Well, yes.
On a shopper's high.
Sillies, what were you thinking?
An article was recently sent out to my sorority's email list depicting the similarities between say a smoker's high or an alcoholic's yearning for a drink to a shopper's need to try on and buy clothes. It chronicles how shopping leads to overspending even if an item is on sale and how some may actually need a "shopaholics anonymous" to curb their purchasing habits.
Seeing as how I myself am on a shopping purge, this article tickled my fancy and brought up some interesting points to think about (and kind of makes me wish I were a psychology major). The article is called "Rethinking the Shopper's High: New Ways to Get the Rush Without Laying Out the Cash" by Luanne Bradley and can be found here. Please read it; it's interesting, I Promise. Perhaps, you spenders out there will rethink the ways in which you shop and for what you shop.
Here are my ways to get "high" without shopping and buying:
(mind you this is geared with activities in the Atlanta area but similar places/activities are sure to be found in any city
3) Just Dance! I'm quite the fan of Dance101 but other places in Atlanta are Dance411, Atlanta Ballet, and Gotta Dance Atlanta...or you can always dance in your room like no one is watching.
4) Window Shopping at Phipps Plaza. Most of the stores are way too expensive for me to dish out the bucks on the reg so it's great for me to go there and just browse. I get my fashion fix by seeing what's in without out breaking the bank.
5) Driving through the city with the windows down, music up, and friends at my side.
I just did number one on my list (though not at Piedmont Park). Now it's your time to go get your "high."
Have fun. Be happy. Get high.
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