I shopped today. Not for me.
I was Justin’s shopping “wingman” as we popped in and out of stores to pick up a few items. I haven’t put myself in the throws of department store finds for a while and I have to say it’s quite a shock to the system.
I shopped, but I didn’t buy.
Shopping, yet not shopping for myself, was a great feeling. It’s still a rush but without cheating on The Promise 365. (I actually thought of you Holly Getty! And what it must be like as you help others spot great fits and finds.)
I did get a little sidetracked.
Distracted by cool summer dresses, fun and fitted knit sweaters perfect for a wrap or cover-up. The smell of new denim! The array of summer sandals! Ah …dreamland.
Back to reality.
Here’s a very realistic question that popped up today on Twitter.
How much have you saved this year?
The answer is this: I have saved much.
I have saved countless articles of clothing from the ultimate sentence of living out their days in the back of my closet, never to be worn, never to see the light of day, still wearing their tags.
I have saved strappy sandals and leather boots from decay in a storage shed.
I have saved hundreds of hours of time not searching on Gilt or Rue La La or Overstock or Nomorerack for the perfect something-something to match my already something-else.
So far, I know this: my experience has been more of a shift.
I have shifted my time and my money once spent on cover-ups to support the best ways to uncover my head (books, countless internet searches for the best organic foods, what to eat, what to avoid, what causes what, what you never wanted to know in the first place and why you wish you didn’t already know it) and my body (yoga, massage) and my heart (vacation!) and I’m still sorting out that soul thing.
So, today, while my wondering eyes did appear — looking all over the store at the new jeans, the new dresses, the new shoes, seeing them sit on a shelf just waiting for a new owner to scoop them up and take them home — I felt at peace.
Because if there is one thing I have learned so far, it is this:
Home, I am, already.
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