Day 17 - Peer Pressure

Hello, everyone... And thank you so much for reading and sharing!  :-) 

So let me just get right into it.  I spent today.  There.  I said it.  You know how in movies they say that?  They say, "There, I said it.  Wow, I feel so much better getting that off my chest."  Let me tell you, that's BS, because I do not feel any better.

Here's the sitch.  I was shopping with a friend, which I knew was a risk.  I also knew at some point, shopping with friends was unavoidable.  So here we were in a children's high-end second-hand store, where they only carry certain brand names in like-new condition for kids, such as Gymboree for little ones, and up to Michael Kors for the older kids... Oh yes, and Uggs.  And as it was, today there was one pair of purple Uggs.  One pair, which just so happened to be in her size.  

She tried them on, and they of course not only fit, but were crazy comfortable - as all Uggs are.  They were 30, with a sale of %15 off.   I said no.  I had, actually, left my cash and debit card home - brilliant tactic, wouldn't you agree?  But there we were, in the middle of the store.  She is wearing these adorable, perfect Uggs, which are incidentally, on her Christmas list.  My friend said, "Well, they can be part of her Christmas gift".  True, but I am not spending right now.  "You will never get this price on these again".  Also, true, but I am not spending right now.  And it's all moot, because I don't even have a means to pay for them.  Then, here it is, in super-slow-motion, "I caaannnn bbbuuuyyyy ttthhheeemmmm, aaannndddd yyyoooouuuu ccaannn pppaayyyy mmmeeeee bbbbaaacccckkkkkk"..... You sunk my Battleship.  I was done.  

Am I justifying that they were incredibly priced?  And they were on the Christmas list?  I mean, truthfully, I was planning on spending at least $120 on them in a few weeks.  Is it really so bad to take advantage of this opportunity, which only cost me $25?  Yes.  I am justifying.  Because I should have held firm.  But it was hard, me, the sales people, my friend, my daughter and her friend... It was a tough situation.  I could not think of a reason to say no.

How do you say no when you HAVE to say no, but want to say yes?  And when the forces around you are saying "Say yes, say yes"!!  Man, I could never ever be on "Say Yes to the Dress", my head would literally explode.

Well, that is all for tonight... Tomorrow I plan to get back on the wagon....Dang, what is it about Saturdays???? 

OK, thank you so much for reading, and have a great night!! xo