Deadlines and Skinny jeans


I am a comfort shopper. That is my reason for shopping so much and I am sticking to it. When I am happy, sad, angry, or just tired I shop.
I have realized my problem and I want to quite. I tried to follow the 5 or 7 steps routines alcoholics do but its not worked out at all.
March was the most trying period of my rehabilitation. It all went well for a while until the deadlines started streaming in. Of course I tried to meet all th deadlines both the self imposed and official ones, but things just kept piling up.
The last straw was last Wednesday, when I handed in one of my articles just to have my supervisor reject the whole thing and tell me to start from scratch. Did I mention I had spent two nights without sleep to research, pro gramme and finally write up the research article? Did my supervisor know I had spent so long trying to hand in my work on time?
Yes he did.
So why would he reject my work?
The only way to obtain the answer to that question would be through torture.
This meant I had to start working like a geek for another 2-3 days straight. In my panicked. confused, terrified and down right angry state. I rushed down to the nearest mall I could find and bought me two pairs of skinny jeans.
Did I need those jeans? The answer is not a simply yes or no. I needed them to make me feel good for a while, I have always wanted an ankle-grazer and that was the best time and avenue to get one. But to get 2!!! I don't know what I was thinking.
Now I have to live with the consequences of having two identical skinny jeans that no one (not even me) will tell the difference between those jeans. I'll call them my twin jeans.
After the high of shopping there is always the down when I look at my bank credit. I had fallen of the wagon again but I've hopped back on and I hope to stay on for a long time, or until I finish writing my dissertation then I can fall off and shop because I am happy I am through with school.

If there is any consolation those jeans are just the perfect jeans to wear don't you think?

Comments

  1. Janyl BenylApril 5, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    Omg those are adorable...see me getting so vain...yes dear you look lovely too, but seriously those jeans are hot :)
    kidding with getting 2??? What were you thinking??? LMAO!!!

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  2. Uduak EkpenyongApril 14, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    it was stress i tell u. I'm blaming it on stress and that is the story i'm sticking to

    ReplyDelete

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