Shopping When Stressed

I have this really bad habit... I go shopping whenever I'm stressed. Retail therapy. You always hear of women with this problem. Rarely do you hear a guy saying "i'm stressed... i need to shop". I'm guessing it's because guys who do this are pretty much embarrased to admit it. After all, shopping isn't really a 'manly' activity... Guys go out and shoot poor defenceless animals when stressed, or something like that.

Anyway, in the past, because of stress, I have bought (that I can remember), shirts, pants, socks, underwear, shoes, alloy rims, sports exhaust, car CD player, car speakers, walkman, novels, cake, an apartment (i'm not kidding), tv, lcd tv, laptop, dvd player, camcorder, and a vacation.

I think it's obvious to say that my credit cards are smokin' hot from being swipped here and there... shopping trip... $500... peace of mind... priceless!

So, from my little episode with LOML, I bought a novel and a roadmap at the bookstore... and even though we already sorted stuff out, I still needed to do some post stress shopping... so I went out with LOML and bought a digital camera.

Here's the thing with my stress relieving purchase... I already have a camcorder... last time I used it was on vacation with LOML - 7 months ago... my cellphone also has a camera, which I've been using to take pictures on a regular basis... So, why do I need a new digital camera? I haven't got a clue... it's one of those things that I've wanted for a long time... I used to have one, but I broke it!! :D

So now I have a digital camera... I'm less stressed out (until the credit card bill comes).

I don't think I'll ever stop using shopping to relieve stress. It's just so much fun... I don't care if it's more of a 'woman' thing... heck, if women say they can do anything a man can, then a man can do anything a woman can!