinks.
At least I have a library full of books. (Which I need another condo to put them in ... I'm running out of room.)
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