Feeling Giddy

I love shopping for shoes quite a lot. Shopping for books is even more fabulous. But nothing makes me as giddy as buying travel-size toothpaste, little bottles of shampoo, and itsy-bitsy deodorant. Putting those miniature toiletries in my shopping cart gives me an amazing high. It's a declaration to the world that I am going on vacation; I am going to explore the world and discover magnificent things. I'm going to be free of alarm clocks and dirty dishes and work clothes, at least for a few days. I'm going to get to be me. And that's a feeling that never gets old.