on a recent trip to z gallerie, one of my most favorite stores, i spied this lovely deer.
i started trying to figure out where i would put it and convinced myself that i needed it. until i looked at the price tag. homegirl was not going to spend $250. there was no way to justify it.
{complete sidetrack}: this got me thinking about the parallels between shopping and friendships. it's no secret that my "real" favorite stores are goodwill and habitat for humanity and yard sales. it's like they're my true friends. my "go to for anything in the world" friends. on the other hand, z gallerie and anthropologie and pottery barn are the popular group. i kind of want to be friends with them, but am not willing to give up my sense of self in order to do so. i still like 'em....just not enough to pay to be their friends. i just watch them closely to see what they're sporting these days and then find my own (cheaper) version and look equally as cool.
{quick disclaimer}: yes, i think i have had way too much coffee this morning.
moving on.
in the end, i did not fork over $250 for the lovely lacquered deer. but i won't lie. i did think about that deer. a lot. i even pondered just buying it with my Christmas money. i went on the website to buy it and it was sold out. i chalked it up to "not meant to be."
then it dawned on me.
i could MAKE my own lovely deer.
so i found this one:
+added some of this+
=
and got this.
call me crazy, but i love it!
...and i didn't as much "doe." (pun SO intended.)
now, be adeer dear and leave a comment as to
what should i name him?
i started trying to figure out where i would put it and convinced myself that i needed it. until i looked at the price tag. homegirl was not going to spend $250. there was no way to justify it.
{complete sidetrack}: this got me thinking about the parallels between shopping and friendships. it's no secret that my "real" favorite stores are goodwill and habitat for humanity and yard sales. it's like they're my true friends. my "go to for anything in the world" friends. on the other hand, z gallerie and anthropologie and pottery barn are the popular group. i kind of want to be friends with them, but am not willing to give up my sense of self in order to do so. i still like 'em....just not enough to pay to be their friends. i just watch them closely to see what they're sporting these days and then find my own (cheaper) version and look equally as cool.
{quick disclaimer}: yes, i think i have had way too much coffee this morning.
moving on.
in the end, i did not fork over $250 for the lovely lacquered deer. but i won't lie. i did think about that deer. a lot. i even pondered just buying it with my Christmas money. i went on the website to buy it and it was sold out. i chalked it up to "not meant to be."
then it dawned on me.
i could MAKE my own lovely deer.
so i found this one:
+added some of this+
=
and got this.
call me crazy, but i love it!
...and i didn't as much "doe." (pun SO intended.)
now, be a
what should i name him?
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