Monday, February 7, 2011

Shopping....

So one of my big goals that I made on NYE this year was to not shop; well frivolously. So far I have kept to that goal. I wanted to not go shopping for myself, for clothes shoes or accessories, until after March. I made it through January and when there was something I saw, like a dark green plaid cropped sweater vest, I wrote it down. Just like the dark trouser pants and the floaty white t-shirt that I want as well. It all went into a notebook and at the end of March beginning of April I will reevaluate my “goal” for the year.

I know that once Lent comes I will give up shopping, which will put off my buying until mid/end April now, and I don’t think I have a problem with it. I believe that once I’m ready to go out shopping, I’m going to hit the awesome consignment stores in the area; there are 2 in Fairport and 4 between Fairport and the city. After that I will scour coupons and check out all my gift cards, I have accumulated about $150 worth for various stores.

I just want to not over shop like I did last year, I don’t want to buy on a whim and then take it to the donation bin 6 months later without ever wearing it. The big one, I want to save money!

So I believe I will succeed and not shopping now will keep me from buy chunky sweaters and knits I don’t need. I just need to keep writing down all the cute stuff I see and want so I can evaluate my list come April/May and make some smart purchases in quality and not quantity.

<3 Mrs D

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