16 January 2004

Things I Need To Stop Buying

There are two things I buy compulsively:

• lip gloss

  Every time I go into a drug store, I have to look at the lip glosses, especially the ones on the special displays for new products. I own 13 lip glosses, which probably isn't that many by obsessive-compulsive standards, and I do wear all of them.

  But do I really need a 14th lip gloss? The next time I see a new one that I like, the answer will be a resounding "Yes." Especially if it's the kind with tiny sparkles in it.

• fabric

  I have a large hamper in which I keep my fabrics. I once had a policy of never letting the hamper overflow, but now I'm routinely breaking it.

  This week alone, I bought something like 12 yards of fabric, which will take me at least a month to sew and transfer to my closet in the form of clothing. But most of that fabric was on sale for $1/yard! That means I can make a shirt for about a buck, or a pair of pants for two. What budget-conscious seamstress could pass that up?

  Then there are the two yards of pricey faux fleecey-suede I bought yesterday, but that's because I have a jacket out of the same fabric in brown, and this new fabric is green, which I love, and I didn't know it even came in green until yesterday.

  There. See how I rationalize?

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