Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh crap, she's up!"

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Material Girl

There are so many things that I "need" right now. I had a bit of "saver's" regret after not catching a deal on a new laptop--I literally threw a tantrum... randomly yelling "I'm so mad at myself!!!" every few minutes yesterday for about an hour. My friend, who understands my situation, offered to lend me her laptop for a year or two (thank you, you know who you are!) but I declined. I know very well that her comp would have worked perfectly fine... and I don't plan to run any games on the computer (although I am very tempted to)... but I know that everything is about appearance... I know that the people who will be around me will have the best of everything from a woman's stockings to a man's cuff links... and for once, I don't want to stand out like a sore thumb.

I started getting misty eyed when my mom offered to buy me a watch. My current watch is pretty banged up and it's not savvy to pull out the cellphone every time I need to check the time. It's all starting to pile up... I just feel so guilty... I really do wonder if I deserve to be selfish... Here we are in the midst of a family emergency and my mom asked if she can buy me a stupid watch. What kind of person would I be if I accepted?! But yet, here I am still coveting something shiny and new. And I hate myself for it.

The fear that I have of losing myself in the fray is starting to happen.

And I'm pretty scared.

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