Retail Therapy

Retail therapy is just that: therapy. It fills a void that we have at that very moment. I'm very good at this type of therapy, but this past week I think I could have been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records! So on Monday I had a follow up appt. My best friend and I agreed that she didn't need to come since the doctor was going to look at the incision sites, give her thumbs up and send me to my medical oncologist for my chemo schedule. Instead, I found out that there is more cancer and I have to have a mastectomy. So in approximately one month I will be bald and boobless. Nice. So I filled the angst with retail therapy. I went to Penny's looking for a duvet cover since the one I had was old. Instead, I walked out with a comforter set. They didn't have one in Queen size, so I made them take the display down. I NEEDED IT. I totally convinced myself. Even though it is not my style. I thought "bad news=new bedding." Rational, right? Well, 2 days later I decided I didn't like it. All the tags are off and I'm stuck. But wait--Tax returns!! "Tax returns=new bedding" in my style! So I placed my order for what I really wanted: a purple Indian sari duvet cover. It's purple and gold. Hand made. exactly my style. It's coming this week...along with my new address labels that I paid to have 2-day shipped because they just can't get here fast enough. I've been working on patience my whole life. Doesn't always pan out. Perhaps I will learn some when I'm out of work for 2 weeks and reading Rumi and Chopra. I'm just thankful I don't get the Home Shopping Network. That would be serious Retail Therapy that I just could not afford!