Day Two

[scoobygang63]

I managed to make it through Monday without buying anything! I joke, but really, I'm beginning to get a sense of how stupidly hard this is going to be. My brain is hardwired into associating new stuff with success, and therefore, no matter how ridiculous this might be, buying stuff makes me feel like a winner

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[soupytwist]

This stuff is tough, so: *HUGS*.

The sewing machine sounds a good idea to me, actually: if the point of the exersize is to examine what drives your need to buy stuff and alleviate that strain a bit, then investing a little in a machine to make that easier sounds both productive and useful. But it sounds like you would feel guilty if you did buy, so I guess it all depends on whether you think that guilt would be too much, or whatever: that sewing machine (or a different but equal one) will still be there once the three months are up, if you decide that way.

*hugs more*

[scoobygang63]

First off, thanks for the hugs. Yay Katie hugs.

Secondly, you put forth a good point with regards to the sewing machine. If it would help my need to buy, it might be a good thing for the future. If I could substitute the satisfaction of buying something new for far more lasting satisfaction of creating something new, I think it might help stop me from needing to buy things so desperately. I'd like to come out of this able to see something nice in a shop and then walk away, and also with a better way to fill that crappy-feeling hole than by shopping and feeling worse. A new hobby, one that also involves pretty clothes, might work.

This was my theory anyway. But I am scared of feeling guilt and feeling like a failure. Aargh. I think I'm going to sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning.

*loves*

[scoobygang63]

Oh my gosh, this stuff is all so cute! But I get the message... I can *so* turn junk/toys/cracker prizes etc into hair grips. I already have some super glue (I use it to glue my fingers to broken things) and a hell of a lot of spare buttons and stuff! This is exciting... I also found a bunch of silver, extra heavy kirby grips that I never use because they're not boring enough to be invisible but too boring to be a feature. Perfect!

Thanks, that's a great idea!

Also, I do have some dresses I would actually wear if they fitted better. I forgot all about my plans to alter things in my internal sewing machine debate!

[alili]

sewing machine sounds like a good idea ^_^

i've told max not to let me buy things when i'm in the city tomorrow, we're going to do museums so hopefully i won't experience too much temptation. but we are also going to visit phil in knightsbridge.... this may cause some depression when we inevitably pop into Harrods to poke the pretty things...

do you think getting some new glasses counts as clothing? i really want a second pair (and some perscription sunnies!) lol

[scoobygang63]

Museums are good, but they have gift shops! Where you can usually buy all kinds of cute tat. Like posters. I love museum posters.

Glasses don't count if they're prescription. Then they become medicinal. Of course I pick my glasses from the cheap-o, unisex section and you get yours from the designer section... but you need them to drive, so they're still essentials.

Doesn't Max have a real job yet? Say hi to Phil for me. I have a fun day of putting things in plastic folders and suddenly panicking because I don't have enough things to put in said plastic folders ahead of me. Hurrah.

[alili]

i don't get designer glasses! my last ones were dolland and atchinson own brand! they were just so awesome that they cost the earth lol ^_^ having said all that the ones i want at the moment are dolce and gabana, they're really hot! lol

she still temps i think. she doesn't want to go in for anything too permanent because she's still applying for the RAF. i shall say hi to philpa for you.

good luck with your plastic folders!

[dan_o_m]

Hmm, I don't have any feedback on your shopping habits...I'm a cheapo, I only just this weekend bought clothes for the first time in at least a year. So I would probably just wait until my clothes were threadbare and then go buy something. Which is basically what I did last weekend.

On a different note, would you like to be Facebook friends?

[scoobygang63]

We totally ARE Facebook friends now. Hurrah!

You shop like my dad. I need to train myself into that. My issue now is that I have worn a hole through my favourite jeans but am banned from replacing them. But the other five pairs I have just aren't as good! Yes, I realise I am ridiculous. Shh.

[dan_o_m]

I totally understand. If all my favorite shirts didn't have huge rips in their right elbows, but only smaller problems, I would probably wear those, too. Then there are all the crappy clothes that aren't worn out because I hate them and never wear them. I wonder why I even bought them in the first place. They seemed much better looking at the time.

Yay for being facebook friends!

[marysiak]

I bet you could get a sewing machine on freecycle...

[scoobygang63]

Yeah, if I was clever and frugal. As it is I'm lazy and this one is now in my living room. Le sigh. It's going to be a long road...