Marie always prided herself with...
Marie always prided herself with completing her Christmas shopping early before the
madness of December. She would start in mid-October and be finished by November.
This worked well for her. Family members were envious of her, wishing they did not
have to fight the crowds at the mall the weeks leading to Christmas.
One day as Marie was shopping at her favorite mall, it hit her. Why was she doing all this
shopping? She asked herself that question over and over again. There were other things
that would make better use of her time. Was she just perpetuating the notion that