Girls, and shopping, a match made in heaven.
You can't have one, without the other.
Let a girl go where she will, and she'll shop.
They can't help themselves, they have to shop, they LOVE to shop.
It's always been a mystifying statement to me, one I just cannot get my head around. I can honestly think of at least a dozen things, right off the top of my head, that I would rather do, than shop. Housework being one, and I hate housework! It's work, that even if you do it every day, the next day, it needs doing again. It's the original 'never ending story.'
Perhaps woman, or girls got that reputation because they like clothes. I don't think I can honestly dispute that. I, too, like clothes. I absolutely love new clothes. Things you have never worn before, something, brand new. It's got that mystique, that never seen before, feel, and look. In some way, it gives you a boost. Particularly if it makes you look good. Even if it doesn't, it's still great. ITS NEW!
Colours, well, as an artist, it's always the colour that attracts me. I have colours that stick around for a while. During that period, everything I am attracted to, is in that colour, or tones of it. No matter how I try, I keep getting drawn back to it. It was purple, or purply blue, a few weeks back, then khaki, before that, it was lime green. Yum, is the only word for colours.
Grocery shopping is another pain. The thing is, if you don't do. It, you don't eat. Or, clean, or wear deodorant, or wash your hair, or wash clothes, or anything else involved in modern life. Everyone must shop, for something. If your partner does not do the household shop with you, or better yet, for you, it's not on is it. I have had partners who think, and often say, "we have run out of....", or more likely, "I can't find any...." Well, no beloved, you have to go shop for it first.
Oh really?
Why yes... Did you think it walked here by itself?
"But you love shopping, you can get it."
Oh...I can, can I? I don't think so!
what, see what we need, run down to the supermarket, trog around all the aisle, looking for the best bargain, stack it all up in the trolley, make sure you don't miss anything. Buy something nice too. To eat when we fancy something tasty, or sweet, or snacky...for later. Then que at the checkout, put it all through, bag it up, pay for it. After that, troll outside with it, stack it in the car, drive home, or bus, carry it into the house, put it all away. Then, get something ready for me ( the man of the house, or your partner) to eat.
Yes, dear. You don't like shopping, a waste of time.....is it?....
I like it though? No sweet one, I don't like it!
So, in my house, those that want to eat, have to shop. After all, it's only fair isn't it. It is a pain to me, not a pleasure. It's a chore that must be done. End of story. So, NO, women, and shopping do not automatically go together.
Of course, following on from my blog earlier in the week, we do have Internet shopping. We could give that a go, I suppose. Although, someone still has to do it, check through the lists, adding them to the basket. Naturally, be there for a delivery, and put it away of course, so it's not completely painless. Mmmm, you can get clothes on line too. Can't you? Maybe that's the answer. Only it isn't really, is it. I just don't want to have to find something I like, in the material, and style I like. In my size, at the right price, it takes absolutely hours, to flick through all those pages, and websites. Then, you must pay on line, ( are you sure it's not a risk?) then, of course you have the same delivery problems. Who's going to be there, and will it come when they say? I suppose, I can starve, and keep wearing the same old clothes. That's always an option. Isn't it girls, and boys?
In the past, I think as far as clothes are concerned, impulse shopping is the best way. Keep your eyes peeled, and buy the second you spot something. That goes for clothes, home wear, and even groceries, to some extent. You just have to be careful with your money. To make sure you have a bit of extra cash should you need some, urgently. Anything is better than planned shopping expeditions. They, are soul destroying!
What can I say, except
HAPPY SHOPPING
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