Ellexia and I met Nicole around 11:30 this morning. We went to lunch and then went to the Oak Park Mall where we shopped till we dropped. Actually I dropped and the other two kept going!
Ellexia found what she was looking for in clothes, I think. Not sure how many stores she hit but she did seem to know what she was looking for. She wanted one more thing but after looking at a couple of stores decided to order it on-line. I was good with that.
I was thinking about stopping at Costco to get something I forgot last time I went but I was done and couldn’t do it. I will go to Costco in another week or so after the holidays are over.
I got home around 4:30. It might be an early bedtime tonight! I am not a good shopper. Being around all the materialistic greed of a mall wears me out. That mall always seems to be crowded and full of shoppers carrying bags of stuff. Not sure how old that mall is but they have done a good job of making it look fresh.
Kathy asked me when I got home if I had found any bargains for myself. I told her I didn’t even look. I am on a spending freeze and I am proud to say nothing even tempted me.
Found out the problem with the paperwork for Love in Action. We may have to resort to snail mail to fix it but it will get fixed soon. I am hoping things will be resolved and the new accounts are opened before I have surgery January 15.
Tomorrow I need to make two phone calls if it is a good day for me to talk on the phone. I need to find out where the shower door is and put some pressure on them to get it here. I also need to call the Captain of the Detention Center and set up a meeting for next week. I have an idea of a Valentine project I want to do and need his permission to fundraiser for it.
In my Facebook memories I saw a picture of Roxy with her puppies from nine years ago. She had eight puppies, one was born dead and we lost another one a day or two later. The other six were healthy and have grown into huge dogs. Sophia is one of the six. Happy birthday Sophia!
No plans for the rest of the week. I may be up at midnight tomorrow night but will be in my chair in my pajamas. I am grateful December is all but over. It has felt like a very long month to me.
It was fun to spend time with Ellexia and Nicole today. My relationship with Ellexia keeps changing as she continues to grow up. We spent a bit of time today talking about the couple months Ellexia, Michelle and Tagen lived with me a couple years ago. She remembered me fixing dinner every night for her and fixing her favorite breakfast foods.
Today made me think of my journey to become somewhat of a minimalist. I think each person defines that differently but for me I had to learn to stop the incoming stuff into the house. A small house helps as I don’t like clutter and a small house can only hold so much stuff. Not sure I have ever been much of a shopper but way back when malls didn’t drain me like they do today.
My spending freeze helps remind me each year of all the stuff that comes in due to my impulsivity. I’m so grateful I have curbed most of it and my annual freeze reinforces that.
Grateful for the time today with Ellexia and Nicole, grateful for a safe trip to and from KC, and grateful for a mostly clutter free house to rest in tonight.