I got excited today when I found a winter belt I'd forgotten I'd purchased back in March when it was clearance priced. Isn't that always an exciting moment? When you rediscover something you forgot all about? It makes you want to change your outfit immediately just to wear whatever it is you just found. Or maybe it's just me...
I grew up poor. So, there were never moments when I found forgotten treasures in my closest or drawers. Usually, I was digging around for something I hadn't worn so often that it seemed I only had that one shirt, pair of pants, skirt, socks. Every summer my mother would promise me a new wardrobe filled with lots of blouses, pants, skirts and shoes for when school started in the fall. And every fall I'd go back to school with maybe one or two new outfits and two pairs of shoes. It wasn't my parents' faults. When it came between food and electric and tons of fancy clothes, well food and electric won out. Usually, I was lucky to get two new outfits and two pairs of shoes.
I promised myself that when I grew up I'd make enough money to not only pay my bills but to also afford all the clothes and shoes I wanted. I do not make millions of dollars and my clothes and shoes are not name brand--not that Prada or Gucci makes anything that fits me except maybe their shoes--but I do have nice stuff. I also invest in a lot accessories, make-up, and my hair.
I'm not trying to brag or make anyone feel bad or jealous. Really, I'm justifying myself. I get teased and sometimes criticized for shopping. For some reason people thing that my shopping is an addiction and a waste of time and money but for me it's fulfilling a promise I made to myself. And there is nothing wrong with that.
If you have a promise you've made to yourself then go for it. As long as you're taking care of your responsibilities then I say go for it.
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