So today is about my mid point of this challenge, since there are 31 days in stupid March.... why didn't i think this through and pick February where I would have 3 less days to do this. (note to self for next time) anyways, of course I have to have a story for this morning that has made me really really want to just throw up my white flag and call this whole thing quits.
So there is this eyeshadow by Urban Decay that is a whole palette of colors(im talkin 12 colors plus the magic primer) that I have been searching and looking for since this past summer... you can NeVeR find it anywhere and it is always out of stock. A couple months ago I signed up for an email list on Sephora's page to tell me when they get the eyeshadow palette in stock so that I can buy it...(I have a gift card to Sephora) I have been waiting months and I finally got an email....this morning March 16th saying that received a limited quantity and will only last a couple of hours.... AHHHHHHHHH come on this is just not fair. I know I missed church this past Sunday but not fair at all.... I clicked on the link and seriously just sat and stared at it for a couple of minutes just trying to decide if it was worth it or not to break my challenge!.....
I decided to close the email and just hope that sometime in April it will be back in stock again and that I will be able to get it. .... this leads me to my check up- I have made it through half the month and have been faced with numerous temptations. I know there will be plenty more to come but I am super proud of myself for making it this long!
15.5 more days of no shopping.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Is this hell
I took a break over the weekend from writing on here... but that doesn't mean I took a break from thinking about this. Let us start with Saturday afternoon when my boyfriend and I went to the mall to get his dad a birthday gift. I honestly did not think it would be as hard as it was to see stuff I wanted and just could not buy. The hardest part was when we walked into the makeup store and I saw so many fun things to try and different colors to use, I have been using the same colors and brands for so long it was such a tease to see all the new fun stuff..... I had to get what I needed, run out and move on. We ended up at the store for him and I took my bottled up shopping out by picking things out for him and living through his wallet as he paid for the outfit I picked out.
This is getting harder and harder as the month goes on and its not even half way there yet.
This is getting harder and harder as the month goes on and its not even half way there yet.
Friday, March 4, 2011
who are you really shopping for.....yourself or someone else?
Today's post idea came from a G-chat conversation I was having this morning with this super awesome person. We were chatting about my blog and shopping and she brought up something her and I both are guilty of from time to time. I know we are not alone at all and that everyone can relate to this.....
She was telling me how she is going to the mall today to buy a gift for one of her friends kids that is having a birthday soon. We started discussing how its so easy to go into the mall with the intention of buying a gift for someone whether it be; a friend, a parent, a grab bag, or like in this case a birthday. So easily we get side tracked and end up buying a couple things for ourself instead.... so then 5 stores later you have 3 bags for yourself and still looking for that "perfect" gift. She told me a couple of things she tries to do to limit this from happening to her but, it seems like with everyone it's almost an unconscious act and before you know it you are at the register and no idea how you got there.
She was telling me how she is going to the mall today to buy a gift for one of her friends kids that is having a birthday soon. We started discussing how its so easy to go into the mall with the intention of buying a gift for someone whether it be; a friend, a parent, a grab bag, or like in this case a birthday. So easily we get side tracked and end up buying a couple things for ourself instead.... so then 5 stores later you have 3 bags for yourself and still looking for that "perfect" gift. She told me a couple of things she tries to do to limit this from happening to her but, it seems like with everyone it's almost an unconscious act and before you know it you are at the register and no idea how you got there.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
2 dilemma's.....
Day 3 and I am already facing 2 shopping dilemma's.....
1: I went to Forever 21 last week- in February and bought 3 things, one of them I do not like. I am going to need to return it and, if you have ever shopped at Forever 21 you know their return policy stinks and they give you somewhere around 15 days to get merchandise credit. Which means sometime in the near future(aka: before the month is over) I am going to need to walk myself into the mall. I plan to b line straight for the register with blinders on, get my merchandise credit and walk out of the store....I like to believe that avoiding stores makes this challenge easy but the point that I step into the store is when it really becomes hard. I tossed up the idea of just asking someone else to return it for me but, I feel like I should be able to return it and walk out empty handed.....
2: We are about to start our busy season with work conferences and my boss and I are in charge of going to get shirts for everyone to wear (our uniforms, if you wanna call them that) since our conferences start mid April sometime this month we are going to have to go to a number of stores to get these shirts. It is not my money being spent and it is for 22 people and something I have no choice but to do....
Is it Friday yet......
1: I went to Forever 21 last week- in February and bought 3 things, one of them I do not like. I am going to need to return it and, if you have ever shopped at Forever 21 you know their return policy stinks and they give you somewhere around 15 days to get merchandise credit. Which means sometime in the near future(aka: before the month is over) I am going to need to walk myself into the mall. I plan to b line straight for the register with blinders on, get my merchandise credit and walk out of the store....I like to believe that avoiding stores makes this challenge easy but the point that I step into the store is when it really becomes hard. I tossed up the idea of just asking someone else to return it for me but, I feel like I should be able to return it and walk out empty handed.....
2: We are about to start our busy season with work conferences and my boss and I are in charge of going to get shirts for everyone to wear (our uniforms, if you wanna call them that) since our conferences start mid April sometime this month we are going to have to go to a number of stores to get these shirts. It is not my money being spent and it is for 22 people and something I have no choice but to do....
Is it Friday yet......
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
1 day down.... only 30 more to go
Day 2:
Yesterday, March 1st was easy I was excited about the idea of not shopping for the whole month and ready for the challenge. Not to mention, I was to busy with work and after work activities to even go near a store. However, this morning was a different story. The first thing my boss said to me(she didn't know about my challenge yet) was about this huge sale at the GAP. I hardly shop at the Gap but, her talking about the "buy any pair of pants and get any top for free" sale made me just want to get on the website..... and as I tried to tell myself I would just "look". So I sat down at my desk after our talk and went to type the link in the address bar..... I got to www.Gap... and before I typed .com decided to not even tease myself or risk the chance of breaking my challenge one day in!
Point of the story is, we all do it... we are all suckers for the pricing strategies stores put out to make us come in and buy things we normally would not buy. We as ccustomers hear "50% off Sale" or "Bogo" and go into stores just to see what is going on. I actually know people who will buy something that is $3 just because it is $3 even if it isn't something they will ever wear, or even fits them. (if you know this is you I love you for it :))
Well that is it for today, I am going to go back to my apartment and straight to the gym(which annoyingly is placed right in the center of a shopping plaza) darn it!...
Yesterday, March 1st was easy I was excited about the idea of not shopping for the whole month and ready for the challenge. Not to mention, I was to busy with work and after work activities to even go near a store. However, this morning was a different story. The first thing my boss said to me(she didn't know about my challenge yet) was about this huge sale at the GAP. I hardly shop at the Gap but, her talking about the "buy any pair of pants and get any top for free" sale made me just want to get on the website..... and as I tried to tell myself I would just "look". So I sat down at my desk after our talk and went to type the link in the address bar..... I got to www.Gap... and before I typed .com decided to not even tease myself or risk the chance of breaking my challenge one day in!
Point of the story is, we all do it... we are all suckers for the pricing strategies stores put out to make us come in and buy things we normally would not buy. We as ccustomers hear "50% off Sale" or "Bogo" and go into stores just to see what is going on. I actually know people who will buy something that is $3 just because it is $3 even if it isn't something they will ever wear, or even fits them. (if you know this is you I love you for it :))
Well that is it for today, I am going to go back to my apartment and straight to the gym(which annoyingly is placed right in the center of a shopping plaza) darn it!...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
31 days to prove I am not a shopaholic.....
It could start with an email sent to your inbox with a free shipping coupon code to one of your favorite stores. You go onto the website just to take a peek and an hour later you checkout with 5 different items. It could start one afternoon when you decide to just stop and simply "run into Target" and half hour later you run out with a arm full of bags and a $100 receipt. It could start because your boyfriend broke up with you and just need to think about something else, or because you and your mom want to have a nice Saturday afternoon together. I could go on forever with reason's why we all shop but, its something we just do.
I love to shop and I think I am pretty good at it. I can justify purchases, and trips to the store, I can save money to get something I really want, I can say no when I need to and I can find great great deals. However, it still doesn't cover the fact that I have a roomful of clothes and when I have somewhere new and special to go I feel the need to go and buy a new outfit(example: St. Patty's Day is right around the corner and I am already thinking about what green shirt to go buy.... I have tons of green shirts that are just fine that I could wear.) My shopping does not make up for the feeling I get when I am standing in my closet an hour before I am about to meet my girlfriends almost not wanting to go out because I truly feel I have nothing to wear.
This leads me to my next point, I feel like I love to go into a store and buy something, I can fill up the walk in closet and ran out of hangers the day I move into my apartment, yet have shopped numerous times since. I decided today March 1st that I am going to prove to myself that I can go 1 month without shopping, I want to prove to myself that I am not a shopaholic. This includes clothes, shoes, books, movies, decorations, and so on. Of course I have an apartment so I will need to buy groceries, and necessities which include makeup(if I run out only, example: my eyeliner is one sharpen away from being put to rest) and I am going to Florida this month so I will need to buy travel toiletries but that is it.... So here goes nothing 31 days starting now.
I love to shop and I think I am pretty good at it. I can justify purchases, and trips to the store, I can save money to get something I really want, I can say no when I need to and I can find great great deals. However, it still doesn't cover the fact that I have a roomful of clothes and when I have somewhere new and special to go I feel the need to go and buy a new outfit(example: St. Patty's Day is right around the corner and I am already thinking about what green shirt to go buy.... I have tons of green shirts that are just fine that I could wear.) My shopping does not make up for the feeling I get when I am standing in my closet an hour before I am about to meet my girlfriends almost not wanting to go out because I truly feel I have nothing to wear.
This leads me to my next point, I feel like I love to go into a store and buy something, I can fill up the walk in closet and ran out of hangers the day I move into my apartment, yet have shopped numerous times since. I decided today March 1st that I am going to prove to myself that I can go 1 month without shopping, I want to prove to myself that I am not a shopaholic. This includes clothes, shoes, books, movies, decorations, and so on. Of course I have an apartment so I will need to buy groceries, and necessities which include makeup(if I run out only, example: my eyeliner is one sharpen away from being put to rest) and I am going to Florida this month so I will need to buy travel toiletries but that is it.... So here goes nothing 31 days starting now.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)