Skirt and shirt: Fabrik, Shoes: Target, Bracelet: by Jenna
Do you all remember this post about my goal to give up shopping for a month? Well, I thought I�d give you a brief update on how that went and my thoughts on all of it, for any of you who may be interested in doing the same.
In short, I did, indeed, give up shopping for the month of March. I didn�t buy myself one darn thing. Not nailpolish. Not a single piece of cheap jewelry. Not a crappy pair of $1.85 sunglasses from Forever 21. Nothing! It�s funny, I even tried to cheat one time�I found an inexpensive dress online that I HAD to have, and since I�d given myself an allowance in case such a circumstance arose, I decided to buy it. It was towards the end of March, but still within the month.
So I made that purchase and never looked back, but then guess what happened? I got an email from the company two days later saying how sorry they were but someone had purchased the last dress in my size just seconds before I did, and their computers didn�t catch it. CURSES! They even offered me a discount code in case I wanted a different item, but I considered it all an ill-omen and made it through the rest of the month without cheating.
And honestly, it felt good. Freeing up that part of my mind that I spend focusing on my next purchase was an interesting exercise, as was working with the items already in my closet. I realized that I absolutely do not need to shop to be happy, and in fact, I dare say I was even happier with that option taken off the table, because I saw the money I make being saved instead of spent, and I realized that there�s nothing I really need. Sometimes I think I convince myself that I need things, but a month of surviving and thriving without making a single unnecessary purchase really helped me to see otherwise.
Now, this is just my story. I realize that everyone is in a different position and some folks can�t afford to shop much at all. Some might call me materialistic for even devoting this much attention to the topic, but hey. This is the story of my life, and I happen to have a love affair with shopping and a bit of disposable income (sort of). I just like to write about things I experience for those who can relate and possibly benefit from it.
Anywho, hope you fine people have a great Wednesday! Let�s meet again tomorrow, shall we? Same time, same place? :)
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