Coach bags? No way would I spend that on a bag when I can make my own. Designer jeans? Ha! Salvation Army here we come. Jewelry? The only piece of jewelry I own worth more than $5.00 is the engagement ring my husband bought for me almost 20 years ago. Shoe fetish? Not likely, I pick up shoes when I need them at the local Walmart. Scrapbook paper? (Silence) Scrapbook paper? (More uncomfortable silence) SCRAPBOOK PAPER? Ummm, absolutely not. Sorry, really, because as you may have guessed, that was an outright, and outrageous lie! Scrapbook paper is my unabashed, self confessed love. I get giddy just thinking about perusing the selections online, and placing yet another huge paper order. When I receive a package of paper in the mail, I am like a child on Christmas morn. Sometimes, I will even put the box aside and just look at it for awhile, delaying the excitement of opening it up. I'll go about my business as if I don't have tingles of anticipation in my belly, until I just can't take it anymore. When I finally do sit down, it is with reverence that I peel back the tape, open the flaps,and slide out the crisp,beautiful paper. I ooh and ahh over each piece (several times), and luckily my Jordan enjoys it as much as I do, it's nice to have company. Weird? Maybe. Thankfully, I am completely comfortable with being strange!
I used to be an avid scrapbooker, which is when I discovered the world of gorgeous paper. The first time I perused a paper section at a craft store I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Let me insert here that I am not a "shopper" by nature. Every so often I would attempt it (usually with my poor sister), and after a couple of hours I'd be so exhausted I'd just crawl to the car and miserably wait for her to be done (and she has the stamina comparable to 20 of me!) For some strange reason, the invitations to join her stopped coming...
This lack of shopping stamina is a strange phenomena for me, as I usually have the energy of ten people. I get up at 4:30 (yes, a.m.) and by 7:00 I have more done than some can accomplish in a day. ;) I go, go all day, I don't get tired or worn out, until you place me in a store, and give me the command to 'shop'. Then watch me melt. It is a strange thing indeed.
So, fast forward to the world of the Internet, I could magically order whatever my heart desired without ever leaving the comfort of my home. Lovely. I think Internet shopping was created specifically for me. Really. Someone, somewhere loved me enough to create a way to buy whatever my heart desired, all without the agony of having to traipse around a store. Bliss. :)
So, this evening I sat down, and shopped for more paper, I've been dreaming about it for days. I go through my favorite shop and just throw everything into the cart that appeals to me. When I shop for paper nowadays, it is with clipboards in mind, so different styles appeal to me than those of my scrapbooking days. (These are my four most recent clipboards, listed today in Simply Smitten)So, I throw everything into the cart that I find beautiful with the intention of weeding out the least favorites when I am done. Hmmm, it never quite goes the way I plan. It's so hard to get rid of that paper when I can so easily imagine the gorgeous clipboards they will make. So... I don't. Instead I just hit the 'commit order' button, and wait for the butterflies... yup, and there they are now. It's going to be a long weekend! ;) 
So, this evening I sat down, and shopped for more paper, I've been dreaming about it for days. I go through my favorite shop and just throw everything into the cart that appeals to me. When I shop for paper nowadays, it is with clipboards in mind, so different styles appeal to me than those of my scrapbooking days. (These are my four most recent clipboards, listed today in Simply Smitten)So, I throw everything into the cart that I find beautiful with the intention of weeding out the least favorites when I am done. Hmmm, it never quite goes the way I plan. It's so hard to get rid of that paper when I can so easily imagine the gorgeous clipboards they will make. So... I don't. Instead I just hit the 'commit order' button, and wait for the butterflies... yup, and there they are now. It's going to be a long weekend! ;)