Almost accomplished

It is getting easier, still some temptation but mostly very nice to look and know that my will power is much stronger than it used to be.  I had purchased a couple things, only about 6 bucks worth of what I can no longer remember as I have also been cleaning out my wallet, so it definitely was not clothing as I would surely remember that.  I had a few more items to purchase for my table but nothing pricey, today I picked up some no show sock hose things for my moccasins as the ones I currently own are loose and keep sliding off- also very annoying. 

Day 42

Sleeveless blouse and black pants.  Now looking at this picture it makes me realize that my green pants would look great with this top.

I added a jeweled cardigan to stay warm.

Day 43

I have had this since last fall and this was the first time I wore it.  Initially buying it for my sister and then another dress more her style was found and I kept this one.  It does have to be ironed but other than that it was very comfy and easy to wear.

Day 44 

I was lazy in the morning and since I had the last 2 days off from my second job I decided that I would just wear my required khaki's with a cotton blouse.  If you did not notice I also own this in teal, they were just a couple bucks so I picked up the two as they were in my size.

Day 45

Another pair of khaki's and a comfy purple blouse, felt like the flash made it semi see through.  No worries I wore a couple sweaters over it all day then my different cover up for the second job.

Day 46

Even though I had to work at my second job I decided it was time to wear a fun blouse to make my shift easier.  A nice loose top that my mom bought me last year on my birthday shopping trip.

Day 47

 A big busy day, errands and cleaning in the morning meant jeans and a t-shirt (t-shirts are rare in my wardrobe outside of the house, just a preference).

Then a bridal shower, great teal dress but it does not agree with wind as it flow tends to take my dress upwards, learned this at our last cruise as we walked the deck at night with the wind blowing around us.

My last change of the day, my vintage flower dress.  This dress just makes me happy, it's one hidden pocket is great.  I added a white scarf to keep warm at our church event.

* My changing multiple times like this is not normal.

Day 49

Dressed it up once again, a vintage Dior skirt, a dress tank- another gift from my mom with this being the first time I wore it.  I wore the straw gray heels instead of the white sandals as it was raining outside.

A cover up sweater to stay warm.

Into Overtime

I have officially made it past my month of shopping less.  I realized a few days after I posted my last update that I had in fact purchased a few items.  In my emotional shopping trip, yes I had a bad day and  needed to get out, which led me to a couple great purchases while passing up on a few that did not make the cut.  I found a sheer button up blouse and some moccasin looking flats, these flats have replaced some that I got last winter when shopping with my mom as a Christmas gift and they started to stink that week and were dumped.

Friday I went grocery shopping and saved over $100.00 with my savings card and coupons although I did purchase over 150.00 dollars of groceries with very few extras.  But our deep freezer is stocked, fridge and pantry are in great shape.  I was really proud of this as I was shopping alone and its easy to throw extras in the cart and I can peruse more alone than when Darren helps as he wants to get in and out and I want to find the best deals to grab up while I can.  So far this week I purchased a couple towel clips for our vacation.

Day 35

Boot weather is coming and so I thought some tights, tall boots, skirt and long sleeves would keep me warm.  I did add a short sleeve blazer for polished look at the office.

Day 36

A sweater dress and gray footless tights made for a comfy day. 

Day 37

 My maroon pants changed up with a cowl neck wool sweater also made for keeping warm.  But still can sneak in same sandals.

Day 38

 Last day for the week at the office and it was cool outside that I thought layering would be great.  But glad I could go straight home afterwards as it warmed up quite a bit.

These great pants make it all better, also happy I can roll them up and take off those high stacked heels.

Day 39

 Spent the morning cleaning and shopping, so it was jeans and a hoodie then into my work clothes for my second job.

Day 40

Big day for us, lots to do and being out of the house meant we had to plan our outfit for the changing  weather we were going to be seeing throughout our day trip.

This blouse is my emotional shopping steal, only paid about 3.00 after clearance, extra email discount and my 5.00 rewards.  Sweet deal!  I added a pair of blue shorts and then the...

coated gold sweater.

 Love this sweater!  Believe it or not I also own a pair of gold coated jeans.  

Got to have my ND Colors on hand.

Day 41

I started off in a basic black tee, scarf and ruffled cardigan in my signature color.

Started off this week great, still very little to buy before our trip so maybe that makes for extra cash to shop while away.  But keeping an eye out for inexpensive sun/maxi dresses to go with the tons of swimsuits I will be wearing.

Keeping it going

The week went pretty well, not anything out of the ordinary that tried to tempt me and distract me as I move forward on my journey.  I did purchase a tablecloth and placemats for an upcoming church event and Darren picked me up some glass mason jars last week for my event as well. 

Day 29

Started the week off with a comfy sweater, leggings and a fun printed tee.

Day 30

Black and tan get pumped up with the bold patterned blazer.  Love this blazer and the coral color.

This blouse is even better as it has the sleeves to button up and the v-neck cut.  

So comfy and easy to wear.

I have really liked the layers to be longer underneath blazers and sweaters.

Day 31

I purchased this caftan the week before I started my challenge and finally wore it.  It is very comfortable and great for the warmer days that have snuck in.

Day 32

 I purchased this dress last year while vintage shopping, a nice sleek girly dress, perfect length for  professional wear but also for going out.  I paired my Lilly Pulitzer Phi Mu scarf for a punch of color and pattern.

A wide belt for this dress helps create a midsection, also the gathered bodice and cap sleeves add to details.

Day 33

 Sweatpants as I started decorating for fall and then Khaki's for work.

Day 34

A bright double V-neck tee and comfy striped sweater to starts my day that turned into work clothes and pj's.

No real big purchases in sight but some small things may come up as we prepare for vacation.  I am sure I will find something I can need for the sun and hopefully, heat.

And I caved

Sorry for being late but as always it has been a little crazy around here for us.  I finally caved but in that moment of caving, (which took over 6 hours before I did) for an amazing deal I knew that I had to continue my self challenge into next month with the exception of getting back on track with Christmas gifts, and vacation shopping.  Here is what last week's fashion parade looked like:

Day 22

Fun blouse and the texture makes it even better, it is waffle like squares that are part of the material.

I bought the pants off the clearance rack last fall and they fit differently now but still nice to wear on these cooler days.  I also love the deep burgundy color that is mixed with black.  My KC color block shoes should probably be retired but they are a great statement piece when it comes to certain outfits.

Day 23

I bought this at a vintage shop although it is most likely from the last five years, maybe, I need to research the designer.  Easy shift dress with neck embellishment but I like to add a belt so I do not feel lost in the dress as it gives me a waistline.

I paired up the navy blue bow kitten heels as the pattern has blue throughout the dress.

Day 24 

 This is one amazing outfit, easy tee under my fleece lined military style sweater.  The skirt is ruffle layers, super chic and girly.

Different ways to wear the sweater, dress up or dress down kind of accessory.

Day 25

I wore a patchwork skirt during the day and forgot to take a photo, it is not the bubble skirt, with it being a straight skirt that hits right above my knees and the patchwork pattern differs slightly but enough to notice a difference.

In the evening we had an event to go to, with it being indoors I wanted to stay warm.  So I paired my tee that I wore throughout the day with jeans and a blazer.

Check out the detail, again another great texture.

Day 26

I worked out and had to work my second job, decided it was time to pull out one of my favorite tee's.  It reminds me of childhood, I can recall my cousins wearing shirts just like this one.

Day 27

Cold morning to start our day with an early breakfast and volunteering at our church so I decided it was time to break out the Toronto Grand Prix hoodie Darren bought me.  Pairing it up with a recent favorite, plaid snap up and cozy broken in jeans.

Day 28

Always thinking about how cold it might be at church I put on a 3/4 sleeve cowl neck kangaroo pocket comfy shirt and my striped cotton zip up plus dark faded out jeans.

 

On Wednesday of last week I finally caved, for swimsuit bottoms.  It did take me over 5 hours before I actually went ahead and purchased the bottoms I found online, on clearance and being able to take an additional 50% off for that day only made the deal so hard to pass up in thinking about our upcoming vacation.  I have been in need of upgrading my bottoms as some are too small and needed replaced plus I already have tops that I can mix and match with them.  After putting things in my online basket and letting them sit I still removed some tops I liked to bring it down to 8 bottoms.  (I honestly thought they would run out and then I would be out of luck altogether, this has happened before and I thought it would again.)  After the different prices on each one and shipping, some as low as 2 dollars from this popular women's brand, I paid about 5 dollars each.  Then on Saturday I saw some gift cards were on sale plus I could use my discounts that added up to 15% off which meant I would save almost $15.00 and make for great gifts to stash for future use. I went ahead on that as this deal rarely comes up to not go ahead before I lost the opportunity to save.  Not bad, sure I caved, but it only makes me want to hold my challenge into October.  Of course I have some major catching up to do with Christmas around the corner but easy does it.  I also know that I have accomplished a lot and do not feel the high desire to shop for my favorite brands even when there has been a great sale.

My awesome bottoms.

14 days to go

Another week has gone by and it started off great.  I took Sunday and Monday off with Labor Day and Darren's family golf outing meant I got to spend the day with Mrs. D.  It was a busy one as we worked on some computer items that she was needing help with and we looked at what could be done with the fabric I recently purchased.  

Day 15

Since it was to get warm I chose a light cotton charged racerback dress.  Its a favorite of mine for easy summer/warm days.  I wished they had more when I picked this great deal before Christmas when shopping with my mom and sister. 

I paired a thin quarter length tie up.  Its been in my closet forever but a nice easy cover up and with my brown sandals.

Day 16

 Back to the office on Tuesday and a great look to make it fun.  A favorite easy dress shirt that does not iron very easily as its part of the look and the material with easy dark green straight legs and gray straw heels-as I like to call them.  Sorry the green did not photograph well, but they are amazing.

 A fun leaf necklace in dark metal completed my look.

Day 17

This top rarely gets worn but its a classic piece that is so much fun that I had to put it on this week.  Add straight black dress pants with the t-strap sandals and its complete.  Well after I added a black fleece dress sweater that buttons up like a military coat.  Sorry grabbed it on my way out the door and did not have time to take another photo.

I like the added detail on the back as well, sorry forgot to adjust around my arms.

 Day 18

Fall thinks it is time to come and so I needed something warmer to make it in the ice box of an office.  I wore my vintage loose knitted sweater with black leggings and the t-straps. 

I also wore a vintage button up blouse that I love.  A favorite piece that I found this year as it reminds me of a dress that my mom wore and I have seen in photos.

Day 19

I worked my second job so I mostly wore Pj's, khakis with a black double v neck tee, and then some workout clothes.  I did purchase some candles in thoughts of household and they were 70 percent off definitely helped, some crayons and power bars that I use as grocery portion.

Day 20

Pj's, work clothes and back in pj's. Nothing exciting but its been a crazy week and I do not get dressed up for cleaning house.  But I did put on a bright orange tee as my under shirt for the short work day.

You can never have too many basic tee's or multiples in the same color, my thought at least.

Day 21
Today I put on my favorite pair of jeans, I own multiple pairs in different washes but only this set is wearable as I have the others in a smaller size.  Just fit great and easy to wear and pair with different tops.  Had to wear a lightweight sweater to keep warm at church but the faithful sandals complete my look.

Since it is so cold in church I had to cover up but wanted to show the details on my blouse.

That winds down another week.