Addiction and Meltdown...Oh What a Combo!!!

   People have addictions to absolutely everything...addicted to love, addicted to food, addicted to exercise...and here is one that I have been rattling around in my mind that involves ME...I think I'm addicted to bargains!!!  And now for the best part, I think that I might be suffering from "bargain withdrawal" when I have not scored a GOOD BARGAIN!!!  It's the hunt, the find, the purchase  and most importantly...the savings!!!  Or maybe I am suffering from "bargain addiction?"  I feel like I could not be true to myself if I paid retail for anything!!!
   Let's try to put this addiction into perspective...do your endorphins really kick in when you leave knowing you paid less than half for a pair of shoes?  Yes, and it's a feeling that you want over and over again.  It's kinda sounding like an addiction to me!!!  If you strike gold at SteinMart once, chances are you will be running back again and again with that 20% off coupon...yes sounding more and more like an addiction to me.  And the flip side of that is...this is how the stores want you to feel.  So do they jack the price up so high just so they can mark it down?  But no matter how you shake it...a good bargain is a good bargain and it usually will put a little skip in your step and gives you the feeling of "I've got to do this again"!!!
   Now for the meltdown part...being away from the stores that I usually peruse on my "bargain-friendly" route for over a week and a half, makes me feel like something is missing in my daily routine...it certainly is crazy but it sure is a strong feeling.  Meltdown could be a strong word but the word "void" might work just fine!  Again, the thrill of a bargain is a quick high.
   So how do I cure this addiction/meltdown/void in my life?  Well it goes something like this...I walked into Gap last Sunday just on a whim, staring me in the face was a cute shirt retailed at $30, on the sale rack for $9.99 and then 50% off of that.  I took a yellow one and a white one and for $10 bucks my addiction was satisfied, but that was last week and here I go again thinking...

All Fears Aside... Go For the Gold!!!

This blog is totally devoted to bragging rights on and about my husband who asbolutely deserves it.  He broke all boundaries, scored the score and came out a winner!  First back to the beginning of all this, after a health scare 2 years ago he has shed 95 lbs, adapted a very healthy lifestyle including diet and a huge chunk of that is exercise.     Six months ago the idea of participating in a triathlon turned on a light bulb in my hubby's mind and he decided to make it a reality.  This included swimming 1/2 mile, biking 18 miles and running 3.2 miles.  This took place last weekend in Columbus, Ohio (June 12).  All fears aside, my hubby was pumped up for this like a pro...he was in the oldest age group (designated by a purple swimming cap).  It's 7:45am, his group is in the water, the gun shoots and they are all off and swimming...oh what a glorious sight!!!    Well,  he did the swim, did the bike ride and run  and 2 hours later as he crossed the finish line the look of accomplishment across his face was worth a thousand words.  They had drinks and snacks waiting for the athletes and the biggest thrill of all is the medal they put around your neck...so cool!!!    The dream of dreams was thought of, executed and still reliving the joy of the day in our minds.  Any thing is attainable if you set your mind to it.  And as I saw my hubby revel in his pride and joy of his first triathlon, I know that this is just the beginning for him.  His goals and visions set for himself now will be limitless and yes...he has only just begun!!!

Sharing My Bumpy Road in This thing Called Life

   Feeling like it has been forever since I blogged last...well it has!!!  My life gets complicated not to often but right now it's a full plate.  Had been in Hartford Connecticut for the past nine days with my father who is ill and now he is in my  home town at a rehab facility.  How did we get him from Connecticut to Ohio?  On a Lear jet medical plane...now that is an experience.  I was very nervous about it and was on the verge of taking a xanax but I decided to just sit back and enjoy it and it was quite a nice hour and a half ride.  Forget about flying Delta...it's a Lear jet for me from now on!!!
   This bargain fashionista has lots to blog about since mid May but just wanted to let my readers know that I did not fall of the face of the earth, just a few road bumps in my path of life and I will be up and running and back to normal.