Wednesday, December 26, 2012

such temptaton (lyn)


I open the newspaper and the entire first section screams at me to go shopping. Arrive at Saks before noon and get up to 70% off.  Shop at Bergdorf’s for major savings.  Brooks Brothers is having their semi-annual 50% off sale.  Stop by Bloomingdales and take home stuff free (or so it seems).  I so want to go, but can’t, and don’t.

I open my emails.  Huge savings at one of my favorite retailers, Inhabit.  I scan their gorgeous cashmeres and cottons.  I am tempted to click buy on a white cotton cardigan marked down from $208 to $84.  With effort, I don’t. I walk away from the computer; it’s too tempting.

Instead, I make some fat-free popcorn, adding chocolate covered pomegranates; read Something Borrowed —a slight but enjoyable book by Emily Giffin; and watch some wet snow fall.  It may not be as satisfying as clicking on buy, but it costs me nothing, and I'll have no remorse later.

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