I’m almost through week two of my self-imposed shopping fast. For those of you just tuning in, I am in the midst of a 30-day shopping fast. No shopping for clothes, shoes, books, cosmetics, etc for a whole month (only necessary grocery shopping allowed!). This week was definitely more challenging than last week!
After golfing with my Mom on Thursday night, I stopped at Target because they had Kashi brand frozen dinners, granola bars and cereal on sale, which we eat a lot of at my house. I avoided even glancing in the direction of the women’s clothing section as I entered the store. (I know there’s a cute t-shirt that was only $8 I would be sorely tempted to buy! I saw it in last week’s Target circular.) I marched past the cosmetics and books, straight to the food section. I tossed my Kashi items in the cart and high-tailed it to the check out. Whew! Disaster averted for now!
I was also tempted by the myriad of emails that I keep getting in my In-box from my favorite retailers: Chadwick’s, Express, Coach, and (my favorite!) Sephora. I try to delete them as soon as they come in… I love make up, so ignoring the Sephora emails causes me physical pain! But that’s the whole point of this shopping fast, to break the hold of “stuff” on me…
I’ve decided that when I see something I would like to buy on-line, in a catalog, or in a magazine, I will print the page or tear it out and put it in a folder. At the end of my shopping fast, on August 20th, I will take out the folder and see what I still really want to buy. I’m sure some things I won’t buy, since the “fever” for it will have passed. What’s in the folder right now? Brown suede Coach clogs, a plaid shirt from Victoria’s Secret catalog, a white shirt with embroidery from Chadwick’s, and Clinique moisturizer. I’m sure that folder will be pretty fat come August 20th!
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