fail
December 13th, 2008
So here are the failings of the shopping strike. The black shirt (September) was something I really needed (err.. right) and accessories (two scarves) were even permitted in ‘the rules’. Everything was going pretty well until late November I found the most perfect jeans in history and my friend told me to buy two pairs, because that’s how perfect (+cheap) they were. Why was I even in the shop? Because my friend needed to find jeans for herself, which she didn’t.
But even failing, the strike has had some effects on me. The jealousy over other people’s shopping is gone. I feel guilty of buying just about anything. I’d rather have money in my savings/emergency fund (so grown up). I think I will continue by only buying what I absolutely need and now that I have the jeans I don’t really need anything.
However, I want:
- A warm long grey cashmere cardigan from Zara
- A long string of pearls like Carrie had in the Sex and the City movie (watching movies is bad for you!)
P.S. More successful: Holly is stopping shopping
December 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
i am, out of need and out of shopping-fatigue, trying to cut down on shopping! i have realised that i can not stop 100%, i have bought things since my little project started, but what really matters is that i can feel a difference in my relationship to things! i will feel physically bad if i buy something i shouldn’t have or if i find my self pining over something crazy expensive. i haven’t found total peace yet because i still feel upset that other people keep shopping. i somehow wish they would stop too! its not seeing beautiful things in shops that bother me -it seeing other people having bought something really good that annoys me(only when its people i don’t know).
December 14th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Mette – Yes, I still feel people are nuts too, and get angry about all the useless crap they buy. And getting into debt etc. for it. In the beginning I was kind of jealous about nice new clothes my friends would buy, at least that is now gone. I think I have a better grasp of need versus want now.