Shopping Hiatus, a break from the norm

By Katrice

{I love beauty products.}

So, if we chat on facebook or Tweet each other, you know by now that I have called off shopping for 90 Days. Clearly, my life most recently revolves around escalating challenges; Each one is a little more insane. But, I'm game. Ha! A couple months ago, I saw a blog post by MVL friend Jonell of FIVEFOOT9  about taking a break from shopping for 6 months. I was intrigued and immediately wanted to try something similar. I stuck a pin. 

Then, I moved.

As I was unpacking my clothes and accessories in the extra room that I'm making into a closet {stay tuned for a post about this}, I realized that now was the time. A mountain of shoes, tags on blouses and a jewelry armoire bursting at the seams ... That was the bedroom. In my bathroom, products galore. If you visit, you'll almost always leave with beauty products to try. I digress. I looked around and thought, I need to make some changes. What kind of changes I'll make is still under consideration. But, in the meantime, I'm positive I can maintain — professionally and socially with what I already have. And so, I decided to refrain from shopping {clothing, accessories, beauty products, spa services and other small everyday luxuries like fresh flowers} until September. September 10th to be exact.

I'm excited for this challenge as I've never done anything like it. 30 Days of nothing but water was a success, though it was a hard-earned one. I'm expecting to go through this one with more grace and actually didn't have an expected end result when I decided to begin. But, I am being careful not to spend money in other areas unnecessarily because there is extra to spend. Although this is an exercise in discipline most of all, I will be counting my savings toward turning my room into a closet complete with spectacular shelving and organization options. Stay tuned. 

Have you ever done a no shopping challenge? If so, what were your rules and how did it turn out?