For those of you reading this book..

If you haven't got to the part where she goes skiing with her two girlfriends, and don't want any spoilers, don't read.

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So, in that part, she is skiing with her two girlfriends and slowly, she is left a bit behind, watching her friends skiing off in front of her, chatting, having fun, and she is behind them feeling a bit inadequate. She keeps saying "if I had..then.." statements. If she had new bindings, THEN she'd be better. Once she gets new skis, THEN she'll be better.. etc. All the while noting that her friend with the tight butt (lol) is using 20-year old skis that are probably no better than her own.

It got me thinking about how I do this. If I had this, THEN.. If I had THAT, then..

I do it with cleaners. When I want to feel motivated about getting my house in order, what to do I do? Do I get my house in order? No. I shop. I go to WalMart and find the cleaning aisle. I stand there for a 1/2 hour looking at all the different cleaners. Reading the ingredients, opening them to smell them, comparing prices. I leave with a bag or two full of all the latest cleaners guaranteed to make my house smell fresh, look clean and be more inviting and relaxing to all who enter. Then I go home.

Do I clean? No. I'm still not motivated to actually DO it. But I now have a whole closet full of new supplies for when I DO feel motivated. See, I didn't actually WANT the new cleaners. What I WANTED was to feel motivated to clean. My mistaken belief was that if I had the "necessary tools" I would feel motivated. But it doesn't work that way.

What do YOU do that is similar?

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Great point. I think we all do this to a certain extent and it can be anything... clothes, cars, etc. It's a way of rationalizing purchases. One that comes to mind for me is that "If I buy the fancy Kitchen Aid mixer, I will bake more..." Yeah, right. That lasted about a week. I still like my mixer, I just don't use it as often as I thought I would.

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Darn it I've been thinking I'd bake more with a better/newer mixer!

Ok - I'm not reading the book yet - still haven't been out to the library to pick it up! BUT, I TOTALLY do this - especially with organizing!! If I had tubs to keep this or that in - I now have a TON of tubs and they are generally used for SOMETHING - just not the way I'd intended them!

I find myself doing this all the time - DH kids me about it - I have a lot of GRAND ideas about thing - a lot of times I'll go out and get all the supplies and that's where it stops! (that's why dh rolled his eyes at first when I told him about the spending freeze - he's now on board but he didn't expect me to follow thru at first)

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I think this is human nature. Mine is exercise equipment. If I get this or go to that gym, I will lose weight faster. Nope. I have stopped buying videos. I realized yesterday I should get them at the library or through Netflix if I want a change!

I also like the books by the Tightwad Sisters.
Amazon.com: Saving Money with the Tightwad Twins: More Than 1,000 Practical Tips for Women on a Budget: Books: Ann Fox,Susan Fox,Charlotte Fox Messmer,Nathan W. Vaughn

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If you tell your secrets to the wind... Don't be mad if it tell's the trees.

Also this book is good too..
Amazon.com: living on a shoestring: Books

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If you tell your secrets to the wind... Don't be mad if it tell's the trees.

I'm reading Living On A Shoestring right now! (Assuming you mean the one put out by Yankee Magazine) and it is SO good. I'm learning a LOT.

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No not that one, its the same title but by the Tightwad twins

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If you tell your secrets to the wind... Don't be mad if it tell's the trees.

How funny! I was just thinking how I do this. I want to get organized so....I must need more tubs!