I think I don't like shopping??
I decided to go for question marks on the title because the thought perplexes me. Do I not like shopping? Part of me does, but part of me really, really doesn't. I do like to spend money and get new things, but there are lots of things I don't like. Fear not, I did not actually spend any money today, but I did spend the entire afternoon at a very crowded Mall of America with my roommate Liz.
Liz had a ring that a jeweler in the mall had finished resizing, so I said, rather reluctantly, that I'd go with her. Earlier in the day, I'd sort of been in the mood for an adventure of the mall type, but after lazing around for awhile, I'd become, well, more lazy, but to be a good friend, I said I'd go. Of course it wasn't until we were in the car that I contemplated the full implications of my agreeing to going. This is a gray early spring Saturday afternoon and we're on our way to the biggest indoor mall in America. While crowds are okay, I don't find going to the MOA when it's so busy enjoyable. It didn't help that my roommate was complaining about finding a parking spot...it was her idea to go at that hour anyway, what was she expecting? The place was teeming with people, I think more so than any other time I've seen.
The thing about shopping with Liz is that she's kind of an erratic shopper, which can be fine, I suppose, but I really like going in with a plan (although there's always leniency) and doing things in an orderly manner. Since I have no money, I didn't have anything to do at the mall, so Liz had the run of things and kept thinking of places she wanted to visit. We're sort of an odd couple, Liz and I, because our interests are so different. We visited a tea store, a discount shoe retailer, a puzzle store and a shoe store. The thing about the MOA is that it's so huge, no two places you want to visit ever seem close to one another, so we put in a lot of walking. Walking is good, but I am just so freaking slow since my accident. The longer I go, the crankier I get, it seems. That's sort of depressing. The cool thing was that we got to see the Irish dancers in the rotunda. I've seen them there before and they're so cool to watch.
Anyway, I didn't really enjoy myself today because I didn't have any money to spend (although if I'm clothes shopping, that's a whole other depressing ordeal) and there were just so many people there. Another thing about shopping is that there are just so many choices it's overwhelming, especially at the MOA. And of course I want to spend more money than I can and then, there's the depression of spending money when I should be saving as much as I can. I don't think I've ever come away from a shopping experience feeling good about it, because I always either feel terrible about the amount I spent, or I want more stuff because I actually showed some self restraint and didn't spend irresponsibly. I think if I had more money (and probably if I were a bit skinnier, too), I would enjoy shopping a lot more, but I don't necessarily think that would be good for me.
My sister is coming to visit next weekend over the first part of her spring break (which I'm super excited about)...at this point I'm sort of hoping she's not going to want to go to the MOA, but we'll see.
Liz had a ring that a jeweler in the mall had finished resizing, so I said, rather reluctantly, that I'd go with her. Earlier in the day, I'd sort of been in the mood for an adventure of the mall type, but after lazing around for awhile, I'd become, well, more lazy, but to be a good friend, I said I'd go. Of course it wasn't until we were in the car that I contemplated the full implications of my agreeing to going. This is a gray early spring Saturday afternoon and we're on our way to the biggest indoor mall in America. While crowds are okay, I don't find going to the MOA when it's so busy enjoyable. It didn't help that my roommate was complaining about finding a parking spot...it was her idea to go at that hour anyway, what was she expecting? The place was teeming with people, I think more so than any other time I've seen.
The thing about shopping with Liz is that she's kind of an erratic shopper, which can be fine, I suppose, but I really like going in with a plan (although there's always leniency) and doing things in an orderly manner. Since I have no money, I didn't have anything to do at the mall, so Liz had the run of things and kept thinking of places she wanted to visit. We're sort of an odd couple, Liz and I, because our interests are so different. We visited a tea store, a discount shoe retailer, a puzzle store and a shoe store. The thing about the MOA is that it's so huge, no two places you want to visit ever seem close to one another, so we put in a lot of walking. Walking is good, but I am just so freaking slow since my accident. The longer I go, the crankier I get, it seems. That's sort of depressing. The cool thing was that we got to see the Irish dancers in the rotunda. I've seen them there before and they're so cool to watch.
Anyway, I didn't really enjoy myself today because I didn't have any money to spend (although if I'm clothes shopping, that's a whole other depressing ordeal) and there were just so many people there. Another thing about shopping is that there are just so many choices it's overwhelming, especially at the MOA. And of course I want to spend more money than I can and then, there's the depression of spending money when I should be saving as much as I can. I don't think I've ever come away from a shopping experience feeling good about it, because I always either feel terrible about the amount I spent, or I want more stuff because I actually showed some self restraint and didn't spend irresponsibly. I think if I had more money (and probably if I were a bit skinnier, too), I would enjoy shopping a lot more, but I don't necessarily think that would be good for me.
My sister is coming to visit next weekend over the first part of her spring break (which I'm super excited about)...at this point I'm sort of hoping she's not going to want to go to the MOA, but we'll see.
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