Retail therapy is one of my addictive behaviours.
Morning Pages | 9 March 2024
I'm dealing with some mixed emotions this morning. Stoicism tells me not to worry about that and to use reason and intellect to move forward with my projects and achieve my goals. That's easier said than done, but the writing habit helps immeasurably, even if it did take around two hours to write these pages this morning. That was because of distractions and dealing with all the moving parts of returning after only two days of travelling.
I had a bit of a “thing” with retail therapy but MORE of a thing with the guilt that came after because I’m actually pretty frugal. This all changed dramatically when I signed up for YNAB (google if you haven’t heard of it!) Now that I have actual buckets devoted to my “vices,” the guilt is practically non existent (and I also keep myself honest about what I can afford). The treats also feel like real treats instead of impulse buys. The financial arguments with my husband are so much less frequent too. Clearly I’m a big fan! 😂
Retail? On Arran? 😉