In my younger, more acquisitive years, I had a problem with “wanting to want.”
I subscribed to several magazines, and would page through them for ideas on new clothes to wear, new beauty treatments to try, and new things to decorate my home.
I received a mountain of catalogs each month, and would scour them for products I never knew I needed.
I would stop by the mall on my lunch hour and browse the racks, waiting for something to catch my eye.
The cycle went something like this: a particular gadget/outfit/book/decorative item/piece of jewelry would capture my imagination; I’d spend a few days or weeks wanting it; I’d acquire it; and then I’d look for something else to want.… {Read more}