https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 20:04:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6/page/2#post-213859 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:43:34 +0000 Queen Mum 213859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like that challenge... it can be our next weeks challenge. orphan week at YLF </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6/page/2#post-213845 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:28:34 +0000 Kristen 213845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that admire vs. acquire idea. I'm so glad you guys are experiencing it.</p> <p>MNSara, I guess it could be an orphan -- or just a long-forgotten beloved piece. Especially with the weather turning, there are likely many items in our closets we haven't worn in a while which deserve a fresh look to them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6/page/2#post-213695 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:40:21 +0000 MNsara 213695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Judy - what luck! That's a happy kind of surprise to have :-)</p> <p>I was returning my first eliminated white watch to Nordstrom yesterday and really enjoyed looking at all the fall things with my SYC eyes. I can admire them, and the possibilities they inspire. But I was able to remind myself how full my closet is, how we have only just begun fall weather and I have not even dressed in true fall clothes yet. . .</p> <p>I guess that was an admire vs acquire experience. It also must have been a good strong day for me. . .</p> <p>Kristen - are you issuing an SYC Orphan challenge. . . ?? (Heck, it could be the SYC Orphan #1 challenge, as I imagine most of us could wear orphan after orphan after orphan if needed </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6/page/2#post-213681 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:51:20 +0000 Kristen 213681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am really enjoying following all of your exploits and lessons as you go through this period of self-discovery and restraint. Thank you all so much for sharing it with us on the forum!</p> <p>Laura, I don't think you should feel like it is your responsibility to keep people going on the challenge; you each need to concentrate on yourselves first, and then support each other when you can. But you know, if someone decides to fall off the wagon, that's just the way it is. Five months is a really long time, and shopping is not like drinking or smoking; it's not going to hurt them to do it. :)</p> <p>That said, I would love to see as many of you as possible make it to the finish line, so good luck! </p> <p>I do have a challenge I would love to see you guys embrace: I want to see you really "shop your closet". Dig deep and find an item you forgot about or haven't worn in ages, the one that is practically new it has been so long since you wore it. And put together a brand-new outfit for it with what you have. That, to me, is the true value of SYC. Show us what you can shop for right, you know, in your closet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6/page/2#post-213672 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:04:10 +0000 Theresa 213672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Laura that is reassuring to know you experienced the same thing too!</p> <p>The only mag I subscribe to (a fashion mag!), arrived today, so I'm sure pouring over its pages over the weekend will give me a bit of a boost.</p> <p>And hopefully over the weekend I can catch up on heaps of stuff that I've missed here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6/page/2#post-213043 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:37:42 +0000 quail 213043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Judy, what luck! Great point about the difference between admiring and acquiring. I go back and forth on actually spending money and acquiring things, and doing some "online window shopping" where I scan my favorite sites and add to wishlists. Right now I'm tempted to buy all sorts of things I've had on my wishlists for a while because of my new-found confidence after soaking up all these YLF tips, but I really don't *need* that gorgeous silk dress I've been lusting after and I need to get my budget and closet in order! I'm not on a shopping ban but I think I'm going to finish unpacking in my new apartment and try to shop my own closet before I open up those wishlists again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212997 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:04:33 +0000 Laura 212997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes Theresa, at first I felt a little like turning away from style in general because I didn't know how else to make the shift. That was okay. In fact it was kind of nice to have a break. But then Angie reminded us to post outfits frequently, and that's a good reminder so we don't wind up wandering the grocery store aisles in our loungewear.</p> <p>Judy, I like your idea of admiring and acquiring being two different things. Selectivity is a good thought going forward. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212988 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:46:08 +0000 Theresa 212988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, I'm having "issues" - and I've only committing to a single month of not shopping - and it's only day 9!</p> <p>I'm finding my motivation for fashion in general has faded It's almost like I know I can't add to what's in my wardrobe, and I know how to wear what is there, so that's what I'm doing... I'm not looking to be inspired or try new things...</p> <p>Did any of you discover this as well? I've even found my desire to jump online and check out YLF has dimmed *eeeek*!!</p> <p>Of course, the reason I'm not shopping this month is part of my September Live a Better Life Challenge, and I've had a couple of big weeks with kindy/school excursions so perhaps I'm just really focussing on that and this is all taking a backseat?</p> <p>Anyway, I'm curious to see if any of you found this as well? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212983 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:23:57 +0000 AJ 212983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I commend all the SYC'ers!! I am cheering you all on from the sidelines! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212919 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:31:16 +0000 Anonymous 212919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has turned out to be such an interesting thread. I also miss shopping as recreation but did it too much. It will be interesting to test the willpower while checking out the fall collections in the stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212878 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:32:43 +0000 judy 212878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's interesting to make a distinction between shopping...and acquiring. I think that is one thing I have been observing these last 6 weeks of NOT spending. </p> <p> I like to shop too. I like browsing online and seeing what is new, and in style. Today, being at Nordstrom's, it was fun to see in person what I had seen online. </p> <p>Making the decision whether or not to OWN things is what I am taking more into consideration because I have been forced to. This really ties in with the clutter thing.</p> <p> Is it enough to admire the beauty of something in a store, like a museum...then decide what you are going to put in your own "collection"? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212859 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:57:15 +0000 Laura 212859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Judy, that is a wonderful stroke of luck! Glad you could get the tunic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212857 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:56:42 +0000 Laura 212857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>PF, I totally miss shopping. Don't want to give you any other impression. And I am not very in control, at least not emotionally. But I am glad that I appear to be </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212795 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:55:46 +0000 PalmFronds 212795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura I don't think you sound cranky at all! You sound like someone who is in control ;-)</p> <p>Well after my sad rant last week you all know I have been pulling my hair out this weekend, but thanks to your support I made it through the labor day fiesta of sales without buying anything.I did load up my amazon.com cart with sweet shoes but didn't buy anything<br /> ;-)<br /> I wish I could say that I don't miss shopping but I really do. Even if I don't buy anything, it is relaxing for me.Although clearly not the most productive use of time! Problem is that I am moreso a "sight" buyer than a "need" buyer so ifI am to stay on the ban I can't venture out and see something I want--that would make it infinitely harder for me. Better not to know what I am "missing."</p> <p>The list for afterwards is a great idea.I started one too--thus far I have long black leather gloves(I may drop out of the challenge to buy those if they show up cheap in TJMaxx), an investment bag like the B Makowsky one I love, and some oxford heels that I can wear to work. The gloves are the only thing that is a real need, I admit.</p> <p>Congrats to everyone making it this far! I am envious of you who don't feel the sting of missing shopping, wish I was that strong!</p> <p>Judy, that is some wicked luck you had there, between the bill and the change--wow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212763 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:13:45 +0000 judy 212763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So yesterday after posting the above message, I found a folded up hundred dollar bill tucked away in the deep recesses of my wallet! How did THAT happen? I mean, I HAVE done that before, but not for a very long time. And the funny thing is, I've looked right where I found the bill many times before and I swear, it wasn't there. </p> <p>My challenge has not been SYC, but has been a break from spending during a temporary drop in income. Inspired by this hundred dollar "gift", I decided last night to roll all the coins in that change jar we probably all have hanging around, the one with just nickels, dimes and pennies in it. Turns out there was $54.07 in that thing! So I used that "spare change" to order the Kenneth Cole silk black tunic today. Still have the hundred tucked away. Not quite enough for the Frye oxfords yet, but who knows where more money will magically show up from? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212459 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:32:12 +0000 Laura 212459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dawn, I feel the same way about clutter and SYC. What's amazing is what can step in to the empty space ... in your house, your life ... once you've made room. Truly an awesome experience!</p> <p>Good luck with finishing your thesis!</p> <p>And bj1111, I hope you stick with us but will understand if you can't. There's still a long road ahead! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212370 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:02:44 +0000 Dawn 212370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Laura for the little boost there! </p> <p>Is anyone else finding that they're getting more and more attracted to minimalism and an emptier, less cluttered house in the last month? Every time, I see my wardrobe or my kitchen, I just want to get rid of every excess item in there which I do not need or do not use. </p> <p>SYC outfit photos will be coming in the next week after I hand my thesis up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212365 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:55:30 +0000 bj1111 212365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>laura,</p> <p>of course i want to be able to stick it out until the bitter end (trust me, it will be bitter if i don't buy something soon!)</p> <p>but even if i slap that purchase on the table and declare "i'm out!", just having participated in the challenge and made more conscious purchasing decisions will have been a win. </p> <p>it's so easy to let a few dollars slip through my fingers, just like popping a piece of store-bought chocolate, because "it can't hurt." so i really appreciate the mindfulness syc has brought on all forms of consumption. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212312 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:40 +0000 Laura 212312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>p.s. Sorry if I sound cranky. I am just imagining myself trying to talk people out of buying this item or that item for the next three months and got overwhelmed. And it's not even my job and no one wants me to take on that role so I should stop feeling that way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212306 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:50:18 +0000 Laura 212306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dawn, I am so inspired by your realization about having the money to make a major purchase, and one that's really important. Love that. That to me is what SYC is about. It's about being free. We are going to have beautiful black and white family photos taken at the beach this month - made possible by SYC.</p> <p>Ladies, if you want to drop out to buy whatever the temptation of the day is, I understand. Angie predicted that something like this would happen ... it's fine until that one item you really, really want comes along, then you're out.</p> <p>What I can tell you is that although this is hard, it's worthwhile in so many ways that you can't even envision unless you're doing it. Like Dawn! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212289 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:38:16 +0000 Louise 212289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could probably get it done cheaper at another vets. Ours has recently become a veterinary hospital so prices have gone up to pay for things like intensive care, MRI scanners and the like but i know they are the best in the country and we are lucky they are so close and we are already registered so I'll gladly pay whatever. If he's got to go under a general anesthetic I'd rather it was done by them x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212285 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:59:26 +0000 Theresa 212285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, so far my month of no shopping (September only!), is going fine! I've actually made a point of not going to the shops this week, and have planned some exciting gardening for the weekend so the girls and I stay busy and not get tempted to go looking around!</p> <p>I also have a dress pattern to make, so that will give me a "new clothes item" fix!</p> <p>Louise I hope your cat is ok and recovers well... and the bill is less than expected! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212282 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:34:44 +0000 Dawn 212282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear about your kitty, Louise!</p> <p>As I mentioned in a thread earlier this week, I bought a bicycle last Friday for commuting to work. I felt bad for spending money which I don't really have but I also had to be able to get to work on time. However, I suddenly realised that the shopping ban was responsible for me having the money to spend on a bike. Normally I would have spent that €200 on a couple of accessories here and there in the last month, and a new dress or pair of shoes. Instead I had that money sitting in my bank account, waiting for something bigger and better to be spend on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212160 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:40:29 +0000 Isabel 212160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just posted on another thread. I found my dream leather blazer and this may push me off the wagon. This is so much harder that I though. THere just seems such an urgency because things don''t seem to stick around as long.</p> <p>Here it is : <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3108413?origin=keywordsearch&#038;resultback=0" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/31.....sultback=0</a></p> <p>Ironically, I have been saving cash and thinking really hard about what I reallywant to fill the gaps : a black low heeled bootie, a military/safari coat from Boden, and this leather jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-212135 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:18:53 +0000 quail 212135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you're all doing so well! I'm not participating but I love reading the updates. Louise, I hope your cat is A-OK! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-211997 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:27:50 +0000 shell 211997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everyone's doing so well! I haven't officially joined the ranks of SYC'ers, but I'm right there with you, girls! I haven't purchased anything since I started my new office job at the end of July. </p> <p>We'll see how long I can last! I may need to invest in a few more pairs of dress pants, so I shan't call myself an SYC'er, but I'm with you in spirit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-211912 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:37 +0000 judy 211912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to hear everyone's progress. I started a week earlier (and end in early November), so it's my week 7 now and I'm not holding as strong! There are two things I really want to get: One is the Kenneth Cole silk tunic in cream that so many of you got at NAS that is now 50 percent off. (It would be great with my skinny cargo pants!). And the other are the Frye Carson oxfords that Jenava got, I think in black, but the cognac is also nice. So I feel I'm weakening a bit :(. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-211863 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:04:08 +0000 Queen Mum 211863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura- as of now my list includes a KILLER black moto jacket, possibly some booties, and then work on updating my accessory collection. I would like a couple nice belts and a few new necklaces. I could probably stand to get a scarf or 2 as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-211829 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:52:23 +0000 Louise 211829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My cat has got to have a tooth out and the bill could be £250!!! So I have to be strong and resist all shopping x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-check-in-week-6#post-211827 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:14 +0000 Lisa 211827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats to all the SYC-ers for approaching a new week. I like the idea to start a wish list for Jan. </p>