https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:53:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031766 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:48:54 +0000 nemosmom 2031766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div><b>Runcarla</b> - thanks!<b> </b>It was a great $2 gamble!<b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Angie </b>- thank you! A belt for a crown hehe<br /></div><br /><b>Bonnie</b> - I do wear them as a third piece. I WFH, so most days I wear a pullover and jeans. The belts help add interest when it's too hot to wear a jacket. I don't wear much else in terms of jewelry or other accessories, so I feel incomplete without a little 'something' extra.</p> <p><div><b>Sal</b> - at 18 you're at a great pace!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jen</b> - thank you! I was super happy it worked!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sterling</b> - thank you!<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031750 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 10:46:14 +0000 Anonymous 2031750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think your adjusted goal is brilliant. &nbsp;Certainly achievable and you will be editing your wardrobe along the way. &nbsp;Win-Win.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031704 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:08:14 +0000 Jenn 2031704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your new goal sounds great! I'm glad you adjusted it. It's easy, sometimes, when we discover a goal isn't going to work, to just throw out the whole concept. Much better to revise and rethink!</p> <p>I'd never heard the CeraVe tip for leather. Your results are amazing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031684 Fri, 31 May 2019 23:54:39 +0000 Sal 2031684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice work! I think your revised goal is great - i think you probably would need a work uniform to add only 12 items.</p> <p>I am at 18 items - aiming for under 30 for the year incl accessories shoes and gear. I feel this will be about right and I am making sure I make good calls!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031681 Fri, 31 May 2019 23:40:38 +0000 Bonnie 2031681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like your belts. Do you wear them as a third piece? For my challenge, I'm doing 3 items a month for a total of 36 but I am not counting gifts because gifts are gifts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031651 Fri, 31 May 2019 22:16:43 +0000 Angie 2031651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote bring on the cake if it makes you happy :)</p> <p>You are a fab DIY'er, and our new Queen Belt.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031643 Fri, 31 May 2019 21:49:05 +0000 Carla 2031643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice save with the thrifted belt. It was a good idea to revise your shopping quota, since 12 items was pretty tight. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031639 Fri, 31 May 2019 21:32:54 +0000 nemosmom 2031639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your feedbacksuntiger, Cardiff girl, and Sterling. I've edited my post to revise my goal. It was incredibly over-ambitious and not realistic, in hindsight. I will shoot for a one-in-one-out approach, with a max of 2 pieces/month for the rest of the year to help increase my awareness around additions and edits. I hope...</p> <p><b></b></p> <b><br /> </b> <p><b>Suntiger</b> - yeah, what was I thinking?! I worry about careless additions, and adding too much. After a "spree" last summer where I had to replace a bunch of pieces - and felt rushed/pressured to do it quickly - about 2/3 of those additions have since been passed on or sold, I needed to STOP and regroup. I feel like I'm in a good headspace and know the direction I want to go, I just need to be disciplined. </p> <p><b>Cardiff girl</b> - but I LOVE cake ;)</p> <p><b>Sterling</b> - YES! Goal adjusted. I think that makes more sense.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031621 Fri, 31 May 2019 20:43:02 +0000 Anonymous 2031621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post made me smile. &nbsp;Not because of anything you did, but because the last sentence was cute. &nbsp;</p> <p>I thought your goal was challenging but you have to aim high in life. &nbsp;I admired you for reaching for the stars. &nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps you can adjust your goal or redefine it? &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031619 Fri, 31 May 2019 20:36:12 +0000 Cardiff girl 2031619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>12 seems like a very low number to me ,most others seem to be doing around 30 ish.l think that you can allow yourself a little slack .Think of it as a diet ,just because you ve had a biscuit doesn’t mean you ve failed and need to eat the whole cake! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031614 Fri, 31 May 2019 20:26:49 +0000 Anonymous 2031614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Time to rethink your numbers! Most of us have 36 :)<br /> 12 unless my climate was the same all year, and likely not even then, would be impossible! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-may-shopping-challenge-1#post-2031584 Fri, 31 May 2019 19:56:17 +0000 nemosmom 2031584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In January, I committed to cap my 2019 purchases at 12 items, excluding undies. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-shopping-challenge-2">Entering May</a>, I had purchased 5 thrifted and 9 new items, for a total of 14.</p> <p>My wish list for spring/summer was small and I had purchased all items on it by the end of last month. As a result, May was pretty quiet. I thrifted a RATE brass and leather belt that I LOVE (Oh! In the spirit of recent DIY cleaning tips: I used CeraVe lotion and the edge of a credit card to remove dry, OLD paint spatter from my thrifted belt. Every last speckle came off and didn't permanently darken the leather. Photos below: 1 shows the speckles that we’re all over the front. 2 is after cleaning it. I may not bother with the back) I also received two other belts as Mother's Day gifts from DH and my kids. All have been in steady rotation, now that it's getting too hot for toppers. </p> <p>So, my count is now at 6 thrifted and 10 new items for a total of 16; 4 over my initial limit. I passed on three old belts that weren't being worn, so my wardrobe size has stayed the same for now....  Listen for the loud *thud* as I fall off the wagon when summer approaches - I feel woefully unprepared for hot/humid weather. :(</p> <p>ETA: Since my wardrobe churn has slowed a lot, I want to try a one in/one out approach for the rest of 2019, with a max of 2/month. Hopefully that will help me be diligent and careful about what I add and edit. </p>