Ohhhhh b o y . Ohhhhh d e a r. Ohhhhh crap.
So we’re not talking about a p l a n e , a new c a r or anything, but we might as well be with our budget!
Curse you EBAY!! (shakes fist at laptop – whilst she still has a laptop to shake fist at).
It’s always the same pattern.
I go on there for a legitimate reason – this time it was to get a doorbell . . . oh my god it was to get a doorbell!! I’ve just remembered what I was on there looking for! Christ almighty.
So I go there . . . and slowly start to mooch around, getting more and more comfortable, and more and more excited.
My spending is usually on other people, so I’ll start to look for presents for them. My thinking gets very disordered and erratic.
But it feels so good.
Its feels so good imagining their faces when they open the present I’ve spent so long picking out for them.
So I’ve just hit the credit card. Bollocks.
And I’ve still got to buy a bloody doorbell.
I hope you are all feeling strong,
Much love,
Karen xxx
Hi, I used to be the same with a credit card years ago. So impulsive buying things and didn’t think of the consequences haha. Good luck getting the doorbell!
Thank you! The ironic thing is, after I finally ordered it my parents came round with one for me! Hope you are well, Karen x
Hahahaha, Hi Karen!
Oh that damn credit card! *laughing* but isn’t it soooo much fun typing in those numbers! Lol
Hope you had a great weekend? ….Paula x
Hi Paula! Hope you had a good weekend? Its so intoxicating, hitting that pay button on paypal! But its so not good for me, I need to find a way to control it! Love Karen x
I know! sorry I have no advice… I’m a shocking spender! happy and sad! *laughing* xxx
Those credit cards are like gold aren’t they. I can’t live without my numerous ones and I despise it when I max them all out.
I know, its so addictive isnt it. But so dangerous. I dont know how to control it when I’m hypomanic. I hope you are well, Karen x
Been there , done that, made me ill with worry. now – no cards, cash only. The only card I have is for the ‘hole in the wall’, The bipolar highs in the past have caused many thousands of pounds of debt, for me it is part of the illness, so have to accept it could always happen again, hence the no cards rule for me.
“My spending is usually on other people…”
Girl, I feel you! Every holiday is Xmas for me when I see their faces, and every holiday (and then some!) is like a post-Xmas hangover!
Totally! I just cant stop spending at the moment! All for Christmas . . .well thats my excuse anyway! lol! xx
Hi Karren,
I have nominated you for the Sisterly Love Award
Your blog is an inspiration to all of us with bipolar, us sisters have to stick together
– Paula.