Shopping and mushrooms

I'm a tactical shopper. I make a list, either on paper or in my head, of what I want and need and go from there. A browser I am not. Oh, I can drop money like it's on fire but I'd rather just get the shopping over with.

Amazon, Torrid, eBags, eBay, Retro Diva, the Mighty Barnacle -- all of these online stores have been repositories for large sums of my money. Online shopping is so easy, so convenient, so dangerous. I haven't gone hog-wild in quite some time but I've taken steps to dissuade myself from spending too much. When it came time to renew my $79/year, free 2-day shipping on Amazon, I let it go. I stopped looking at Torrid and ebay. I go to my closet and look at the ever-growing pile o' shoes before I hit the Retro Diva site.

Yesterday I went physical shopping. Strolled down Telegraph and hit half a dozen shops. It was actually fun, especially considering that I'm a tactical sort. The company excellent, the weather was fabulous so it made for a good time.

The icing on the cake was having dinner with my spear sister, The Cassie, and her young'n, Sierra. Cassie was the one who got me hooked on Sweet Tomatoes so of course I dragged them there. The best part of the evening was watching Sierra put an entire slice into her four year old mouth, knowing it was the only way to score an ice cream for dessert. Instead of taking a bite, chewing, swallowing and repeating she crammed the whole thing in there. Watching her gag, pressing her fingers over her mouth to keep from spitting it out, seeing the expressions of horror and disgust flit over her face -- all of it was priceless. I wish I had a video of the event because it was some good entertainment. Once that low point had passed (eating the single slice of mushroom), Sierra was buoyant with energy because she survived an awful thing AND got ice cream. She was literally bouncing when we hit the mall after dinner. I love my family!

Today is Day One of travel this week. San Diego, look out.