The addiction returns
In many ways, I saved money today by being sick. I have no idea what's wrong with me but last Friday, while being thoroughly distracted by James Bond's 50th Anniversary, I still managed to buy myself a new bag. This happened after I'd gotten a new bag for my birthday so, yes, this is an excess. But I couldn't help myself. That Fossil bag just called out to me.
Here's the bag, modeled by my younger cousin:
(Do excuse her pose. Although, if you saw the other ones...)
I just adore the simpleness of the style and the brown leather and the hanging key from the handle. And the size! I've been wearing a satchel for months now and, as much as I love that one, it doesn't really hold all of my stuff. And while I don't need all of my stuff because I have a Jordi Labanda laptop case, I still have trouble choosing between carrying a book or carrying an iPad with me (because most of my books are print, not e-books). Maybe I'm just making excuses but I feel like I really needed this bag.
The Friday before that, after the screening of Looper, I went by Payless (which I had no idea had already entered this market) and two pairs of shoes, naturally, caught my eyes.
Aaaaaand of course I bought them too and in fact, when I was buying the aforementioned bag, I was thinking of wearing it with the tartan pair. (And yes, I did wear it yesterday to a Star Trek event. There everybody was with their various Starfleet uniform and I was wearing my tartan shoes with a black cardigan and a red t-shirt. Wait, red t-shirt...)
Besides these, there were the black pants from Friday also (which I couldn't take a photo of because it's being washed before I can wear it) and the CDs that I got yesterday. Big spender, yeah. I seriously don't know where this sudden urge is coming from. I guess I'm just stressed out by work and my psyche is telling me to de-stress via retail therapy! My mind is an absolutely dangerous place.
With the way I'm spending, you'd think I'd be worried about my money now. I am, actually, but now I'm looking for a hat to go with this one outfit of mine. And I have to find a dress for my Sweden cousin's wedding reception (I was going to have one custom-made but I'd rather not rely completely on the tailor because who knows how it's going to turn out so I better have a second dress for standby) and matching shoes for it.
Another saving grace of mine is the fact that Rick Riordan's Mark Of Athena (Heroes of Olympus Book 3) that was released on 2 October has not arrived in any bookstore in Jakarta yet. Since e-book is considerably cheaper, I didn't have to pay as much for it as I would have for print. Although, I still need to buy the print later to complete the collection.
I know what the problem is though. It's that I've been going to malls all week long and I've been looking at stuff. Today was the first time I didn't visit any mall at all because when I woke up this morning and couldn't stop sneezing. Next week, I probably should NOT go to any mall AT ALL. It'll be straight home-work-home journeys. Saves more money this way.
The problem is now, can I stick to it?
Here's the bag, modeled by my younger cousin:
(Do excuse her pose. Although, if you saw the other ones...)
I just adore the simpleness of the style and the brown leather and the hanging key from the handle. And the size! I've been wearing a satchel for months now and, as much as I love that one, it doesn't really hold all of my stuff. And while I don't need all of my stuff because I have a Jordi Labanda laptop case, I still have trouble choosing between carrying a book or carrying an iPad with me (because most of my books are print, not e-books). Maybe I'm just making excuses but I feel like I really needed this bag.
The Friday before that, after the screening of Looper, I went by Payless (which I had no idea had already entered this market) and two pairs of shoes, naturally, caught my eyes.
Aaaaaand of course I bought them too and in fact, when I was buying the aforementioned bag, I was thinking of wearing it with the tartan pair. (And yes, I did wear it yesterday to a Star Trek event. There everybody was with their various Starfleet uniform and I was wearing my tartan shoes with a black cardigan and a red t-shirt. Wait, red t-shirt...)
Besides these, there were the black pants from Friday also (which I couldn't take a photo of because it's being washed before I can wear it) and the CDs that I got yesterday. Big spender, yeah. I seriously don't know where this sudden urge is coming from. I guess I'm just stressed out by work and my psyche is telling me to de-stress via retail therapy! My mind is an absolutely dangerous place.
With the way I'm spending, you'd think I'd be worried about my money now. I am, actually, but now I'm looking for a hat to go with this one outfit of mine. And I have to find a dress for my Sweden cousin's wedding reception (I was going to have one custom-made but I'd rather not rely completely on the tailor because who knows how it's going to turn out so I better have a second dress for standby) and matching shoes for it.
Another saving grace of mine is the fact that Rick Riordan's Mark Of Athena (Heroes of Olympus Book 3) that was released on 2 October has not arrived in any bookstore in Jakarta yet. Since e-book is considerably cheaper, I didn't have to pay as much for it as I would have for print. Although, I still need to buy the print later to complete the collection.
I know what the problem is though. It's that I've been going to malls all week long and I've been looking at stuff. Today was the first time I didn't visit any mall at all because when I woke up this morning and couldn't stop sneezing. Next week, I probably should NOT go to any mall AT ALL. It'll be straight home-work-home journeys. Saves more money this way.
The problem is now, can I stick to it?