Thursday, June 19, 2008

Ah. Retail therapy.

I am sorry to be setting such a horrible example for telecommuters everywhere, but today during an annoying conference call I bought a bag on Etsy (read nothing into the fact that it's described as a diaper bag; I just liked it). That reminded me that I needed to get the next book club book. Which eventually led me to remember that I wanted some shoes.

(While on Zappos I noticed their list of most popular searches--right under the search box. The first item is "shoes." Srsly?)

I'm just sad that I'm being slowly, inexorably pushed out of a job I once really liked. And when the going gets sad, the sad go shopping, I guess.

10 comments:

Lara said...

i could REALLY use some retail therapy right now...

Lady M said...

That's a pretty efficient conference call!

Thanks for the Star Wars light saber keychain link, by the way. I'm ordering some for SwingDaddy.

Julie Pippert said...

I believe in multi-tasking. I also know just how it feels to get edged out of a job like that. Hang in there.

Mandy said...

Sorry to hear that things aren't going so well at your job. There's nothing that makes getting up in the morning worse than dreading going to work.

Magpie said...

i'm sorry about the job. sucks. but your multi-tasking is awesome.

Anonymous said...

Me too-very sorry about the job. That bites, no way around it. But I hope it works out as well for you as it did for dooce. :) Keep us posted.

the mama bird diaries said...

I order shoes online too but i always end up ordering two sizes because I'm not sure which one, and then I have to return the others so it all becomes a little high maintenance.

Sorry about your job situation.

justmylife said...

I love the bag! Sorry the job is not going so well.

Christina said...

You're just proving your mad multi-tasking skills. That's good for a resume, right?

I'm sorry your job has taken such a downturn. I've been in a similar situation with my old telecommuting job from years ago. It sucked. Hope things get better soon, or that an even better job offer comes along.

Swistle said...

Shopping REALLY DOES HELP.