What do I feel after 40 days of no shopping? I feel a little freer. I started off wondering how I was ever going to make it through a week little lone a month, 90 days or a year!?!?!
I have been keeping track of beauty products I use up which for some reason really makes me feel good. I like knowing I’m using the things I have -yes duh the title of the blog- but I didn’t think I would get that much satisfaction from it.
On the clothing front I found myself thinking I needed new pieces for a conference I have coming up in March and thought this would be an excused reason to buy something new. When I started looking on line for something new I realized I had similar items that would work and that I don’t really need anything new.
I love not worrying about the balance in my bank account and trying to figure out if I have enough funds to make it to the next pay check, when I’m standing at the checkout counter with a pile of clothes “I needed”. When I sent my last payments on my credit cards from my panic buys before I started on this journey, I blessed them, thanked them and was happy. I don’t have the guilt when I walk in my closet. I haven’t had one spell of “omg I need to stop this shit. I just need to declutter this closet.” Instead, I think “Hmm what outfit can I make today”. Logging my OOTD is one thing I would like to start to do.
In these 40 days I haven’t quit looking at Poshmark, Mercari, Ulta and other beauty websites. I still watch Style Encore Lives but I haven’t purchased anything and honestly I’m getting a little bored watching them.
Have I had any slip-ups? Yes and no. I did purchase Vitamin C serum, collagen, and Egyptian Magic cream from Costco-all needs. Here is the grey area….I added to my cart a bag with 3 lip oils and 3 liquid eyeshadows but because of Costco’s promo it didn’t cost me any more money than the things I needed. So not perfect but I’m not beating myself up either.
My perspective on life has changed dramatically since 2022 and so far I’m here for it.