Hi, my name is brittany, and I have a problem.  That's the first step, right?  Admitting it?  I have an addiction... to Target. 

I know it's not just me!  It's impossible to go in that place without buying a million things!  It's just so clean & bright & neat... & they have so many things I NEED...

It happened to me again yesterday morning.  I vowed recently that I wouldn't buy any more bottled water in 2010 (I stopped using plastic shopping bags in 2009) and I'm determined to stick to it.  BUT, I got into the station just after 9am & realized I had forgotten my aluminum water bottle.  I figured I had a few minutes & it wouldn't hurt to have an extra, so I headed up the street to the brand new Prado Target.  I should've known I was in trouble when they built one that close to where I work.

I walked in with the intention of buying 2 things:  a water bottle and emory boards so that I could do a little nail maintenance.  I ended up spending almost $50.  At some point I usually just end up wandering around, picking up random objects that I've never even considered owning.

You guys, I almost bought a Shake Weight.  Seriously.

But as they say, it's only a problem if you want to get rid of it.  And I DON'T.  I LOVE my Target shopping excursions.  This doesn't happen to me in any other store!  It's almost magical.  I've joked before that I should just work out some kind of deal with them where they take a percentage of my paycheck &/or my firstborn child, and I get unlimited access each month.  I wonder if they'd consider that deal...