Showing posts with label shopping ban. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shopping ban. Show all posts

Monday, October 08, 2012

weekend casual | stripes, please (and some accountability)

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dress: Gap / shoes: Sam Edelman / sunnies: Dsquared / bag: Marc by MarcJacobs
Shopping seems to occur the most for me during the changing of the seasons. Down here in Texas, when stores are bringing out fall sweaters and boots, the temperatures are still in the 90s so I am not so inclined to by a sweater. Conversely, summer items end up going on sale and I love a good deal, like this dress, which was on sale with an additional 40% off.

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Insanely out-of-control closet
That said, even though I think of myself as a good bargain hunter, my closet is so full I really don't need another dress. And since moving into our new place, I have been really bad about sticking to my 1-in-2-out rule. I am writing this now so I can keep myself accountable to you, dear reader. Please keep me to it!

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Tempted

09.02.10
all items remix'd
top: Old Navy
skirt: Anthro
shoes: Madden Girl
earrings: James Avery
necklace: Tiffany's
belt: Charlotte Russe

Why I decided to limit my shopping on the eve of a big shopping holiday is beyond me. Lots of cool things are on sale at Anthro, Loft, etc and I am really tempted to stop by and look and...buy. But I really don't need anything. I keep reminding myself that I still have things in my closet that I haven't yet worn, so no need to buy more!

Why holidays are associated with shopping is beyond me as well. Well, aside from the obvious sales that retailers use for people to get in the stores. I have taken a deep breath, peeked into my overflowing closet and decided that, no, I really don't need that cute skirt even if it's only $19.99 plus 40% off. Baby steps, no?

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

36 cents

I was able to leave the office a bit earlier and since I wasn't feeling the downdogs today, I decided to come home and blog! One of the challenges of the 30 for 30 remix is a shopping ban for the 30 days. My exceptions were if I found the fabulous sandals from Anthro for less (which I did) and going to the outlet mall in Maine.

DSC_6875I bought exactly 4 items and spent exactly 36 cents! How, you ask?

The top and skirt from Crewlet were an extra 40% off clearance and totalled $50.36 and were purchased with a $50 AmEx giftcard. I bought a dress and tee shirt for the hubs from Gaplet with a gift card I found hiding in my dresser so no $$ was spent there. So only 36 cents out of pocket! I wish every shopping expedition could go that way.

I know myself well enough that not shopping altogether is, well, just not very fun. But I want to be more conscious of the things I do buy and only buy things I absolutely love. What I am looking forward most after this challenge is over is shopping my closet and wearing all the new things I have!

Monday, August 02, 2010

30 for 30 a.k.a. Back to Basics

30 for 30 Banner
I am a little late starting this challenge, but I figure better late than never! My motivation for doing this is to show myself that I don't need a million things in my wardrobe to survive. I don't NEED "those sandals" or "that dress" to be happy. I should be able to make do with what I have. I think by limiting my wardrobe choices over the next month I will actually be wanting to wear other things in my closet and not just coveting the next new thing.

My rules:
1) 30 pieces of clothing for the next 30 days.
2) No shopping except when we go to Freeport, ME next week (or if the sandals I have been eyeing at Anthro happen to go on sale!)
3) Because we are traveling to a different climate, I will make an exception in my 30items for a couple of cooler weather clothes (i.e. jackets/sweaters) that I won't be wearing anytime in the August humidity of Houston!
4) Obviously work out clothes are excluded.
5) Pool clothes are excluded as well (got a couple pool parties coming up!)
6) I have unlimited access to the eek! accessories wall :)

Without further ado, my 30 items:

30 for 30 items10 tops:
1) blue NY+Co ss shirt
2) berry J. Crew Evie tank
3) gray Ann Taylor petal tank
4) white M+O sleeveless shirt
5) pink Anthro Ring of Roses tank
6) white Loft ruffle tee
7) black J. Crew ruffle tank
8) pink Old Navy ribbed tank
9) gray Gap ribbed tank
10) gray Loft ss cardi

30 for 30 items30 for 30 items5 skirts:
11) Old Navy denim skirt
12) J. Crew lilac floral skirt
13) black Gap jersey skirt
14) brown Old Navy pencil skirt
15) brown Gap mini

30 for 30 items3 pants:
16) brown J. Crew cafe capris
17) white Gap chinos
18) black Gap cropped pants

30 for 30 items2 shorts:
19) pink Gap bermudas
20) khaki Loft bermudas

30 for 30 items3 dresses:
21) pink Gap tank dress
22) InkDot Loft sheath dress
23) giraffe print Loft dress

30 for 30 items7 shoes
24) black Dolce Vita wedges
25) brown Gap wedges
26) brown Aldo booties
27) gray Ann Klein wedges
28) bronze Life Stride sandals
29) silver J. Crew sandals
30) black Geox flats

whew! I didn't include any new purchases from NY because I wanted to stick with basics to see how I could vary them up with accessories. I have also worn everything in the mix at least once, except the khaki bermudas, which I bought at the end of last summer. I wanted to be able to use all these clothes interchangably between work and play, so we'll see how it goes! Outfit posts to come later!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

No more shopping!

These past few months I have been going a leetle bit crazy with the amount of time and $$ I have been spending on my clothes - reading fashion blogs has only added fuel to the fire. So I really need to curb my shopping habit. I just splurged on a pair of flat boots from endless.com and that is going to be my last purchase this month. All the after Christmas sales are pretty much over and I really don't need any more clothes - what I need to do is work with the clothes that I already have!

Repeat after me: No more online shopping...no more online shopping...2009 07 22 photo{ETA 1/6/10: The aforementioned boots were a bust so back they go. So the quest for some cool flat boots continues...}