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Knight news
Sometimes mistakes are blessings in disguise last modified: Sunday, May 24, 2009 (11:33:06 PM) Hi friends!
Well i think ive finally got some sense knocked into me. :D About a month ago i finally decided to put collecting into hibernation mode (not permanantly) and let me tell you that was the BEST thing! When i started collecting id buy anything and everything without even thinking... even though i didnt have the money. Then id feel bad because i spent all this money and we'd have bills to pay and my mom would need her meds (she's a bad diabetic and takes pills and shots to keep her diabetes in control...not to mention she has high colesterol and bp that she takes pills for too >_<). So id be collecting what i love and all the while feeling bad for it b/c id be spending money we really didnt have (and hideing it from my mom). truthfully it made collecting really not a happy thing for me. It finally hit me how broke we were when my mom had to put some stuff on layaway at kmart. >_< bad daughter i am... bad ... bad ... bad. :*-( So it gave me a change of heart and made me finally decide to get my stuff in order and stop collecting for the time being... need to pay off my car and other debts THEN i can buy all the pretty cels again. Before i decided this i had already put in to buy a Vampire Knight Rilezu... pretty cool one too of Kaname and Zero. I thought to myself that this would be my final purchase... but you know how it goes, life hits you... then i realized i couldnt afford it. Thankfully God gave me someone to take over payments of it so there will still be a buyer (so he doesnt loose money) and i (hopefully) wont be blacklisted from the site (though i bet i will be .. sigh...serves me right >_<; ). Anyways, i was thinking to myself tonight, mistakes can be blessings in disguise. I have been going to ebay and watching the "for sale" page on AB and ya know what, nothing really tempts me anymore! :D well, except for one thing... but its helping me focus because i have a really bad drive to get my car and stuff paid off (no pun intended, lol) so i can have no debts and buy these pieces without hideing and without that guilty feeling that i had when i used to buy my pieces before all this. ya know what im really happy with my decision!!! :D itll take me quite awile but hopefully when ive paid off all the stuff and im living debt free i can buy my cels and just do nothing but enjoy them. :D Of course you never know about life, though. i never forget that Bible verse about the man that saved up and said to himself "okay now i have wealth for YEARS to come ... im going to live high on the hog now (well something to that affect) and he died the next night. lol but at least this way i know i wont regret or feel bad about anything. its good to make mistakes every once in awhile! :D what do you think?
You know Amy, no hobby is ever worth getting in financial trouble over. Really, and trust me, I know what I''m talking about. I''ve been there, so I know all about making financial mistakes. Nowadays I do not even own a credit card, and everything I buy, whether it be cels or Canon EOS-es (XD), I pay from balance. I think you''re doing the right thing actually and I hope you''ll be strong enough to maintain your decision. good luck! *hugs* Wendy
Thanks for your candidness and honesty. I don''t think you are alone in your situation, I''ve seen quite a few people over the years have the same things happen to them. Be glad however that you made the choice and I believe the better one at that. I know what you mean however at "nothing is tempting"... It''s kind of sad for me, realizing that the ones I truly want are just not surfacing. It also makes me observe too what collectors really deem important for their collection because truly, what I''m seeing is people culling... Which probably explains why we''re not seeing truly tempting pieces.
Amy, I''m glad you made the right choice for you! There definitely comes a point where the hobby isn''t fun anymore if you are not doing the right thing. And as my mom always tells me, the cels will always be there when you decide to get back in the game.
Absolutely! In every crisis there is an opportunity for growth or a new opportunity, but only if one can truly recognize it. Glad you gained some really great insights from your experience. Keep up the good work and stay focused on the goals/dreams and people that really matters to you. Cheers! |
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