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Well, it's been a rough few days in the Anthro-blogging neighborhood. Reading all the comments floating around in cyberspace today got me thinking about obsessions - the good, the bad, and the ugly. I've seen a lot of comments putting down our kind. Comments like "that STF chick wears Anthro everyday from head to toe." A big thanks to that commenter for pointing out the obvious. Yes, I'm obsessed with Anthropologie. What are you obsessed with? We all have at least one obsession. Why is mine so inferior to yours? Is someone who goes to the midnight premiere of Lord of the Rings dressed as Gandalf superior to me? How about someone who spends most of their time staring at a monitor playing video games? Or someone who logs on to a certain website many times a day?
Life is tough, and I think we all have silly things that we do that make us happy. However, with obsessions or anything else in life, it all comes down to balance. There is some good to be had from obsessions. Just walking into an Anthropologie store makes me happy. I'm seriously smiling from ear to ear the whole time I'm in there, and you guys know I don't smile much. Of course, along with the good comes the bad. I've definitely spent more money in there than I should have on numerous occasions. And then there's the ugly... This is when the obsession becomes more of an addiction and it starts to interfere with your life and relationships.
So, when it comes to obsessions we should go toward the light. In other words, we should try to stick to the shinny, happy aspects of our obsession and not cross over into the dark side. I admit I have a really hard time with this. There are 5 things in my shopping cart at Anthropologie.com right now, but I know I don't have the money this pay period. I bought an Xbox for my son, and I need to get some work done on my car. So, I will be a good girl and wait patiently until next pay period. I'm not gonna lie though, I spent a lot of time staring at that cart today trying to convince myself I didn't need those items.
Even though there's a lot of hating of Anthropologie going on right now, I'm proud to say I love it. It's one of my guilty pleasures, and it makes me happy. Oh, and lest you forget, I live in a small town, so no one here knows about Anthropologie. I'm like a fashion goddess. LOL! So as long as I can afford it and it doesn't get "ugly", I will dress in Anthro from "H to T."
Life is tough, and I think we all have silly things that we do that make us happy. However, with obsessions or anything else in life, it all comes down to balance. There is some good to be had from obsessions. Just walking into an Anthropologie store makes me happy. I'm seriously smiling from ear to ear the whole time I'm in there, and you guys know I don't smile much. Of course, along with the good comes the bad. I've definitely spent more money in there than I should have on numerous occasions. And then there's the ugly... This is when the obsession becomes more of an addiction and it starts to interfere with your life and relationships.
So, when it comes to obsessions we should go toward the light. In other words, we should try to stick to the shinny, happy aspects of our obsession and not cross over into the dark side. I admit I have a really hard time with this. There are 5 things in my shopping cart at Anthropologie.com right now, but I know I don't have the money this pay period. I bought an Xbox for my son, and I need to get some work done on my car. So, I will be a good girl and wait patiently until next pay period. I'm not gonna lie though, I spent a lot of time staring at that cart today trying to convince myself I didn't need those items.
Even though there's a lot of hating of Anthropologie going on right now, I'm proud to say I love it. It's one of my guilty pleasures, and it makes me happy. Oh, and lest you forget, I live in a small town, so no one here knows about Anthropologie. I'm like a fashion goddess. LOL! So as long as I can afford it and it doesn't get "ugly", I will dress in Anthro from "H to T."
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