[ highly suspicious outfit activity... ]
Technically, I should have successfully completed my shopping diet almost a month ago. If you need to know more, read here. Basically, I've grounded myself from shopping for anything frivolous and unnecessary (ermmm, clothes and beauty). Cold turkey, baby. I can only function in extremes.
But guys, I'm going to be totally honest here.
I cheated.
FOUR TIMES.
My
"diet" which officially began on June 11 was slated to end mid-August. But bad behaviour landed me back in the slammer. I added
another month to my sentence.
I'm sure it would
have been much, much worse, except that my birthday conveniently landed smack
dab in the middle of my ban. Mom treated me to a little shopping
spree at the new Marshall's (apparently a very big deal in Ottawa,
though it's pretty much exactly like Winners). I scored the a denim shirt, ikat/geometric skirt, and green leather clutch. Gifts. Not cheating.
[ yay, mom! ]
Then,
my lovely friends
lavished me with beauty essentials (girl-crack) and bought me gift cards for Philistine (umm, YEAH, I link to my own articles) and MAC.
[ my new philistine "tunic" is a dress on normal-sized humans ]
But still, I fell off the wagon.
FOUR TIMES.
FOUR TIMES.
Here are my crimes, petty as they may be:
1.
Bowling trip to Vaughan Mills on our July staycay ended in innocent "poking
around" in some of the outlet shops. I resisted a French Connection Maxi
and deeply-discounted tees with sassy slogans. But a cute pair of
on-sale skinnies (photo above) at H&M broke me. I even ignored my "no cheap denim"
rule. I was in a bad way. Damage: $20
2. Konad
polishes. Cathie bought me the kit, and it kind of became a new
obsession. My mom also bought into it (she thinks she's 17, mostly) and
we were possibly both a little high on acetone. I beefed up my kit with a
new colour and design plate. Damage: $25
3.
Joe Fresh. Gets me EVERY TIME. Mom (bad influence!) and I went to
grab groceries at the SuperStore while I was in Ottawa in July. In the
'burbs, the Joe Fresh shops are RIGHT INSIDE THE GROCERY STORE. As in,
next to lettuce: moderately priced pants. Oy. I genuinely needed new
sweats for camping, and I was lured by $6 tees. Damage: $30
4. Maybe I shouldn't even count this one, but in the interest of full-disclosure, I thrifted a like-new J.Crew gingham top for $7 at Value Village.
4. Maybe I shouldn't even count this one, but in the interest of full-disclosure, I thrifted a like-new J.Crew gingham top for $7 at Value Village.
[ cute shirt, right? ]
For me, $82 in almost 2 months wasn't bad. But I'm disappointed that I couldn't make it through. Alas, early parole DENIED!
Then: I didn't buy a THING in August and most of September. Yay, me!
Then: I didn't buy a THING in August and most of September. Yay, me!
Today is my new release date.
Correction: was.
I almost made it. I could almost smell the mall-smells in my imminent future. New leather and Cinnabon and heavily-perfumed sales ladies. Then, I spied an adorbs pair of cherry-red vintage bowling shoes (in my size!) on Etsy yesterday and just HAD to have them. I don't bowl a ton anymore (I was a league kid), but I'd like to, and maybe these kicks will kick it off. Damage: $40
I need a support group.
Correction: was.
I almost made it. I could almost smell the mall-smells in my imminent future. New leather and Cinnabon and heavily-perfumed sales ladies. Then, I spied an adorbs pair of cherry-red vintage bowling shoes (in my size!) on Etsy yesterday and just HAD to have them. I don't bowl a ton anymore (I was a league kid), but I'd like to, and maybe these kicks will kick it off. Damage: $40
I need a support group.
Besides my slip-ups, I'm pretty happy with my restraint, and otherwise,
my wardrobe reinvention has been coming along nicely. I've tinkered with some
jewellry repairs, tie-dyed some tees, reinvented an out-of-date skirt, and altered a pair of pants. I
also took home a sweet haul at a clothing swap last month. My biggest
projects are still sitting untouched on my sewing table and I'm putting
myself on house arrest for most of the month to get things done.
As thrifty and crafty as I may be, though, that last little shopping infraction just cost me another 2 weeks. I'll need the busy-hands distraction.
Plus: I'm currently putting myself through a month-long detox AND Alex and I just drafted up a pretty aggressive budget plan for the next year. Yeah, all at once. Because, well, I enjoy torture, obviously.
As of October I can spend (and drink and eat junk!) again, but I think the break from my toxic ways has been so positive that I'm going to be smart about falling (purposely) off the wagon. Using my credit card for anything other than emergs? Never. Doing shots on a work night? Rarely. Midnight burritos? Well, sometimes.
You know how much I love getting into trouble. This is hell. But worth-it hell.
(Right?)
(I need a bloody drink.)
[ church rummage size-16 midi skirt gets a new life as an above-the-knee size 6 ]
As thrifty and crafty as I may be, though, that last little shopping infraction just cost me another 2 weeks. I'll need the busy-hands distraction.
Plus: I'm currently putting myself through a month-long detox AND Alex and I just drafted up a pretty aggressive budget plan for the next year. Yeah, all at once. Because, well, I enjoy torture, obviously.
As of October I can spend (and drink and eat junk!) again, but I think the break from my toxic ways has been so positive that I'm going to be smart about falling (purposely) off the wagon. Using my credit card for anything other than emergs? Never. Doing shots on a work night? Rarely. Midnight burritos? Well, sometimes.
You know how much I love getting into trouble. This is hell. But worth-it hell.
(Right?)
(I need a bloody drink.)
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