...shopping yesterday. It's back-to-school time, and there are sales EVERYWHERE. Or so I hear. And yet I have just 10 days left in my self-imposed two-month shopping moratorium. I've broken it only three times. Wait, four:
1) Evil wedding shoes that hurt my feet two minutes into the ceremony. Thank God they're not Catholic (Wedding-related. Doesn't count).
2) Two sparkly scarves from Rue 21. I spent a total of $3.00, including tax. Does count. My first and and major tsk tsk.
3) Earrings and a T-shirt from the Daraja Children's Choir of Africa. It supports their amazing ministry, so it doesn't really count, right? Right?
4) Yellow clutch for the wedding (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE and will actually use again...even though it was the cheapest thing I bought for the event. Go figure). I used a Target gift card, and it's wedding-related, so it also doesn't count, right?
Oops, six times:
6) A pair of jeans from Plato's Closet (DKNY for only $18.00!). But I sold two pair back first, so they really only cost me six...okay, fine. Tsk tsk.
5) A silver chain (wedding-related...doesn't count!) and a silver flower ring (not wedding-related, but for which I ALSO used "fake" money via a gift card...doesn't count?).
All in all, I'd say I've done really well. Not shopping has forced me to look at the things I own and reevaluate. Rather than buying a new pair of pants, I'll just hem the one I own. And FINALLY make that skirt I've been working on for ages. And pair that top with that skirt, even though I'd never thought to do it before.
Not having my credit cards at my disposal is really changing my outlook too. If I spend my grocery money on shoes, I don't have a convenient plastic card to pick up the tab. Even more, when funds are limited, you start to place greater value on the things you already own.
Strangely enough, I think I might prefer it this way.
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