"Seriously. What the hell am I doing here."
That's what was going through my mind as I made my 10th trip around the aisles at Michael's craft store today. I am not exactly a big craft store person. I go there only when necessary and usually for a specific item that I grab quickly before hightailing it to the cash. I am planning Sophie's first birthday party. I needed to get the perfect liners for the birthday cupcakes and some other cake-decorating tools, and hoped to be inspired in-store to create some cool loot bags for the little kiddies coming to the party.
First stop - Cake decorating supplies. Easy peasy. Enter store, turn to the right, done! I found what I needed in 2 minutes. I should have stopped there. I should have ended the misery of inhaling boatloads of dried eucalyptus and listening to bridezillas whine to their mothers, friends, and anyone who would listen, how unfair it is that they can't get X invitation in pink. Woe is me. Please stop the crazy world from spinning off its axis.
Lost in a sea of yarn, fake flowers, plastic greenery, paints, paper, and glitter, I felt confused and bewildered....and a little bit like a duck out of water. I found myself in an aisle of scrapbooking supplies only to realize there were 4 other aisles also dedicated to scrapbooking! WHAT!? How many stickers and paper do people need?
And so, after my 10th trip around the store looking for party inspiration, I decided to cut my losses and get out with the cupcake gear. I may return when I have a better plan for my attack on the store. Or I may hit a less scary store, like Walmart! One thing is for sure. I am going to pull my money out of mutual funds, and invest in a scrapboking company.
-jl
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