Sales and so on and so forth.

And yes, I am having my own post-holiday blow out at FILTHY GORGEOUS.  And yes, there actually are still some must haves that you simply, must have. 

It was.  That's about the way I feel today after walking into the Shop and facing the aftermath of Christmas 2009.  Now to cut a path through the piles of onesies, twosies and leftover glittered goodies from the big day... sigh.  I suppose it's somewhat usual to feel a bit melancholy in the days immediately following The Holiday Season.  Yet it always seems to manage to creep up on me and surprise me slightly.  Sigh (again).  Then, just when I begin to smell the noxious traces of postpartum-esque sentiment swelling about me to alarming levels, I glance out the window to the assaultingly large signs in the Pottery Barn windows screaming out, "STYLE on SALE", and suddenly I am reminded that all is well and even after ingesting unforgivable amounts of sinfully delicious saturated fats, with the impending New Year, comes glimmers of hope!  And, scene.  Fewh!  Now that that's off m'chest and I've brushed the dirt off m'shoulders and such, I can proceed with today's message:  Lets talk about sales, bay-bee, lets talk about you and me, lets talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be, lets talk abooouut sales.  Ha! Look, none of us can escape it.  The allure of after-christmas-sales is almost more than even my bullheaded Taurean-self can resist!  I know it, I feel it, Im with you.  BUT, if we are to get the most that any clean start (ie: New Year) thank-duh-lerd may offer us, we MUST resist, shop wisely and avoid impulse buys!  Because truth be told, an ugly sofa at half off is still an ugly sofa.  I don't care how much you saved!  Fer real!  And, yes ma'am, that goes for Christmas crap too.  Ask yourself, do I really need this?  Will I still like it in the morning (some of us may want to ask ourselves that question with other situations, moving forward this new year, as well!  Uh huh, I went there!)? Honestly, do I like the item itself better than the price tag???  IF and only if, you can answer these question with a resounding and emphatic, YES, then and only then, might you proceed unencumbered. However,  if the slightest bit of hesitation rises... even if it only whispers,  then gurl turn round and run!  Because one of the best promises you can make to yourself (and to those who have to look at the loads of stuff you buy over the next few days) for this new year is to shop without regret and never have to excuse a purchase with, 'well it was just sucha great deal', again!  Yay for conscientious collecting!!!!!!!!!!!  And, scene.

-J