Shopping experience - 08/22/07

Discovered our first category of 'necessity' when it comes to adding a 'new thing' to the house: medications. DD has been waking up with terrible sinus headaches. I called to mention this to her allergy and asthma doctor and they said she should be seen. While there they prescribed a nasal spray to help. So yes, we have something new in the house that isn't a replacement for anything else.

Earlier in the day DD and I also went to the dentist for a teeth cleaning. We walked out of there with a little baggie of the usual dentist visit souveniors: new toothbrushes, mini-tubes of toothpaste and floss. We didn't buy these items but we don't need them at this moment either. Should I have refused them? Probably. They are going into the box with all the other dental supplies that we're trying to use up.

The dental hygenist also strongly pushed that I purchase a Sonicare toothbrush. This would be replacing my standard toothbrush but I'm not ready to make the $130 investment in something that needs to be plugged in. I'm still trying to use up the stockpiled supply of manual toothbrushes. I also don't want the charging base perpetually sitting on my bathroom counter.

After the asthma doctor, DD and I were by the mall. I decided we needed to do some walking so we darted in with the mission to find some arm warmers (hand warmers, fingerless gloves, wristies, or whatever else people are calling them.) We do want DD to be stylin' for back to school. The only place we found a decent selection - or any at all that might fit a kid - was at "Hot Topics". Yes, DD ended up with two pairs and I bought a pair for myself. Now my job is to go into the winter accessories drawer and withdraw three pairs of gloves to give away BEFORE the new items get out of the bag.

While cruisin' around the mall, we decide to walk over to Old Navy, too. While there, DD finds a few items on sale to add to her piano practice prize box. Hmmm, now we have a non-necessity habit that will be difficult to break. I have to start putting I-O-U's for experiences into the prize box instead of junkly little $1 items or in addition to consumables which DD would use anyway. I'm also trying to work her up to earning bigger items instead of a daily prize.

And I found a men's sweater that I've been wanting for myself - full price - UGH! Like other purchases, before this item even exits the shopping bag, another sweater in the winter closet it getting removed.

The thrift store comes next week to do a pick-up. I'll definately have a few items for them.