Confessions of a Reformed Shopaholic: February Recap & More Items Purged

Man did February fly by or what!? It's crazy to think I am already 1/6 the way through my non-shopping journey. So far, so good. I have stuck to my goal without any slip-ups. Not that it's always easy.

Case-in-point: Just this past week I ran into the super cute kids' boutique MudPie, because I still have a gift card to use for Beckett. Whelp of course the first thing I see is an adorable woman's dress. Followed by perfect-for-me wine glasses (Mimosas All Day and If You're Gonna Brunch, Brunch Hard - might as well have had a tag on them that said "These are for Nora!"), super cute $12 tassel bracelets, and awesome home decor pieces.

Seriously, MudPie!? I thought I was safe here. I thought this was a store with over-priced but precious CHILDREN'S clothes! My inner dialog went something like this: You have a gift card. You won't be spending any ACTUAL money on yourself. It's totally fine. Buy 1 wine glass for yourself and 1 for a friend. That's a gift. No, Nora focus. Your goal is much more important!

Ridiculous monolog aside, I reminded myself that this journey is not just about saving money but about minimalizing (<--apparently not a real word but I'm going with it) and breaking the addiction to stuff. I quickly shopped for Beck and then high-tailed it out of there without buying anything for me. Mission accomplished. Barely.

As I entered my closet to do my February purge, I decided to switch it up by focusing on one area of the closet each month. I MUST get rid of at least 10 from each category, but I can go over if there is more to be purged. Here's my plan for each month in case you want to join me in your own closet!