Only a few days left of 2011. I dare say it has been a challenging year. I really have learned a lot, grown, and would say yes to successfully limiting my desire for “retail therapy”. BUT, January 1, here I come!
Yes, I survived the fall and starting school for the first time of my life without new school clothes. It is hard to believe, I know. Do you realize I made it through Black Friday? No midnight shopping, no dash for door stoppers or major sales. I didn’t even make it inside a mall over the Thanksgiving holiday. Christmas shopping has been...well, different to say the least.
When my daughters returned from their summer overseas, they even more so embraced their passion of fair trade. I do admire their determination. I was told I don’t get it and that for them it was a lifestyle. Again, I admire them. Even though I have made it through the year, and even though I absolutely have really needed nothing, (thanks to my son), and even though I have seriously internalized reasons of fair trade, and the over consumption of materialism, I believe I will choose moderation as my lifestyle. My need to find that bargain is one of the joys of my life. I promise I won’t shop in the same way as I have in the past. I do vow to cheerlead my girls and to promote fair wages and to make wise choices.
So hooray for a great year of staying out of the malls! I think I’ll celebrate and go shopping.
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