So--this whole shopping ban has been interesting. I learned very quickly that under no circumstances am I allowed to go into the Target women's section. I am REALLY bad about going in there, looking at the clearance rack and buying a few things. Granted, everything I've bought from there in the past is awesome and I love it, but it isn't all 100% necessary. Luckily, Target did not tempt me as I thought it would these past four months.
What did tempt me, however, came as sort of a surprise. The first of these is Talbots. About a month ago I went in there hoping to find cute accessories. Instead, I found a beautiful red wool skirt that was on super sale. The problem was 1. I couldn't afford it and 2. I wouldn't be able to wear it for another 6 months. Well, I bought it anyway and ended up returning it a week ago. I KNEW better and yet, I was weak and let myself buy it. The good news of course is that I returned it after analyzing my behavior. At the time I just wanted a shopping fix and it left my shopping ban defenses weak. Despite being a beautiful skirt, knowing that I wouldn't be able to wear it for another few months really convinced me into returning it.
The Details:
Sweater: LOFT
Skirt: Banana Republic (consignment)
Pin: Consignment Store
Heels: Aldo
Necklace: Kathy
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I can NOT do a shopping ban for the life of me. Especially because I find some great deals and I really don't have a lot of clothes and I"m constantly rotating all of them!
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As you may recall, I went one one for a couple of months that was even more restrictive than yours has been -- although it was shorter. In the long run it has made me more aware of why I wanted to shop -- a lot of it was to relieve stress or boredom. I don't know if I would ever go on one, as such again, but I will be limiting what comes into my closet over the next couple of months because I don't want to move more this summer than I have to.
I've sort of halfheartedly tried shopping bans and found that they mostly don't work. They're the equivalent of a crash diet -- there might be short term gains (or losses, in the case of the diet), but it's really the habits that need to change in order for there to be any long term benefit. I've found that developing better methods of scrutinizing potential purchases, and making some general 'rules' that I can live by all the time (such as not buying things that are similar to something already in my closet) works far better for me. But I think for some people, a short term ban might be a good way to shock your system a little and get you to rethink your shopping habits. So don't feel bad if you slip up a little; you're putting more thought into shopping, and that's what's important.
That's fabulous... I admire your discipline and self-control. I did a shopping ban too a couple of months ago and I didn't go to any malls. I don't want to be tempted... sometimes I'm just too weak. Hahaha!
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