oh my....my job was a tough one and I had to travel a lot.....so I would get bummed....until one day a good friend suggested that I find out where the quilt shops were on my travels....and reward myself for getting my job down....oops....I took all my breaks in those quilt shops...ok, I got a half hour...I got real good at scooping out the shop and buying something....tee hee...Now I am retired and have a very ample stash....I seldom buy much new as I have a lot a home already....ok...it is a few years old...but who cares...it is just as much fun to stitch! and as the prices have lately gone up hugely....I just consider that I made a wise retirement investment while I was working...