I know some of us truly dread doing new-season shopping (myself
excluded of course!), as it entails aimlessly wandering the brightly-lit halls
of an overcrowded shopping centre, wishing you could spend your only day
outside the office somewhere sunny and void of irritating salespeople and
overly zealous promoters.
In light of this I’ve decided to help you set up your very
own winter wishlist, the magical tool that will enable you to shop with efficiency
unknown to all those other helpless shopping-centre drones.
My first tip is that your wishlist should not be something
that’s compiled in one go, always keep it with you and constantly update it
whenever you see an item you like in a magazine, on a blog or in the street.
Rather than simply writing, ‘white shirt’, elaborate with descriptive words,
draw a little picture or tear pictures from magazines and add them to your
list. This will ensure that when you do happen upon an item on your list in the
shops you’ll immediately recognize it! Try to keep the list where you can see
it daily, this will ensure that you internalise the items on the list making it
easier to spot the items when your brain is bombarded by the sense-overloading
experience that is a shopping centre.
Another great way to keep your ideas contained is by
creating a pinterest board dedicated to your list. View mine
here.
If you want me to share your winter wishlist on the blog
please email it to me at: prettylittlepigeons@gmail.com
Happy Shopping!
