Alexandra Bogdanovic's Blog: That's life... - Posts Tagged "things"

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. The turkey's been stuffed, cooked, and at least partially eaten. The tryptophan-induced naps and football games are over.
In just a few hours, a post-holiday tradition will be in the books, too. No, I'm not talking about chowing down on leftovers. That post-Thanksgiving tradition goes on for days.
No, I'm talking about Black Friday -- my least favorite day of the whole year. Don't get me wrong -- I'm an avowed capitalist -- and judging by some of my credit card bills, I have no problem contributing to the free market economy.
But even I have my limits. It doesn't matter how many circulars show up in the mail, or how many ads extolling God knows how many bargains are shown on TV, or how many emails from online boutiques or big box stores land in my inbox.
Nothing can make me get me get up at some ungodly hour of the morning so I can stand around in the freezing cold waiting for some store to open so I can buy a whole bunch of stuff that I don't need and no one on my gift list wants.
Honestly, I already have too much stuff. If you think about it, you probably do, too. After all, we live in an incredibly materialistic society.
I don't know why we put so much emphasis on the acquisition of stuff, or why we use it to measure our happiness and success. Perhaps it's just human nature. But when push comes to shove the material things don't really matter. They are easily replaced.
On the other had, the truly important things in life are priceless.
Until next time, "That's life..."