First Purchase

Just did my first voluntary shopping since September and it felt passing strange. The items acquired were knitting needles and skeins of yarn, and it wasn't easy even at the safe remove of the internet. I sat and stared at the "Place Order" button for several minutes, got up and fussed around away from the computer awhile, then finally summoned all available courage in order to execute that final click. Is it that the economy has bitten the big one since I last shopped? Or just that I'm out of practice?