The Chronic Consumer

When I was growing up, I knew a girl who took horseback riding lessons in Lake Forest. She had lessons every Saturday, and was even good enough to enter competitions by the time we got to high school. One year the school’s yearbook staff decided to do a profile on her, so there’s a huge two-page layout in the book with pictures of Sheila out at the stables in her horse riding apparel, which I thought was pretty cool.

Looking at the pictures now, I can’t help but wonder Sheila’s equestrian clothes came from. There certainly weren’t any local stores that she could have gotten them from, so I guess she had to purchase them out by the stables.

Of course, these days you can buy equestrian clothes and equipment online, which I’m sure makes the whole experience a lot more convenient. I guess it’s just odd to think that there ever was a time when I didn’t know how or where to buy something. I’m just so used to looking everything up on the Internet first now!