“It’s a
great dress.” Sighing, Lil let her head tip back. “I haven’t done
a
shopping marathon like that in years. Literally years.”
“I know
it wasn’t easy for you to take a full day away like this.
And now
you’re planning a spa day. You’re a good friend.”
“She’d
do the same for me. Plus, great dress, fabulous shoes,
and
assorted other items I really had no need for.”
“It’s
more fun when you don’t need them.”
“Too
true.” Lil toyed with the new earrings she’d bought, and
—like
her mother and the shoes—
had
worn out of the store. “Why is that?”
“Buying
what you need’s the result of hard work.
Buying
what you don’t need’s the reward for hard work.
You
work hard, honey. I’m glad you took the time away.”
Black Hills
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We all know the good feeling that goes along with walking out of a store with a new shade of lipstick or after ordering a killer pair of boots online. They call it retail therapy for a reason and more than one scientific study has backed up its effectiveness.