How I’m Using Materialism to Self-Medicate
Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by Jennifer
Post #3 about moving. Sorry. And 2! days in a row.
I woke up this morning with the most gigantic zit on my chin. Also, I’m a little snippy and a whole lot extra sarcastic. Either I’m suddenly 14 again, or I’m stressed.
Any time that I’m under extra stress (like MOVING) (and yes MOVING does deserve it’s all caps status), I tend to worry about everything that could possibly be worried about.
Some of my worries are valid, and something I’m certain anyone MOVING would have the same worries.
- Obviously I’m worried about the actual process of moving. Duh.
- What if I don’t have Internet access in the temporary housing? Will I die?
- It was cold here this morning, but Indiana is practically Arctic Circle. I’m going to freeze to death, aren’t I?
- How are all the little details ever going to be completed? It’s impossible. There is no way that any of this stuff is going to get done.
- I won’t know anyone. I’ll have to make new friends all over again. And I have this GIANT ZIT on my face so nobody will even want to talk to me!
- And
- Many
- Many
- More….
I’m trying to be positive, though. I’ve done some research and have found some things that will make everything all better when we move to Indiana.
- There is a Moe’s in the town where we’ll be living. Thank God for the Homewrecker and the Billy Barou. Amen.
- There is a Target! Also, there is a Meijer. I’ve heard nothing but great things about Meijer and am hoping for a long and mutually beneficial relationship.
- There are lots of great houses for sale right now just waiting for me to move in, organize, and decorate. I can’t wait to shop for the necessary items everyone buys when they move into a new home like a new brown and blue bedspread with matching shams, bed skirt, pillows, and curtains. I bet they’ll even have what I want at Target! Also, I suspect new towels for the master bath will be needed to coordinate with the new bedding. I’d hate to leave the kitchen out, so getting some new dishes and glasses would only be fair.
- Since it’s going to be bitterly cold, I must get a new hat, gloves, scarf, and boots. My old ones simply won’t do. Also, new sweaters, socks, and lingerie will have to be purchased.
Retail therapy is cheaper than “real” therapy, right?
Oh yeah, Retail therapy is MUCH cheaper. At least, I try to convince hubby of that!!
And I had to giggle at your “artic circle” comment. When I first moved to Indiana it was from Buffalo…and all I could think was how insanely warm it was comparitively (it’s really not that much warmer…but when you grow up in snow-town…).
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for a smooth and wonderous move!! I can’t wait for another blogging mommy to be an Indy mommy!
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Not only cheaper, but it has to be more effective! You can’t take your Hawt male (which he would be) therapist home with you, but you CAN bring home the new towels and sheets and roll around in them just out of the dryer!
Make sure that you get a new winter coat too and boots would be a good idea. It is a whopping 11 here today with snow up to our butts. Bet you can’t wait to experience this. BTW, Meijer is not all it is cracked up to be. I’d take a Super Target over Meijer any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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let’s hear it for retail therapy! i’m all for it!
janet’s last blog post..It’s great to be in 2008
You will LOVE Mejier. They always have wonderful cut-up fruits and veggies in the produce department. And they seem to always have things I can’t find at Walmart. Yes, get some warm clothes. We had a snow day here and it’s FREEZING today.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using materialistic crap to make you feel better. Nothing wrong at all.
When is the move date?
Good luck!!
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I think that retail therapy provides a much quicker return on your investment. Quicker means less trips to the ‘real’ therapist, so it must certainly be cheaper. And it definitely has to be more fun.
Bring on the shopping!
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Can I ask what part of Indiana your moving to? There is a possibility that at the end of this year Cleatus will be transferred to either Evansville, IN or really far away and boring Nebraska. I’m hoping for IN. I’m actually hoping that he DOES get the transfer…I’m ready for a change. So, anyway…you moving to Evansville? We could hang out. You know. Maybe. If he got the job. Next year.
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Meijer? I somehow missed that you’re moving to the great lakes region. Horray for sunburn and frostbite within DAYS of one another! Seriously, there’s a low of 1* forecasted for tonight and a high of 49* forecasted for Sunday. Lovely.
Anything will be better than Bama. You will love it (after all the stress is gone). And make sure you have Internet, right away. I do wonder about your possibility of survival without it.
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Hey at least with retail therapy there are guaranteed results. The house will look better, you’ll have a new wardrobe and you’ll probably feel better to boot. Can regular therapy guarantee anything? Yeah I didn’t think so.
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Oh yes, you’re dfinitely gonna need some warm clothes. Now would be the perfect time to take advantage of all the winter sales … just saw a big one earlier today on the Lands’ End website.
Cashmere therapy … sounds good to me.
tulipmom’s last blog post..New Year’s
Target will help you. Just put your trust in the red bullseye and all will come out ok.
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The sad thing is, that is the very first thing I thought of when you said you’re moving to Indie..She’s gonna freeze! : ) I’m sure it’s way more kick ass than ‘bama, I’m sure there’s not a red neck hick for miles and miles, it’s just to cold for rednecks, I’m sure.
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I do have to admit that I really like Meijer. They’re building one about a mile from me and I can barely wait for it to be done. Buh-BYE Wal-Mart!
PS - Indy is just 128 miles from Chambana.
I love Meijer! Unfortunately they don’t have one in MA. I would love to have the excuse to redecorate!
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Well…good luck w/ the move.
I’ve never heard of Meijer…..so, I guess it’s a good thing that there will be one where you are moving!????
I hope your zit goes away, and I hope you have internet access.
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Oh, it is bitterly cold. 12 inches of snow and 17 degrees cold. But Target makes everything better in the cold.
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I know I have been all up in Hawaii and shit, but you are moving???
Wowzer, no wonder you have a giznourmous zit. I would be freaking too.
But soon it will all be over and you will be shivering in your new home and loving the access to Target. (HOW CAN YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT A TARGET???)
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If you want to take a (long, long) road trip, we could meet halfway!
Meijer is great for groceries, but it’s no Target.
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Yes, yes, love the retail therapy idea. And moving is ALWAYS a good excuse. I can’t wait until we decide to move/build so I can re-decorate everything in a new place.
Meijer is pretty good. We have one here. We don’t, however, have a Target nearby.
Boo! I wish they’d put one in already. I can drive about an hour or so in any direction and get to one though. It’s just a little inconvenient.
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I’ve never heard of Meijer! I guess we don’t have them here in the Northeast. Good luck moving! I moved last year, but only about a mile away from my old house, so it was pretty easy.
Happy New Year!
Jane, Pinks & Blues
I’ve moved 8 times in 14 years of marriage (don’t ask, I’m still not sure why). The best money EVER SPENT was on this last one to central Texas. We hired a company to come and unpack for us.
I know, how will they know which drawer I keep my bras in? No, we just had them do the kitchen, bathrooms and kids rooms, and it was awesome. They put things in logical places, and did a great job making it kid friendly.
If you have a few hundred extra dollars (hell, as long as you’re buying a whole new house and all), you should look into it. It was so great to show up at my new house with my dishes all put away, the boxes broken down and hauled away, and fresh towels on the towel bars and toilet paper on the rolls.
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If there is a Target, everything is going to be all right.
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Yeah, this morning when it was 27 here, it was 6 in L. One part I just don’t miss. But just think of the bright side: you’ll actually get spring and fall! And the Gawd Awful heat is only about a month or two instead of six.
I always like Meijers cause it’s a change from Walmart or Target. Be glad you didn’t move there 5 years ago, Target was non-existent there then!
Congrats on the impending move! I understand about the stresses of moving. We’re hoping to move in the next couple of months — move number 4 (I think) in five years of marriage. It’s exciting, but it’s also scary. You have to start all over in a brand new place. But it sounds like several Indy people are happily awaiting your arrival! Oh.. and GO COLTS!
sniff sniff. Oh, the memories at Moes.
Waaaaa!
PLEASE don’t go!!
I have a SUPER Target!
Please stay!
And scarves? Have you seen the scarves I can make? Hello!
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I think Meijer is okay - Better than the stupidcenter for sure, I still prefer a Target Greatland though…
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Baby, you ain’t even seen cold yet.
I have four winter coats for the four different colds of Indiana.
Meijer is the cat’s pajamas.
And me.
I’m everybody’s pajamas, or so they wish.
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Uh, I hate to break it to you, Jean…but…
” I’m sure there’s not a red neck hick for miles and miles, it’s just to cold for rednecks, I’m sure.”
HA. YEah, plenty of rednecks in hickville…er, Indiana. PLENTY.
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*giggles at moosh* Four winter coats? Wow. I only have 3. I guess I need to get on the ball…no wait. That’s because I don’t DO the super cold days. I stay home bundled up under blankies
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yep, I just pulled the car around into the garage here in Indy….crazy cold. Bring your sub-zero gear baby!
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I’d love to tell you that you won’t freeze to death, but yea, today we had a high of 7, but you know, after the windchill they said it felt like -8. Yeah. It’s really cold. But the snow is pretty. =) And new gloves, scarf, and hat will be pretty.
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Indy will be lucky to have you! But if the pimple doesn’t go away soon, give Jessica Simpson a call at proactive.com
(Apparently my skin thinks it is 14 again… as if!)
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meijer is a great place but i love target best.
the way things are around here, definitely get some good warm gear!!!! but at least you can duck into a moe’s to get warm - yum!
hang in there…
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why must you taunt me with your talk of target??!?!?1 so jealous!
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Right! Good luck with the move. How exciting and overwhelming.
I can’t wait to hear how things go.
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Retail therapy is much more fun too.
Retail therapy is much more fun too.
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OH, I truly believe that retail therapy can cure almost any ailment! I LOVE retail therapy. And, now that you can shop at pretty much any store your want without leaving your home, I am increasing my therapy sessions all the time!
Good luck with the move. I moved a lot when I was single, but then again, I owned almost nothing of value so I didn’t care much about my “valuables”. I can’t imagine moving now.
We aren’t in Indiana, but in the same general area of the US and it is 16 degrees this morning with about a foot of snow.
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Retail therapy is cheaper and you feel better instantly!
Hope everything goes smoothly for you. I know what a huge pain in the ass moving is…especially with kids in tow.
WELCOME TO MOE’S!
Ya just gotta love the Homewrecker. It’s the gift that gives back, that’s fer sure.
Thinking of you with this big move. Moving SUCKS. Period.
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Shopping makes everything better. And decorating a new house, the possibilities are endless! And Target will have everything you need. Be Positive, it will all be GOOD!
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Meijer is just Wal-Mart without all the crap in the aisles. It always disappoints me. But Target, well now, Target can cure any problem!
You’ve lived in the north before, right? You remember the cold. If not, it’ll come back to you quickly. But warm sweaters and hot chocolate make it all better.
Yeah, Meijer is OK - some are awesome, some are like a slightly-better-off cousin to Wal-Mart. Hopefully yours is a good one.
And you know a few Indiana bloggers already. I’m only one state over, so I can come visit, too.
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Retail therapy ALWAYS makes me feel better! I am all for it.
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Absolutely! I told hubby if he wanted to keep moving us every few years he was going to have to understand that my Target self medication shopping therapy was much easier than the alternative. (what the alternative is?????)
Deep cleansing breaths, strong margaritas, dark chocolate, red wine, good friends and lots of internet sympathy!!
Good luck darlin’!
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Ah!! I miss Meijer!!
*sigh*
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I live for retail therapy. I’ve been to Meijer when we’re at Notre Dame…and as you are 1. Irish & 2. moving to Indiana, you now MUST root for ND….I wasn’t overly impressed. But, I will always say retail therapy can do wonders for your complexion.
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let that zit be banished from you forever.
glad you’re thinking positively…. i hope the move goes well. last time i moved outta state was to move in w/ The Mr. from my apartment that i owned a bedroom’s worth and a kitchen table.
move a whole house?? good luck.
keep your wallet with you at all times.
you’ll make lotsa friends. and who knows— maybe they’ll have zits, too! ha.
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I am so jealous that you are moving somewhere with Meijer. It is the best place ever.
And yes, when shopping at Target and Meijer, retail therapy is cheaper than real therapy!
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Mmmm…new towels….
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Yes, definitely cheaper… and more fun and less tears too.
You’ll have to hook up with Moosh in Indy… heard she knows how to have a good time at the gym….
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1. Meijer ROCKS. It’s where I do all of my shopping. AND, it’s where I met my husband. We both worked there as a summer job as Freshman in college.
2. Yes, Indiana has it’s Arctic Circle days, no doubt, but we also have gems like today (65 and sunny! In JANUARY?! Yea! They’re more enjoyable when they’re few and far between.)
3. I HEAR ya about being stressed about moving. Can I just say HOLLA sistah about that one? yikes. I sometimes feel like I’m having an out of body experience. Wake me up when this is over, yes?
4.I think I’ll join you in your retail therapy. My husband and I keep talking about all the things we’ll buy and have at “the new house” ha ha! It’ll all be good for us soon, right? RIGHT?
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