A Revelation

Okay, I think I may need to admit I am seriously close, if not already, a shopping addict. Went to the local SALVOS to drop off my old Barbie house and some clothes only to walk out with all this. I don't regret buying the stuff and I do believe they are all good choices of high quality, but I just have too much stuff!
The problem I am now having with Second-hand stores is that they are so cheap, I can get 6 items of clothing of shoes for no more than twenty-dollars and I had believed that that was great... However I know realise whether you can afford the items or not isn't the problem. It's whether you cherish what you buy and use it to the fullest. Honestly, I would have to say about one-quarter of the items I posess are unused, unworn and unloved. I hate what's happening in third world countries the child labour and unfit living conditions, that's why I started buying second-hand. To reduce my money spent towards such miserable lives, but even so with all the material goods I surround myself with I feel no better than if they were worth thousands of dollars instead of fifty. My main point through all these ramblings? That I am going to buy less and cherish the clothes I wear; to get at least 6 wears out of every item in my wardrobe (this may take years, so bear with). And in the end it is okay if I do choose to buy a $100 pair of shoes as long as I get $100 worth of wear out of them!

Phew* feels good to get that out. I feel I've had a revelation.

Here I leave you with a picture of my naive little puppy, who has not a care in the world (Lucky B***!).

Xx Kiki

"20 years of handcrafted festivals"- Big Day Out 2012, Yipeee!