Note to myself this new year: Get a life!

And on that wonderful note I have gone out and spent most of what was already a highly leveraged (consultantspeak) bonus. New additions to my already cluttered household include

Shoes, 2 pairs of jeans, 3 shirs, 3 sweaters, 2 T-shirts, 1 Sports Coat, 1 Tweed Jacket and a Sony DCR SR-42

Most of this thanks to my rabid obsession with Priya Market.

There are parts of my life that are almost inextricably woven with this now very altered maze of consumerism. Not all of them pleasant.

Chewing slowly on my first (and last) mutton burger at McDonalds (pre “I will trash you if you serve anything other than chicken”).

Waiting in line for “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” open mouthed

Staring at the rich (spoilt?) folk buying stuff I couldn’t afford and promising myself that one day that would change.