it's awesome.Although to some this may seem obvious. It became apparent to me rather recently. Some of us are slower at learning things.
Interestingly enough, I hate (feel free to substitute the word loathe if you're feeling dramatic) malls. I don't even like going to the movies or restaurants that are located at malls. I'll compromise from time to time when social situations are at risk, but in a perfect world I would never have to visit these evil locations. Summer '09: The quest to stay on top of bills, one of my 5 jobs was at Nordstrom, for about 2 weeks. It was luckily a short period of time since I was hired as extra help for their annual sale. Had it been longer than that mere 14 days, I may have sworn off Nordi's for life. A true miracle at work.
Finding places outside of malls to fulfill my shopping cravings (mild and seldom cravings of course, balance is one of my strengths) is quite easy. I generally stick to moderately priced beach boutiques...and by that I mean cheap stores owned by Asians, in OB. They happen to be right in my geographic and financial range. Why wouldn't I stop in and take a look after my Saturday morning (okay afternoon) jont to get coffee? I can also find unique things in these "boutiques" that others won't have, mostly because they're not purchased from a sub-par "mall" store. The way I say mall is similar to the way I say Sharon...and the tone of Jerry Seinfeld's greeting for Newman.
Last weekend I found myself shopping in downtown San Diego, at Horton Plaza you ask? No. That would be a mall. Obviously I find the downtown stores outside of the mall much more appealing. As I walked down the street, with sky scrapers surrounding me, just for a second...I pretended to be Carrie Bradshaw (embarrassing. Don't act like it's never crossed your mind). In reality, although I'm not a 30-something single living in Manhattan, I found such joy carrying my shopping bags, along with my fake Coach bag, through town taking it all in and appreciating the culture. Not even minor harassment from a hobo got me down. In fact, I didn't even want to retaliate until later that day. Sometimes my slowness is beneficial for others.
If I had to articulate how shopping makes me feel, which seems like the whole point right now, I would say this: Shopping makes me feel independent; using my own skrill to make purchases and not having to tell anyone about it (except for all of you) It makes me hopeful; for upcoming fun events where I can wear my newly purchased garments. It makes me happy; duh. It brings about a feeling of productivity and efficiency; I often find great things for great prices in less than 2 hours!
Long story short, Life is good. And so is shopping.
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