By the way, we got the recliner! $300 at Big Lots. Also got a giant stuffed pink unicorn at Costco for $17! lmao! His name is David (as in Mr. Bowie)!
My husband and I joke that money may not be able to buy happiness, but at least it can provide a comfortable place to be depressed, lol.
We normally don't buy stuff like this since our "hair is on fire," but I don't regret this purchase one bit.
The recliner has become my "safe place." I find it almost impossible to feel anxious or depressed when I'm sitting in that chair. I can't wait for the cold weather to hit so I can pull out my electric blanket!
Now I just need to get my PTSD under control enough to watch the TV shows I like on Netflix (it's stupid how often they use the "running through traffic" or "high speed car chase" tropes). I can only stand to watch so many documentaries.
In other news, I'm finally getting all my grooming stuff sold! (1500 dollars worth of stuff). I also put up my bike for sale for $375 (it's a very, very nice bike and I barely ever used it before because I have horrible balance, which turns out to be from the autism and not something I was ever able to improve). And then I'm also going to sell some other grooming equipment to a particular group (also kind of a "cult" group like MMM but for dog grooming) who uses the weird method that I do for grooming quicker (most other groomers would never buy the equipment with the modifications I made). Going to try for $650 since the hair vacuum was $700 and I only used it a dozen times, and my clippers that I modified to go with it are practically brand new and worth around $150, plus the cost of all the little extra parts I had to buy to make them work together.
That'll be a nice chunk of money for while I get my book written and my blog up and going! Plus I have settlement money coming soon from the rear end accident that my husband and I had in May (anticipating around $9,000 total between the two of us in repaid medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering). :)
Hoping to use most of that money to pay off student loans! Yay!
What I'm less happy about is that we've spent a crap ton of money ($400+ between both my husband and I - bought from Costco and Target, Target because they tend to make clothes that are "sensory friendly" for me) on winter clothes, shoes, and accessories because we've never been anywhere cold before, and we're going to go to Colorado for Christmas. Plus all of my winter clothes are from when I was in Jr High - High school. I'm also making an effort to buy clothes that won't trigger sensory overload if I have to wear them all day (very difficult!)
We also had the rare opportunity come up to get the game system (a 3ds XL) I've wanted for very cheap ($200) in the color I wanted coupled with the one game I really wanted (Ocarina of Time). Been waiting for YEARS for a deal like that.
Then we also had to buy my husband new glasses and sunglasses (~$350 total with the exam). We got frames and lenses at Costco, and his insurance will reimburse most of it once we make a claim.
I'm also going to be buying a crap ton of stuff for my cats (~$100 worth) because their scratching stuff is pretty much unusable, and their toys are disgusting and torn up. Plus I learned that they make much, much better cat care stuff now - nothing "fancy" that wouldn't be extremely useful, but things that will significantly improve their well-being (and mine). Hoping it keeps them from chewing things they're not supposed to, that they'll let me sleep at night, and that it'll keep them more active (Not that they aren't active now, and they are in good physical shape - not overweight. I play with them during the day, but that only goes so far, and they're indoor only, so they could always use more activity).
Then I also need a crap ton of stuff from Amazon ($250+) such as a thermometer and blood pressure monitor (I need to keep an eye on my BP and pulse with the meds I'm taking, and I don't have a working thermometer), a bunch of medicated shampoo that I'm running out of (I have sever sebborrheic dermatitis, I use literally 6 different shampoos - one cheap one that I buy in bulk to get my hair initially clean, 3 different types of medicated ones that I switch between each day, an antifungal I use once a week, and a clarifying shampoo every couple of weeks to get all the build-up out. Then of course I have a conditioner), filters for our air purifier (since I have allergies), and a bunch of tools and parts for my husband's car (he's learning how to do all maintenance himself - it'll save us money in the long run at least), and my husband needs some high capacity SD cards for his project (hobby). Fortunately I use a credit card with amazon rewards, and we use coin star to get amazon gift cards (since there's no fees that way), so I should be able to save around $30 bucks.
Let's not even get into what I'm spending on Doctor's visits.
We can afford all of it easily, but I have never, ever spent this much money on miscellaneous crap in a one month period. I feel horrible and guilty about buying so much, but at the same time less stressed out since I really, really need most of this stuff (minus the 3ds of course) and have been neglecting to get it for so long. Plus, now that I know
why I wanted some of those things, I realize that a lot of it will be helpful for my disability (such as the new clothes and the recliner to ease sensory problems)
EDIT: Oh yes! And we also had to buy a mop, so we invested in one that can "spray" and steam the floors (again, allergies. I also like that I wouldn't have to use a chemical cleaner since the smells tend to set me off) - only $80 at Costco. In a few months, we'll be buying a carpet shampooer that specializes in removing pet hair. Even after I vacuum, the floors and furniture are still filled with it.
I'm really trying to change my perception to "I'm just taking care of business and the stuff I've been neglecting," but it still makes me feel awful.