my earphones are with me everywhere! my only birthday present i got for myself was a new paper republic grand voyager journal in the xl size. i had the small one for over a year now. i told myself that if its something that i actually use alot then i’ll gift myself the xl. I kept watching tiktoks of people buying multiple of these leather bound journals at once in various sizes (people can do whatever they like with their money but i am still a student with a part time salary sooo i couldnt). it got a bit overwhelming for my mind, watching alot of people buy 300$ worth of stationary because i couldn’t justify splurging so much all at once. even though deep down there was a violent itch in my brain to just purchase it.
in a time of extreme connivence and instant gratification i have been giving myself an intentional waiting periods before purchasing items. it has been extremely beneficially for my brain and for my pocket (hehe) and as a bonus i got a double discount because i had a discount code + the calendar bundle was on sale! i don’t want to associate getting dopamine from shopping anymore so just waiting months to a year to make certain purchases has decreased my desire to shop even for tiniest mundane things. anyways morale of the story is, take your time with your purchases. if its truly meant for you, it will be yours in the right time and you’ll have a better way of knowing how you want to intentionally use the items you’re collecting.
i see everything having energies, so i truly look and see whether or not this is the energy I want to bring to my personal space.
speaking of taking your time and planning things out, i am now reading count of monte cristo! the only book i think i want to take my time to read in july.
take care, i hope you all have a great weekend!
