One thing about blogging, be it gay or otherwise, I can share my most innermost feelings and get comforting feedback from the virtual world. It is definately not as good as a physical hug and kiss from my sweetie, but comforting all the same.
Well here goes….
It is often said the speediest road to recovery is admitting you have a problem. So here is mine: I’m an Air Miles Whore… there I said it!!!
Seriously, while others are blogging about their lives, loves and losses, I am on the search for that bonus point.
For example: Rona offers Air Miles. My house NEEDED that renovation. AND I got bonus points for those items that I would never have considered otherwise.
Toys R Us offers Air Miles as well . Seems like every month there is a gift giving celebration of some sort. If my grandkids get tired of presents, then I'll adopt a small Grade School. Then, the giving will never end!
Right now in my house I have 60 rolls of toilet paper – that’s double rolls which equates to 120 regular rolls. Why? Well, at Safeway - the biggest points dealer to my addiction - I got 40 bonus points for every 2 packages of 15 that I purchased. It's when I began to run of out room to store all of those rolls I began to realize
" This is serious… I may have a problem… "
How did this addiction get started? I remember exactly where I was and the date and the time. I was teaching a night class and on a break, one of my students told me she put every purchase she had on Air Miles and that once a year she earned enough points to take her family of 4 to Disneyland.
Disneyland! My Mecca! My Wonderland! My place of Eternal Youth and Fun Times! Immediately, I realized that a trip taken once every 7 years could be reduced to 2 or 3. My epiphany was that I could save up enough points to take my partner and his kids to Disneyland. A most worthy cause if ever I could think of one!
I knew I had to be aggressive in my quest. So it wasn't about the every day, ordinary, 1 point here and 1 point there. It was all about those extra Bonus Points. Available whenever one met the purchase requirements. That wasn't a problem for me. So, whenever there was a sale that offered Bonus Points – I was there! Card in hand. Point calculations on my mind!
I’m proud to say that in 2 years I’ve earned over 5,000 points. Even though there are things in my freezer I may never eat...
However, I feel so good having admitted my problem to you all that I’m ready to run out and buy something – provided they offer Air Miles. Now, if only I could get bonus points for being gay…
