Comments on Camels & Chocolate: Tales from a Travel Addict: Step 1

Oh girl, I am such a shop-a-holic too! It drives ...

2008-08-12T15:36:00.000-04:00

Oh girl, I am such a shop-a-holic too! It drives my husband crazy, but I think he's learned to live with it because I always get a good bargain.

Sometimes I am so impulsive that I need something ...

2008-08-11T23:12:00.000-04:00

Sometimes I am so impulsive that I need something right now and I get it. But my financial situation (where I actually do get paid on time, just not nearly enough) has trained me to go shopping in stages.

I do a quick walk through where things I "need" (in most cases shoes) jump out at me. I inspect them for a while, try them on and then walk away. A few days later I make another trip to see if they still stick, if they are the same price, but worth it- I get them. If they are a bit too high (price, I'm 5'0- I can go high), I wait. I make a third trip a few days later and if they still jump out at me- I make the plunge. In many cases they are on sale by then. I know it's crazy.

Have you thought about getting one of those portab...

2008-08-10T19:09:00.000-04:00

Have you thought about getting one of those portable outdoor sheds? You could tuck it away in the corner of the yard and have your own outdoor walk in closet. I had to get a permanent outdoor shed to house my collection of fabric, clothes, baskets, doll molds etc., so I know whereof you speak

Oh, that coat! So freakin' cute! I am a sometime...

2008-08-10T16:59:00.000-04:00

Oh, that coat! So freakin' cute! I am a sometimes-shopaholic -- I won't buy clothes for months and months and then all of a sudden I'll buy new stuff every day for a couple weeks. I just can't resist a really good deal!

My other "addiction" is projects. I get completely obsessed with some artsy project or another (watercolor painting, origami, jam-making, etc) and buy a ton of shit for it all at once. And then, um, lose interest three weeks later, having not used half of what I bought. The current obsession is sewing. I am justifying spending the money I have on sewing stuff by saying I'm going to make some of my own clothes. Think it'll happen???

LOVING THE RED COAT. But I love red...The Okanaga...

2008-08-09T23:05:00.000-04:00

LOVING THE RED COAT. But I love red...

The Okanagan in the Winter? COLD. COME HERE.

toronto. you can wear that amazing coat HERE!

2008-08-09T19:34:00.000-04:00

toronto. you can wear that amazing coat HERE!

I think everyone knows the answer to this for me.....

2008-08-08T21:26:00.000-04:00

I think everyone knows the answer to this for me.....

That coat is darling! So glad you got it! As you c...

2008-08-08T19:40:00.000-04:00

That coat is darling! So glad you got it! As you can tell I LOVE LOVE LOVE shopping-and yes I too am addicted!

Your dress and coat are adorable. You will need a...

2008-08-08T19:27:00.000-04:00

Your dress and coat are adorable. You will need a winter coat come November, and you will look so cute!

I also count shopping as one of my vices, and once I got into so much trouble that I had to make some big sacrifices (lifestyle-wise) to pay it down. As long as you're a girl who knows when to say when (because I didn't have that ability), you should be fine.

My mother suffers from the same affliction as you....

2008-08-08T17:48:00.000-04:00

My mother suffers from the same affliction as you. When I was in high school, I could walk into the Macy's closest to home and ask the sales clerks if they had seen my mother that day. Honestly. I now realize that perhaps this was not a "normal" childhood. And the clerks would leave messages at the house like, "You know that Ellen Tracy suit you looked at? It's going to be on sale next week."

I try to restrain myself because I don't have a trust fund. And the coat and dress? If you had the funds, then of course you had to get them. They are too cute to have been left behind.

I'm with Holly. ADORING THE RED COAT. I had a red ...

2008-08-08T17:45:00.000-04:00

I'm with Holly. ADORING THE RED COAT. I had a red coat once. I loved it so. (Sighs heavily.)

I used to be a big shopping fiend, but had to give it up when I decided to try freelancing. :) I haven't done any real shopping in a year and a half now. How sad.

I LOVE THAT COAT. Do they have an identical one I ...

2008-08-08T17:20:00.000-04:00

I LOVE THAT COAT. Do they have an identical one I could snap up right away? Um, even though I already have a fairly similar-looking red winter coat?

By the way, you'll totally need a winter coat come November, December, and January -- at least in the city. I practically live in mine during those months. Hey, good excuse to buy another one!