Bed Bath & Beyond is the adult version of Candyland. Sunday I had to find a particular household item and I knew walking in there that I was going to see six thousand other things I wanted to add to my apartment. The problem is that I also knew I only NEEDED a small fraction of those, so I would have to be careful.

I started out with just my arms to carry items. Hmm, ok, getting a bit tight, time to get a basket. Done with the top floor, on to the basement. Oh, I need that too but it's kind of heavy, maybe a cart would be better...

Seriously - kid in a candy store time. I showed quite a bit of restraint though, could carry everything back home with me, and did splurge on a cab back home. Best of all, I'm still enjoying playing with my new toys :).

I accomplished this by being smart enough to differentiate between wanting a quick-drying memory foam bath and/or kitchen mat, and needing to replace my broken cheap plastic 15 year old toilet brush with a sturdier model. One of the better purchases was also a scale that measures body fat/water/muscle so that once I get serious about losing weight I'll have better metrics to judge my progress. And it was on sale!

This week has been long and tough, as was the past weekend, but I thoroughly enjoyed shopping and this weekend I'm looking forward to a gorgeous Saturday and some time at the Frick. No more toys for a while but it was totally worth it!