My First Resolution Ever

It was the night before Christmas, in the wee hours of the morning, and the only thing stirring was my mouse. In my slightly inebriated state, I found myself staring at the screen of a familiar page. It was a routine I've gotten rapidly used to- I was late-night-online-shopping.

Not until days later when I got the confirmation emails-several of them- did I realize what I had done. I had justified that since I wasn't going home for Christmas this year I could certainly treat myself to a thing or two, right? This is where it starts. My addiction had me gambling with the little money I had and reasoning with myself over irrational decisions.


My name is Abby and I am addicted to new clothes.

When the packages finally arrived, my shame really set in. The things I ordered were cute, but nothing particularly special. Some of them though, were downright ridiculous. Someone even asked me "were you drunk when you bought that?" I knew I had gone too far this time. So I hung the things I wanted to keep, and packed up the things that needed to be exchanged and I made a promise to change my ways. What better a day than the first of the year to start a new project?

Everyone has their own resolution of sorts, some want to be healthier in 2012 (so do I but I love Froot Loops and I can't change that). So we set goals for ourselves that are often unattainable and by mid February we fall back into our old ways. I wanted to make this years resolution fun, because the fact is it is going to suck.

One year without shopping for new clothes. The next time I will be buying something new will be January 2013. Unless of course I fail miserably at all of this. I decided that starting a blog will help me keep myself on track, as well as get my feet wet in the world of blogging I've been wanting to dabble in for a while now.

This year is an experiment in many things. Patience for one, something everyone can improve on, while I wait for the reward at the end of it all. This will also force me to become more creative in my dress. If you know me, you know how much I love the Gap. It's also going to help me budget myself like never before. I've tracked my spending in the last year using Mint.com and let me tell you, it's life changing to look back at all the nonsense I've bought this year.

To me, there's nothing better than a plain white T shirt and some jeans. I have over 30 pairs of jeans. I have more than 10 different variations of a white T. The madness really needs to stop. This will also force me to think differently when I go downtown. I won't be able to peruse the stores or the sale racks because I DON'T NEED ANYTHING NEW.

Just to give you an idea of how little I need new clothing, I spent the day organizing my clothes. I gave away the things I will NOT ever wear again and was left with:
-Over 30 pairs of pants
-44 pairs of shoes
-about 100 tops
-15 sweaters
-over 15 jackets
-over 50 dresses

Needless to say, I have enough. My consumer ways are changing now. Follow me on this journey and join me in the highs and lows this will surely bring.