Need......

After a day of guilty shopping I have a new outlook on the work "need". After having breakfast out with a girlfriend, checking out Ollies, purchasing pet food at Petsmart, shopping for shorts and flip-flops (for Ella) at Old Navy, spending more than I should have at The Christmas Tree Shoppe and indulging in fun summer items at Five Below I began to feel VERY guilty. James is off busting his butt at work and here I am, pissing all his hard work away! I started to think of those lists we had learned about in elementary school. Ya know, the need vs. want list. Well, did I REALLY need breakfast out? Did I REALLY need to buy Ella 2 pairs of flip-flops? Did I really need to purchase chairs for the porch? Did the kids really need more toys to destroy while playing outside? YES! If anyone read yesterday's post it would seem I was just a bit tense.... therefore, breakfast with a girlfriend WAS a mental necessity. Yes! Ella does require 2 sets of flip-flops.... James' WANTED a girl, now he must suffer the financial strain of properly raising a daughter. Yes! I had to buy chairs for the porch..... they were only $6.99! Yes! The fun summer items were much needed..... with only 7 more days of school left I need to delay the "I'm bored!" monster as long as I can. Ya know a Mom can go CRAZY after listening to 10+ hours of non-stop "I'm bored, I'm bored, I'm bored, I'm bored!" Yet after all of my rationalizations I was still feeling a bit guilty. So, I consulted "Mr. Webster" and ya know what.....according to him a need includes "Something required or wanted" Hallelujah! I did NEED everything after all! I am guilty no more! Who knew, all those years ago, that needs by definition include wants! Ya know, my elementary school list would have been much more streamlined if I had know this little tidbit back then! Now I can truly say... I want for nothing!