Avoiding the trappings of our consumerist lifestyle.

     I am enticed by shiny things as mush as the next person but I have a method to avoiding the trappings of our consumerist culture while still accumulating what I want. See I love the act of shopping. The thrill of the hunt and seeing what is out there that I think I just can't live without. There are marvelous things to look at in every store, online, and even through catalogs. But I rarely if ever take anything home with me. I have pictures that I cut out and glue into a small black spiral book that I then decorate. I have all manor of things in there and love the idea of owning each and every one. But by only taking home the image of the object and keeping that I can still hunt without accumulating all manner of object to stuff my home with and max out the credit cards. This is the perfect balance for me and still allows for a fair amount of creativity.