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The change of seasons is a difficult time for shopoholics. My inbox full of emails with news of great deals on summer clothes I can wear now, and store windows display clothes that excite me for the apple cider days of fall. (Also for temps that return the NYC subway stations to a habitable environment, and less of a Jungle Hell biosphere.) But still, I am trying to appreciate the good things that I already have. The happiness received from saving an extra 30% only lasts until I have to squeeze one more blouse/pair of shoes into my closet. (Maybe some day, I will save enough money to hire a decorganizing consultant.)
Even as I successfully spend more time reading the news and practicing yoga, I still can't help notice the cute top on the woman next to me, and wonder if it is still available at Lulu, and if...it's on sale! (Perhaps this is why my inversion practice is lacking.) I suppose like any addict, I have to take recovery one day at a time. Perhaps doing little things, like tossing the J.Crew style guide, instead of immediately flipping through it and dog-earring pages. Or deleting the Gap Friends email, instead of pulling out my datebook and reworking my day around the nearest Gap.
I have a doctor whose practice has the same subway stop as the 59th Street Bloomingdale's, rightfully subtitled "Like no other store in the world". To avoid carrying multiple Big Brown Bags into the waiting room, I stopped wearing makeup to my appointments. (Only people with defined eyelashes and glossed lips deserve to interact with the latest Kate Spade dresses.) However ridiculous and shallow this sounds, it worked. Now I have to find a method that is just as effective for online shopping. (Only people with brushed teeth deserve to visit Shopbop.com?)
Perhaps I should stop thinking about shopping from a reward & demerit perspective, perhaps I should try and find rewards in my yoga practice. (Rewards other than an excuse to buy a new No Limits tank). Perhaps if I continue my dedication to yoga, next year I will have achieved a Zen like state where I finally realize that material things don't matter. I bet if I can make that kind of metamorphosis, I could start my own Self Help line, and that is a great way to make a LOT of money!
Okay, so I have a long way to go. Until then, pass the New York Times...starting with the Style Section.
