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June 13, 2007
Whitney: Unveiled
I'm putting it all out there . . .
It’s hard to have a secret life here in blogland. I’ve already admitted to my weaknesses for celebrity gossip, the Amazing Race and thrift stores. And, frankly? I’m not all that interesting. The average day finds me sitting in front of my computer, wearing sweat pants, banging out my latest book. Days go by where, from the time my husband leaves for work to the time he’s returns, the only adult conversation I have is with the UPS man. So it’s not like I have a whole lot of time for a secret life.
And yet . . . I do have one final admission.
I really, really, really like to shop online. Really. You could put five really’s in there, and it still wouldn’t get across how addicted I am.
Okay, I’m not so addicted that I have a secret cache of Home Shopping Network boxes in my closet, like the character Paige Cassel in my book She, Myself & I. But when, during the season finale of The Office, Jan’s boss fires her because she spends all of her time shopping online, I laughed a bit too guiltily. Because I’ve been there. I frequently move to my kitchen table or the local Barnes & Noble coffee shop to work, just so I’m not tempted to check out whether anything new is on sale at Anthropologie’s website.
So where do I shop? Let me put it this way . . . my list of bookmarked shopping websites is longer than any other bookmarked list I have on the computer. I even like blogs that are dedicated to shopping, like Mighty Goods and Apartment Therapy. That way, I never truly run out of things that I’d love to buy, should this writing gig ever pay off.
Still don’t believe me? Here’s a list of the things I’m currently lusting after:
The Lily Pad dress from Anthropologie.
The London Bridge Pillow from Well Dressed Home.
The Elemento bed from DWR. Oh, and well I’m at DWR, I’d also like an Egg Chair, please.
And those are just a few things I thought up in the past five minutes. You see? It really is a sickness.
So there it is . . . my final secret unveiled for you! Well. Except for that whole I’m-really-a-CIA agent-and-being-a-writer-is-just-my-cover thing. But I can’t exactly get into that here, can I?
This blog was brought to you by UNVEILED, Eileen's terrific new book about the secrets we try so hard to keep, but never do.
Posted by Whitney at 6:00 AM | Comments (6)
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My online shopping addiction is books. If I'm not buying them from Amazon or B&N, I'm surfing around the library's website, requesting stuff. I have about 30 books checked out at any one time...
Oh, and that's the Tower Bridge on the pillow, not the London Bridge. Very very cute anyway :)
Posted by: Phyllis at June 13, 2007 4:54 PM
Ooooh I know just how you feel. Really. And you can make that 5 reallys and it still won't adequately convey how much I know how you feel.
My online shopping addictions: books. Shoes. Dresses. Other articles of clothing. Stuff for the kids. A hammock chair I've still not parked myself in. And most recently? Two tandem kayaks. I've never kayaked a day in my life.
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at June 13, 2007 6:02 PM
I blame you. I covet the Tower of London pillow with a white hot passion and they DO NOT ship to Canada. I hope you can live with the guilt.
Non LC (non US Living) Eileen
Posted by: Eileen at June 14, 2007 11:50 AM
Shopping online is so much more fun and nowhere near the aggrivation of shopping at the mall. I buy books, clothes, Father's Day, birthday and Christmas gifts all online or QVC.
Posted by: Annette at June 14, 2007 2:20 PM
I am addicted to Amazon. For Christmas this year, I told my dh that I only wanted a large sum of money to buy books online. I had books coming every few days for months! It was great. I completely understand the thrill that goes along with shopping online. Online shoppers unite! There is no shame in getting excited when you see the mailman (for purely mail related reasons, anyway). : )
Posted by: Jamie at June 15, 2007 11:57 AM
My mom (falsely) claims that I have stuff delivered to my house every day from my shopping/buying online. It honestly, is more like every other day.....
Posted by: cameo at June 15, 2007 2:24 PM
