Hello, my name is Coco and I'm a shopaholic

It all started the day I signed up for the CFA and voluntarily gave up all of my free time, or wait, maybe it was when I started working till 8pm daily, or earlier.....Anyway, the point is, ever since my only activities as a living being got reduced to working, studying, occasional eating, and some sleeping, I've been online shopping like nobody's business!

Seriously, it's like the only non-time consuming, cheer-me-up hobby I have left :( No more free day to wonder around museums, no more Mozart and Dvorak even when I bought the ticket already, no more semi decent Pinot at fancy bars.....Sadly, online shopping is all I have.

Last night, I bought my fifth pair of boots in two month. Literally two minutes after that, I encountered the most amazingly chic and slightly edgy vintage dress ever! It was a wool shift dress with a long stretched triangle leather piece in the middle. Gray dress, black leather, it couldn't get any better. Did I mention it is vintage too? Sadly at that point, I was still nursing over the guilt of buying the boots, so I hesitated, told myself to sleep on it, and if I still wanted the dress tomorrow (of course I will), then I'll buy it and not drink starbucks for a week or two.

As predictable as I am, I came to the office in the morning and immediately checked on my shift dress. Status? "SOLD"!! My heart might have skipped a few beats when I saw that........fyi it's still bleeding....Now, should I continue to cry over my lost dress or take some drastic measure to stop this compulsive shopping habit??