weakness....

i've always known that i have an impulsive streak in my body. it is especially apparent when i take a trip to walmart, like the other night, just to rent a movie and i walk out with cookie dough too. its a terrible trait to have, i know. how am i to change that? i can't have a personal assistant follow me every time i sneak out to target. i know its a terrible mix of inheritance and repetitive behavior, but i simply must put an end to this all. i must quit with my five biggest impulse buys, which are, as follows,

1. essie nail polish. not just any regular brand, but the greatest of nail polish, essie. and it used to not be too hard to resist buying it, because i'd have to make the journey to sephora or ulta, and it was perfectly fine to spend only the 3.95 on a bottle of classic revlon nail polish. but once target started carrying essie, it was all over. all over. and my bank account could simply not handle it. 

2. five dollar movies. blast the five dollar movie bins at walmart. even though i might not necessarily love the movie enough to buy it on a regular basis, the simple cheap marketing of walmart nags my money every time. because its only five dollars. and who wouldn't buy a halfway decent movie for only five dollars?

3. cafe rio. i like to eat out. so what? its so convenient and easy. and so so good.  

4. j.crew. stop right there-i do NOT get my entire wardrobe from j.crew. i only wish i could. i have a few shirts, but mostly everything is so hugely outof my price range there, that i rarely am able to splurge.  but i can NOT resist the urge to step into the lovely classic closet of j.crew, and sigh as i walk past all the hugely overpriced articles of clothing that i so desperately wish i had. and i always leave with a heartbroken sigh of "thats just rude."

5. cookie dough. yeah i eat too much. and one day when i have children, i have absolutely no idea how i'll be able to survive because raw eggs and unborn infants do not mix. i guess its easy enough to throw out that impulse buy.

wish me luck my friends. it will be a new road of no careless shopping.