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Unabashedly Me
(posted 10 Oct 2008)
Be real and unashamed. Even of your faults.
—Amy Bloom
That was the quote today from O Magazine and it seems somehow fitting. There are so many times when I do something and immediately apologize for it. As if I’m ashamed of this part of me that I can’t change.
One of those things is I am a very cheap person. I love stuff but I won’t buy it unless it is on sale and marked way down. Now I’m not frugal by any means but I like a bargain yet I always feel compelled to apologize to my family or friends when I say that I won’t buy something full price.
Why?
What is that triggers my brain to say that its wrong to be a bargain hunter? Especially in these tough economic times it seems that I’d be a little prouder of the fact that I can find some bargains.
I think in pulling away the layers that make me me ( like Shrek I have layers…I guess like an onion rather than a parfait!) it stems from my childhood when someone must have said something to me about buying things on sale. I can’t recall an incident that made me feel ashamed of being thrifty but there must be one because all of our shames stem from childhood. Or at least that’s my thought.
What about you? Is there something you do that you always apologize for? Or are you bold and say “whatever!” to the rest of the world–take me as I am?
Have a great weekend.
Kathy 