It is interesting to me that changing my mindset regarding spending money can have an effect so quickly. The days I set out to spend Zero dollars I am not remotely tempted by stuff, but once I have spent money on anything, even groceries, my grip on it loosens. That is okay though, because often I deny myself simple things (see above, kitchen tongs) that make life easier, and now I am giving myself permission to buy the damn thing, especially if it is on my List. This weekend it was the purchase of a pair of small secateurs for pruning. My husband has 2 pairs which are too big for my little hands, and these new ones (made in Germany, ergonomically sound) feel just wonderful. I waited 10 years to buy them, what an idiot!!
This morning I drifted aimlessly around a couple of op shops (I'd already bought my son a new pair of school trousers at the uniform shop so...) before I snapped myself out of it. I currently need nothing and the time would be better spent knitting a new pair of socks, reading one of the half-finished books lying around the house and having a nap.