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I did it again
A chapter in the book The Saga of Procrastination
Going overboard
by Iza Deleanu
The author has placed a warning on this post for language.
"Oh, no, I did it again!" I said, looking sheepishly in the mirror.
"How much this time?"
"How the hell did you know?"
"Well, I know that look when you go overboard. What the heck? You just promised to take a walk before taking the Visa out."
"I swear I did, and it's not my fault that my eye appointment was scheduled for 10 am. I arrived at 8.45; you know I don't drive, so I had no idea how the bus schedule is in the morning."
"Okay, but why did you go into that mall?"
"I was cold, and I needed to use the bathroom. All the stores were closed... so I thought I was safe! Until I decided to check Canadian Tire."
"Why did you had to go there?"
"You know Adela, my friend?"
"Yeah, what about her?"
"Well, yesterday I went to visit her, and she had some extra tomato plants and flowers, and she gave them to me. And I didn't pots at home."
"Oh, brother, since when are you into gardening? Never mind , don't answe that! Okay, so you went into Canadian Tire for what?"
"I told myself that I will see how much the litter box is; my boys need new sand, and I will also look for some flowerpots. I never intended to buy anything because I was unprepared to carry those heavy items at the doctor's office."
"Then how you ended up on the spending spree?"
"No... at least not at Canadian Tire. As I was walking through different racks, I saw these cheap plant pots and something for the kitchen, and I decided to take them to the cashier with the intention to leave them for later and crossing my fingers that is impossible."
"Knowing you, probably you charmed your way out and got a sanctuary for your pots and helped Visa to shade more coins into your already overflowing debt."
"Kind of like that, but I didn't use Visa..."
"What did you use to pay?"
"My last dollars from the Master."
"Oh, brother, when will you pay that card off?"
"One day, after I finish the trip from last year."
"But this is not all, right? How much did you pay for the pots and the kitchen stuff?
"Fifty bucks. Everything was on sale."
"Your face says you spend over 1000?"
"Damn it; I can't hide nothing from you. Yeah, I spent over 1000! My new glasses with the new prescription cost me 1200, and when I returned to pick up my Canadian Tire stuff..."
"You couldn't resist, and you stopped into a store and bought some clothes you don't need but go well with your new glasses!"
"Something among those lines. I am so mad at myself. I already budgeted everything for this month and planned to start saving for that Fantasy Island, but now I am back to square one."
"What are you talking about? You are below zero, sister! I should lock your cards into a place you can't reach."
"Yeah, make fun of me that I am short."
"But we already tried that. You found somebody willing to borrow the money you needed for your extravagant shopping, aka spending habits.There is no cure for you. Are you crazy? Why do you need so much stuff? And why didn't you get those glasses that were 104 and choose the ones that are 404?"
"How the heck you know that?"
"I was there, remember? I was screaming: don't get that pair; it's too expensive. But you didn't listen. Moreover, you turn to the guy next to you to ask for his opinion. And then you said..."
"What the heck? I am working two jobs. I have no life; I deserve a pair of cool eyeglasses."
"I don't know what to do with you anymore. Nothing works! I better let you to your own devices. Hopefully, one day, you will learn. I just pray is not going to be the hard way. You better buy some cushioning for when you hit a bottom rock!"
"I know, I'm an idiot. I am very good at putting my intention on paper, but when I am in a store, I am like: "SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!" You are a cool cat; you need that!"
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