Day 363: Items Purchased:0, Temptation Radar: 0
Thursday, December 29
Well, I’m feeling a bit under the weather today. But two weeks home on vacation from work with your family, a crazed Christmas holiday and minor health ailment will do that to you. Expecting to be fully operational soon. What an amazing year it has been! A year ago today, I was mentally gearing up for what I imagined would be the greatest challenge (and perhaps the most pain-staking decision of my life): to give up shopping for one year. Actually, the last clothing purchase I made, with my own money and not a gift card, was this:
A Greyline blouse, purchased from Hattie’s Branches on December 22, 2010. I wore it on Christmas Eve. I remember the the looming sense of anguish sensed, as I paid salesperson The anxiety was mulit-layered. First, the realization that I was purchasing yet again on a whim, a quite expensive top, 3 days before Christmas, with no regard for my current financial situation settled in. Second, it was abundantly clear to me at this point that I had a bit of an compulsive shopping struggle. Third, I finalized the decision in my heart, painful as it was, to do something about it. This, the very last purchase for clothing out of my bank account in over a year was, and still is, a very significant and memorable one.
I walked from the store, clutching the bag as tightly as possible, knowing that this one would need to last awhile.
Inspired still. Thanks for sharing your journey! Any ideas how it will impact 2012?
Actually, I do. I will probably be sharing a little bit more about that on this evening’s post. Stay tuned. 🙂 Thanks for reading.
cute sparkly outfit! not too glittery, just right!
Thank you, Candy! 🙂 enjoying your blog!