tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527451334239945095.post4045480451812518421..comments2023-12-02T14:25:25.697-06:00Comments on The Meandering Muse: The Elephant in My Roomrayfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738836663001170089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527451334239945095.post-24592897823178952572009-12-26T09:48:18.123-06:002009-12-26T09:48:18.123-06:00i'm finally catching up! :-)
i think you outl...i'm finally catching up! :-)<br /><br />i think you outline very well the complex issues involved with being a wal-mart shopper (or not), because sometimes reality does set in and the economic reality is that wal-mart makes it so that we have to choose them to make ends meet. <br /><br />i think we have to move towards a place where we live our lives differently and decrease our dependence upon such retailers--by giving more meaningful, but less gifts. by feeling on the whole less obligated on that front (this gift thing is really getting to me, can you tell?) and i think we need to work on our expectations - why have we let our kids think they need a dozen presents? (i'm just as guilty, don't get me wrong.)<br /><br />but i'm discovering that it's a process and we have to move slowly towards it, making progress a little bit at a time.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527451334239945095.post-63920313637110779532009-12-14T23:07:02.424-06:002009-12-14T23:07:02.424-06:00problem solved! I know though, I think I've t...problem solved! I know though, I think I've told you that I end up at Walmart every quarter or so....I need to stop that too. It's laziness. That is a bad place if you have the means to avoid it....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527451334239945095.post-90881728693556016422009-12-14T19:21:03.759-06:002009-12-14T19:21:03.759-06:00as an addendum. Funny enough I called to follow u...as an addendum. Funny enough I called to follow up on my gift cards today and found out they take up to a month to ship! Jeez, should have told me that to begin with I think. So I canceled them and had them credit the card for cash which I will advance out for responsible spending :)rayfamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738836663001170089noreply@blogger.com