Month: June 2021

I am using this blog for accountability and so I must say I already have fallen off the wagon. I was seduced by a “sale”. I won’t go into details, I’m not quite ready to share because I feel guilty and defeated.

However, I am going to reframe as a learning exercise. What I have already learned is that once I fell off I started perusing Costco.com, Universal Standard, Tarte.com, etc. and the mental justification started of why it would be okay to buy more. Same thing happens when I try to eat healthy and I have a slice of pizza…out come the chips, couple glasses of wine and a “it’s Friday, I deserve it” attitude.

Observation without judgement is how I want to approach this. Guilt is not doing me a bit of good-never has. Guilt is the thief of joy.

Assignment: define my WHY. Why do I want to not shop?

I’m in the starting blocks again today. I think of the saying “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”. I felt that way years ago when I was trying to establish a consistent work out routine, when I was trying to quit smoking and countless other things.

June 1, 2021, I’m starting a “365 No Buy”. No shopping for one full year. Like I said, I’ve tried before…….. This time I’m telling people, committing to the world and myself that this is something I want to do.

I will chronicle my journey, and how I use what I have to overcome the desire and addiction I have to shopping. I have ideas for what I want to try, I have a feeling this journey will unfold as it happens.