As I was trying to decipher the password to our baby’s YouTube account, I accidentally found out that hubby has been doing some online shopping… Tsk tsk! He’s taking his shopping addiction to the next level! He bought some really neat but expensive stuff. I guess it’s time to give him some tips on finding the best deals. Bet he just ran the search engine to find his stuff, I ought to teach him how to use comparison shopping sites like omnea. Or should I just let him do it the hard way so he’ll get tired and give up? Nah! I don’t think that would work on him…

They’re classic, they’re old fashioned, they’re adorable and they’re finally here! It’s my Cath Kidston purchase! Do I sound (or read) like I have waited a very long time for this? That’s because I did! Whew 7 to 10-day delivery time is apparently too long for me. I’ve gotten used to 2 to 5-day shipping on online orders. I even called customer service to check on the status of my order. The lady with an accent must have thought, “Why is this woman in such a bloody hurry?” LOL!

Anyways, there’s my new Cath Kidston wallet, small purse and gadget case for my iPhone (which is also good for small digital cameras or apple ipods).I bought these because I have found it quite inconvenient to take a purse separate from baby’s diaper bag; so now I just have to tuck these into her diaper bag and the hubby may even carry my stuff for me without realizing it! I love that I can use white accessories without having to worry about stains because these are made from oil cloth which is virtually stain-proof. And they match!

Nothing compares to the feeling I get when I’m leisurely killing time in clothing stores, specially when I also have some dough to spend! I get in this euphoric state when I go around the store to look at everything before I make my choice (if I’m making one – or two!). Within those moments, all my cares and worries seem far, my lone mission is to find the best value for my buck or just to please my eyes with what I see and then make an entry on my shopping wish list later.

The hubby and I went to stores all the time during my last trimester, so I could get exercise by walking around. But then when baby came, kapoof! No more shopping for me. Not a lot in stores, that is – I rediscovered joy in online shopping again. I just spent 2 hours last night browsing through more than 500 items in one of my favorite shopping sites. I should have narrowed down my search by filtering those that didn’t come in my size but I just wanted to enjoy looking around. That’s something I can’t do in an actual store, something that makes online shopping special for me. Another advantage of online shopping that I enjoy is knowing whenever there are ongoing sales; I simply subscribe to email newsletters and they send me invites, coupons and special offers.