Hello everybody OP here. I changed the title......to ALL YEAR LONG!
We were doing this gauntlet a month at a time originally, but look, we're more than halfway there we totally got this!
So I have been crazy busy and haven't been around to check in. I had foot surgery which left me on crutches and immobile for awhile. That meant I couldn't go to the mall, but it also meant that I had a lot of crazy free time on the internet to shop. I am happy to say that I didn't. I did however binge watch the entire run of Downton Abbey (which I highly recommend).
Before my foot surgery I had a vacation planned and I did buy two pairs of shorts to fill in an obvious gap in my wardrobe. The point for me of the no shopping year was obviously not to shop. However, its become something more for me. The point for me is to be a thoughtful consumer. I used to throw things into my online cart without a care, it didn't matter if I needed it, I wanted it, I deserved it and my life would be so great if I had it.
The no shopping challenge has made me learn more things than just don't buy stuff. I don't need new clothes to feel strong and powerful in a meeting, or cute and fun with friends. I use what I have, mix and match, play with patterns, colors and accessories and I'm still the same person I always was.
So the bottom line for me more than halfway through is I have bought a few things. Things I considered, went out to find, bought and went home. I think a new white shirt and a pair of running shoes were two of my other purchases for the year so far. So some people might say that I failed, but hey, this is my life and my rules and I think I won.
How about you? Are you winning this year too?
137 days until the end of the year!