Hi Instinct,
I agree with you about shopping. I hate it! Does anyone remember Webvan a few years back? Apparently I was their only customer, because they went out of business. It was a blissful few months though, when I would peruse the groceries online in my pajamas with a glass of wine in hand~
I also LOVE IKEA, used to go to the one in NJ when I lived up there…to my delight they have opened one here in Atlanta. It’s awesome. I want one of the sofas with the removable slipcovers that you can wash and change out for the seasons. My current sofa has been used as a kitty scratching post on one end. Need to sell a house before I buy furniture.
AND on a final note, I worked at a Barnes & Noble in Marietta, GA when it first opened. Stayed there for almost a year; unfortunately it was like puting an alcoholic in charge of beer. Not only did I constantly see books that I wanted but in slow times I perused the website for online offerings and ordered them. At one point, the entire bottom “Hold” shelf were books for me! Also, my job description was not that I got to wander the bookstore and read, it was to stand at a cash register all day. Needless to say, I was spending more than I was making. The pay was pretty low too, so brace yourself. Maybe it is higher on the west coast though.
Best wishes to both of you. π