I dreamed I was at the department store, Target. I was trying to find what I need to set up my home. I bought a trash can and some home decor. Back at home, I wanted to clean up and organize my home. I was a mess. I had lots to go through. A boyfriend lived with me who in reality was an ex from years ago. His part of our home was clean. I wanted mine to be clean too. But now he was there. We got along but we never really spent time together. When I confronted him about some issues that we hadn’t discussed, he became angry and hateful toward me. Back at the department store, Target, I was looking at the trash cans agains. I couldn’t figure out how to make the 2 trash cans I bought work. One was medium sized and one was small. I asked the manager for help, but they didn’t know either, and then they kept trying to ignore and avoid me. So I couldn’t get any help. I felt like I was such a bother to everyone.
Dreams about shopping at a department store like Target can symbolize your search for solutions or resources to improve your life or your environment. In this dream, the focus on setting up your home and buying items like a trash can and home decor suggest a desire for cleanliness, organization, and beautification in your personal space. The messiness and clutter in your home could represent feelings of chaos or disarray in your waking life that you are trying to address and bring order to. The presence of your ex-boyfriend living with you may indicate unresolved issues or past relationships that are still influencing your current situation. The contrast between his clean living area and your messy one could suggest feelings of inadequacy or comparison in your relationship with him or in other areas of your life. The confrontation with your ex when you tried to address unspoken issues may reflect a need for communication and resolution in your waking life, especially regarding past conflicts or unresolved feelings. His negative reaction could indicate unresolved emotional issues or difficulties in resolving conflicts with others. The struggle to make the two trash cans work together at Target and the unhelpful manager may symbolize feelings of frustration or helplessness in finding solutions to your problems or receiving support from others. The sense of being a bother to everyone could reflect feelings of self-doubt, insecurity, or a fear of burdening others with your needs or concerns. Overall, this dream may be highlighting themes of cleanliness, organization, unresolved issues, communication, and feelings of inadequacy or frustration. It could be a reflection of your subconscious thoughts and emotions about your current life circumstances and relationships, prompting you to address any unresolved issues or conflicts in order to create a more harmonious and balanced environment for yourself.