October 12, 2017

Greetings My Friend,

Junior was up north again, Debbie and Boogie invited me over to have lunch then watch a movie. The next morning I received a text asking if lunch and some shopping would be okay, I thought so and that is what we did. I discovered Belks clothing store more fully with my friends and had a blast shopping until I could hardly stand anymore. There was a great sale going on and I was told it was as good as going thrift store shopping, which is was. After a few hours Boogie started asking Debbie if she was ready to go, I found myself taking rests sitting on the seat of my walker, then getting up and looking one more time only to find one more item to buy. All three of us were dragging when we left the store. I had arranged with Terrie to get a ride to church on Sunday morning, then she cancelled do to lots of body pain, it worked out for me because I got up late due to all the shopping we did the day before. I hate missing church, a part of me is lost unless I make it to church on Sunday. I did catch Charles Stanley on TV although I missed being with other believers. About the time I think I have worked through the issues in my life, something old pops up again challenging me to rethink how I have dealt with the issue in my life. The whole time we were shopping I worried about spending too much money, I had ordered a few things from QVC over the weekend and then I went shopping. Junior does not worry about spending money, he has learned to live within our means and is on top of our finances these days. On one of the credit cards he pays it forward so most of the money I spent over the weekend was already paid for on the card I used. I know this issue goes back to being a child and being told to answer the phone to bill collectors. I have always managed my money although I worried myself sick about it. I also find that I go on a mini spending spree once or twice a year, which bothers me. I will enjoy the things I got and more than likely I have settled my need for major retail therapy for awhile. Part of buying new clothes or shoes means I will go through my closet and get rid of things, generally the same amount of items I bought. I also find with the change of the seasons I also pull the clothes or shoes I have not worn that year. All the things I get rid of are then donated to local charity thrift stores or events that help groups in the area. Right now I am in the process of switching to wearing dresses or jumpers instead of skirts. I have always been uncomfortable with things tight on my waist, I believe it is part of my GERDS digestive problems. I have mostly been buying thrift store dresses because I did not want to spend a small fortune on starting up a new wardrobe, the sale at Belks though was rather good, as Boogie said just as good as thrift store shopping. I thought I would never like wearing dresses all the time, I do I love it and it truly helps my balance issues with getting my clothes on and such. It seems as I read about Ataxia and Parkinson's one of the areas where falls are in the bathroom, so my thought is the less I need to pull up the better for being stable and not falling. I also like wearing longer dresses so i can sit cross legged since most of the time my feet don't reach the ground. My guess is within a year or two I will have my wardrobe switched over and each season I may pick up an item or two for now though I am having fun. Junior loved all the things I found and once again, I learned it is silly to worry about life because God always makes sure I have what I need and I attempt to be respectful with the funds we have. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet