shopping

When I walk in the doors of a department store the first thing I notice is not the store but actually myself. Because of the stress it takes simply to prepare for such an event, I cannot even bring myself to enter a mall on some days. Shopping is a rigorous task but the hardest part is not the actual shopping but the pre-shopping that wares the average person out. When I plan to go …

…match the current apparel’s color scheme. Taking sometimes over an hour, the rigorous cycle is almost complete. The car engine in the driveway ceases and my friend gets out to come to the door. Knowing she has battled the same torture I have, and looking just as tired. We exchange glances to each other showing our compassion and knowledge of what is in store. We turn on the television and give up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**