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There are several truths about HomeGoods that I think we all need to acknowledge. Feelings that transpire just before, during, and after a shopping trip there are real and it’s time we just get it all out there!
Let’s just walk through the whole experience. As you make the drive to HomeGoods you go over what you are looking for and vow to only look for said items. Curtains… that’s it… you need curtains.
You pull in to park and the anxiety starts to build immediately. You see them. People are coming out with big bags and you instantly fear that they have gotten all the amazing things!
Now your blood is pumping and you gotta get in there before one more fabulous thing is gone! But all that excitement and the fact that you’ve had children makes you realize that you need a potty break before you can start shopping. Your brain is on overload… you’ve got to go in and force yourself past all the isles because if you start finding things and put them in your cart, you face the reality that while you are in the restroom someone could grab them!
Okay, you had your potty break and have attained a cart that does not have a squeaky wheel. That would be too distracting. It’s go time- time to focus! Knowing the map of the store in your head will be key and prioritizing those sections will help keep you from getting distracted and possibly missing an isle. Lamps, Household Accessories, Pillows, Furniture, Bedding, and Kitchen.
Everything you see will cause you to question your home decor and style. EVERYTHING. You will suddenly feel compelled to possibly decorate monochromatic…
Or add in more metallic pieces…
And themes! what about all the themes… I like photography… do I need a faux antique camera?
Should we be going more nautical?! My head is spinning.
Lucite. Lucite Lamps. Lucite Letters. Lucite Chairs (got some recently… couldn’t help it). Where can we put all the Lucite?!
The sidetracking (that’s a word) can get pretty serious. Oh are those Moscow Mule cups? Oprah loves those… I love Oprah… I must love and need Moscow Mule cups.
There are going to be times during the trip that can throw you. Sometimes it’s the sheer amount of people in there who seem to be blocking your path to cute things at every turn… stay strong. Sometimes this happens…
Just breath. You will never know what was there and you’ve got to just move on.
And don’t even get me started on the pillows. I’m not gonna tell you that you don’t need more pillows. I would be the biggest hypocrite of all time. Buy ALL the pillows!
Your cart is now filled with All The Things and as you casually stroll through the isles just one more time to be safe, you realize that 5hrs has just passed and it is time to pick up your children!
It’s time to get in line. This is going to cause a rush of emotions: Excitement, Regret, Fear. There are going to be more things up front… things that you never even knew you needed. Notebooks, wrapping paper, new iPhone cases, yoga mats, mugs with cute words on them, snacks!
At this point you are also trying to decide which item or items you can part with should the total already be over your extended limit. It’s usually the last minute grabs that you can let go with out having too much anxiety. I like to call them… 2nd Dessert. Everyone wants one but do you really need it? Notice I didn’t just call it dessert… momma ain’t givin that up.
You determine which credit card to use and justify any monetary amount by saying… Well at least it wasn’t $200! Meaning you round up to the next hundred and congratulate yourself on saving so much money. And just like that… the whole day is over and it’s time to go home.
What did I get on this particular trip? Well check them out here and I’ll show you how I’m sprucing things up for Valentine’s Day… all completely necessary purchases of course.
xoxo
B
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Ok….bwahahah! Even my husband laughed out loud at this! Funniest thing I have read in ages…and after Downton last night I needed funny. “Life is short, death is sure.” So get shopping at Home Goods and live it up!
I am cracking up girl! this is hilarious and so friggin accurate!
This just made my day! LOL Happens EVERY time. 😉
Hilarious…and ALL true!
And don’t even get me started on if your run into your friend {who is a bad influence} at home good. Go ahead and make a phone call to American Express to get that credit line extended……
Hilarious and as always, you seem to tap into every woman’s REAL inner monologue.
I’m a need to borrow that American Express… thanks.
Good one and SOOO true! Your Home Goods looks bigger than ours. See me pouting…. We must go when I visit!
Could not have said it more precise and perfect! OMG, It was as if you were in my brain on one of those shopping sprees!!! Home Goods – the best addiction!
Lol Also, I always feel this nervous sense of competition when I walk in the store! It’s so silly!
Hilarious! and True!
Just got back from shopping, sitting in my chair and skimming Pintrest..What is this? Home Goods story? OMG! It is too true! I don’t shop there I take a trip. So good to know others have the HG addiction. Is there anyone who ends with a cart full and by time you reach the register you have two or three items? I call it the “what was I thinking moment”. To much fun and a great posting!
I know. This even happens to my HUSBAND! In the kitchen aisles! There is true power to HomeGoods if it affects husbands.