For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 08, 2009

Here goes the monthly budget.

Not too much chocolate though, just enough to get you out of the dumps.

LMAO Gweedo Murray - too funny!

And howtheduck not all women love that sort of girly shopping (….I’d rather go fishing) but must admit I do love my chocolate. Only the good stuff though, minimum 70%. Whoooeeeee :o)

mmm, chocolate! And OpenWings is right, not all women love shopping - I for one can’t stand it. Tend to go shopping for myself but end up buying something for the children instead. Trying on clothes? ughh!

Hey, El, while you’re at it, can you pick me up a case of beer? That always cheers me up.

i like chocolate but i hate shopping – my daughter swears i am a man in a woman’s body, there are better things to do with my time

I love chocolate and shopping and if I were Elly I’d get some chocolate and maybe stop at the thrift shop for something just for me. Doesn’t have to be expensive, but it can sure pick up your spirits.

Yes, love that saying, Gweedo!! :-) (off to go get another chocolate egg for breakfast… I love being an adult)

I hate shopping too, except maybe for video games or toys. But Elly mostly enjoys clothes. It’s good when a friend “forces” you to do something nice for yourself.

Ah, chocolate! The universal remedy for everything. Excuse me, I’m off to fix a mug of hot chocolate (with real whipped cream). And I’m with you, Open Wings. 70% or more. Found some 90% recently. wonderful stuff.

Heh. I hate shopping for shoes, too, so if I find something a) affordable b) comfortable c) made reasonably ethically and d) decent-looking, I tend to buy several at a time.

So right now I have seven styles of shoes (2 walking, 3 dress/work, 2 boots) but about 20 pairs.

Only problem is that I can’t hide in the bathroom at work because everybody recognizes my shoes from under the stall. ;-)

Ah yes a good bittersweet chocolate and I too agree, 70 percent and up. Belgian would be good.

It doesn’t happen as often since my wife quit working but when she worked long hours and got real frazzled she would want to go out for “shopping therapy” to get her feeling better.

elly could go to the candy store and get some sponge candy yummmmmmm

the stuff from condrells is good

Oh dear Susan001 you’re soooo asking for it with THAT comment, LMAO! You’d better brace, honey :o)

Extra dark chocolate! I can do without the shopping unless it’s a farm market or antique shop.

Okay, here it comes…SusanOO1…nothing, I mean nothing, beats sex. Even really bad sex is better than chocolate. Perhaps you have had some very lousy lovers. Here is the key. Get a good Belgian bittersweet chocolate and a good creative lover. Combine the two and you don’t have to compare. There is nothing better than sex with chocolate.

Sex is better than chocolate, susan, what have you been doing to even think that?

Naked, wow.

It is rampant materialism. But she’s right. It feels good!

Sorry but I disagree I have been married 28 years. I rather have chocolate, but can’t have too much allergic to it and darker the worse, and a good book. All these comments about chocolate I’m suffering cause I can’t handle it. And I do like chocolate. Rash is not nice nor is loss of sleep.