To Shop...or Not to Shop

For anyone that knows me REALLY well, you know that I love to shop, but LOVE to shop for my house more than anything. I love clothes, but LOVE home decor. So, clothes are usually put on the back burner. Now don't get me wrong, if someone were to drop $1000 off in my mailbox, I'd head straight to the mall and probably blow every last bit of it. Shopping for myself, is just something that I don't do anymore. My Pottery Barn addiction is one that gets the best of me. I haven't bought anything in quite some time, but I frequent the outlet a lot. I used to go about once every two weeks. I didn't always buy something, and most of the time came home empty handed, but hey, it satisfied my "antsyness." Just going, looking, and coming home empty handed, was better than not going it all. Now that Mills is here, I've only been 3 times in the past six months...yikes! There used to be a "lady" that helped me every time I would go to the mall. She knew me as soon as I walked into the store. She would say, "Hey, haven't seen you in few weeks." Bad isn't it? I can tell you one year that Erik and I walked in and this "lady" came up to me and said, "Hey!! I was just wondering if I had missed you the past couple of days. Come in the back and see what new stuff we just got in." Erik looked at me and said, "Amy, that is pitiful! You know the Pottery Barn lady?" Of course it was all of the new Halloween decor that was absolutely adorable, but not on my list for the day.

This morning, as I wake up with my little one, I find the irresistible urge to shop, and not for home decor. I am craving a CLOTHES shopping trip. I have been online looking for about an hour, and have found about a million things that I could go and blow money on! But, there's no money to blow, and there will be no shopping. So, I guess that's a good thing. I don't know if motherhood has sparked a new attraction, but I find myself wanting a whole new wardrobe. What is up with this? Could it be the awesome new fashion trends that all of the stores are sporting? Or could it be that post pregnancy I am one to two sizes larger than I was before, and know that more than likely I will have nothing to wear this summer? My attraction...dresses! Where did the old Amy go? I don't know, but I don't plan on looking for her. I want some clothes!