Cure for shopping addiction

I'm cured! I'm cured!

Okay. I'm not.

But I thought I was! I really did!

Here's the thing. I have always loved shopping. Well I knew that hadn't changed. But a few years back, I found myself a stay at home mom and the shopping got a bit out of hand. We were down to one income and I had loads of free time. A bad formula, to be sure.

Then we relocated and hit some rough financial times. Shopping wasn't an option. Heck, eating was really not an option but we did it anyway.

So then things turned around for us and I realized I was cured of my shopping addiction! I was no longer spending more than my husband's earnings on stuff we could totally do without.

But recently I had an epiphany. I'm not cured at all.

So, why am I not shopping?

I am, actually! It's just that I've channeled it into a more healthy outlet. It turns out that some of the reasons for my shopping addiction have to do with enjoying the hunt and touching new things. Once new things are not so new, I need to move on. (Gee, thank goodness I am not like this about relationships.) Well, since I am the Chief Bottle Washer and Head Executive Buyer for SoBeBabies, I guess that itch is getting scratched without me going out and spending all our disposable income on junk. Plus, it certainly doesn't hurt that I don't have time to shop, not even online. eBay sometimes beckons to me but I seriously can't spare the time.