stimulus check hysteria

everyone's talking about it
the government is giving us free money
and they WANT us to spend it
they are begging us
i don't know anyone
who's actually gotten any money yet
but its coming
and everyone has ads out trying to get you
to spend it in their store

and you know what?

its catchy!



----edited to add-----

in case you thought I was kidding
this is what i saw on the ATM screen last night
you can't make this stuff up!





I'm not usually so
excited by the allure of buying new stuff
and yet everyday i come up with something new
that catches my eye



an i-pod would be great
yes. i need an i-pod.
my mp3 player is dying anyways
and i work out now
so i need good upbeat music right?
that's not really a want

its a need.

right? ;)


no no no.
i don't need an i-pod
i need another vera bradley bag
really. i do.
{don't listen to dan}
i haven't gotten a new one in over a year!!
that's like a world record
plus, look how pretty this is!!
pink and flowery
so springy
and i already have an apron to match
in case one might ever need a bag
to match one's apron


ok ok, i'm getting carried away.




i'm thinking green. why do i need all this new stuff??
what i should really use it for is
the composter i've had
my eye on
this thing is cool!
it costs only about 50 cents per month
to run
and it does all the work for you

hello green garden


{believe me, i need all the help i can get}





















and, it should fit nicely under the island sink
right in between the 2 sets of barrels that will house the other trash and recycling






on the other hand... i love these water bottles
and i can't seem to find them anywhere but online
sigg bottles
metal
no icky taste on your water
no chemicals leaching in
all sorts of cool designs
like this one




seriously, why has this consumerism overtaken me?




and the ironic part is...
i probably won't purchase any of these things
at least not right away
and probably not with that 'free government money'
there are bills to pay
and a daytona vacation coming up
which will be oodles of fun and well worth the money.

but hey
a girl can dream
right? :)