Less is More

Yesterday before dinner I walked into Linens 'n Things, and resolved to only buy a black tablecloth. So naturally I walked out with a table cloth, a curtain rod, a battery-powered light fixture, and an overwhelming desire for a fifty-dollar pair of curtains.

After dinner I walked into Target only to look at curtains, so of course I walked out with curtains, a cork charger, and two sets of Christmas ornaments to use as a centerpiece on my new table.

Two hours later I needed a spring tension curtain rod (the rod I bought earlier was for another room) so I ran to Big Lots, and coincidentally walked out with a curtain rod, and iHome to Go ($20 Christmas gift) and a small bag of crackers.

An hour after that, when I found the curtains were two inches too long, I drove to Wal-Mart, and astoundingly left the store WITHOUT the pins, chalk, embroidery hoop, and thread I had planned to buy. Instead I bought new scissors and Stitch Witchery.

Why can't I just walk into a store and buy only what I need?????

The centerpiece and the curtains look great, though. They're exactly what the breakfast room needed. Maybe all the buying is worthwhile if I keep getting results like these.