Accountability April-ETA totals

Somewhat off the wagon for April- 6 in, bringing me to 13 out of 36. Way better than last year though!
In for April:
2 gear tops: "challenge accepted" is a duplicate-basically sums up my fitness attitude! Also-it's bum covering. I know I said I wasn't buying cold weather stuff, but the Nike has openwork, so not as hot. Looks brown but is burgundy irl.
Bronze top is an affordable sub for the Boss one I wanted, and similar to one I wore to death.
Little crossbody wallet is a replacement for a wallet with no strap. It goes in my big bag to work, but carry just the little one otherwise. Already a workhorse.
2 cuff bracelets- the one that looks purple is actually olive. Bracelets are my go to in summer, so have been wearing both a lot.
Really these were low hanging fruit-after hewi frustration! And one of my offices is across from little shops...and the other is near the outlets....

Eta totals so far:
Gear-3, inc shoes
Winter tops-3
Summer tops-2
Summer dresses-2
Accessories-3
Pupy value of all 156 and above!

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Joy

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You did very well with the challenge. In the last 3 months I have bought some replacement jeans with high rises on sale and in colors I was looking for. They are made of recycled plastic and will be my summer go to bottoms. At $5 each I could not resist. I bought 2 replacement knit tanks that serve as underwear. This past weekend we went to several artist studios and I bought a beautiful hand made bison leather handbag that can be worn as a backpack or on the shoulder. I have booties but no current bag in the grey/ brown color of the leather. The result is 7 items in, 15 or more out. So I was not perfect on the challenge but think I allowed myself 3 things per month because I needed to replace. Thank you for this challenge. I just said no to shopping in general.

by Joy

Runcarla

I posted my review under Jenn's thread. I noted that I was well within my budget of 5-6% income. In fact I've spent just a little over the allowance for 1 month so far this year. What I didn't write about it the custom ring collaboration I'm involved in - after my Mom gifted me a loose diamond! I will be needing a chunk of change for THAT purchase!

Your cuffs are lovely and I can't fault you for snagging them.

Anonymous

I've been actively resisting all the winter stuff on deep sale, that's been the hardest! Burgundy Boden boots I'm looking at you Plus Angie's putting all this cold weather stuff in finds....
Underwear doesn't count Joy! Artisan stuff is always hard to resist
Looking forward to seeing the ring Carla! Budget buster, but you'd probably wear it daily

Stay strong, Suntiger! You have been doing great and that winter stuff is the stuff no one else wanted (well except for Burgundy boots).

Bonnie

Love the new bracelets. How convenient to have such a tempting store so close to your workplace.

nemosmom

Wow, great job, Suntiger!! I bet that bronze top is stunning on you and your cuffs are beautiful.

Jenn

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13/36 seems pretty close to being on target, given that we're 1/3 through the year!

Jane

The bronze is a super colour, and I love the olive green / khaki. Well done with sticking to your plan.

Good for you, Joy. I especially like your new bag. The color is sumptuous on my monitor. In fact, not surprisingly, I want it.

Barbara Diane

I love the cuffs!

Well I should be buying walking sandals, technically....but didn't find any I loved...And didn't really Need 2 similar bracelets, but didn't want to take one and make the other feel bad!

Angie

Fashion Stylist

NICE, Princess Earth Tones.

I like arm candy, and yours suits your style well.

bj1111

you guys are doing so well. those bracelets are stunning.

...i sucked this april. i've spent my budget for the year

at least, i've been releasing 2 for every 1 i bring in.

I wear bracelets every (or nearly) every day in warm weather! My arms are long, so it feels like I am missing something if I don't have one on. Kinda like shoes. Both I like just slightly different than skin color in summer-to add interest but not disrupt the line too much.
Just looked and wow-I have a Lot of gold, brown, copper bracelets...umm 14 at least...oops! But Pupy value 176

Uh oh bj1111 Hopefully they were the right pieces!

rachylou

What Jenn said!

SarahD8

Nice, suntiger. Good job resisting the winter stuff on sale. I'm glad the bracelets are already getting wear and I smiled with recognition at the idea of not wanting them to be lonely.

I love your PUPY concept. It is so clarifying, isn't it? I have also been thinking that as someone who likes to duplicate, I need a variation on it so that I don't amass too many of the exact same thing and thus split my wears. For example if my PUPY for long cardigans is 156 but I already have 9 long cardigans then really the PUPY for the 10th one is much lower. Maybe "proportional use potential per year" (PUPPY, yes that was on purpose) -- which would be the PUPY divided by the # of items in the category. Hmm....

PUPPY it is
Tbh-its also a way to justify purchases to DH (shhhh)!

Stagiaire Fash

Nice accessories!

I can't believe April is over already--it went by before I could *think* of buying anything!

Happy May
But no one let me buy any more gold, copper or brown bracelets, no matter how much I want them!

I just can't believe we are one-third of the way through the year.

The cold third of the year The best is yet to come!

Sal

Well done! I am aiming for 30 and think I am 15 already....... I won’t change the target but will need to have a fast.

What is pUpy?

Potential uses per year, or now puppy-proportal use potential per year (see above). My seasons are basically only hot humid summer and cold dreary winter-with only a couple weeks of middle ground. So moderate temp things get almost no use-especially moderate weather casual clothes, since I work full time. It basically keeps me on track for what I should or shouldn't buy.

Oh, suntiger, I didn't mean to kill your PUPY with my PUPPY -- just add to the litter of useful wardrobe management concepts.

anne

Glad to see your "Potential uses per year" concept. It's absolutely one I've used for years, but I didn't have a handy name for it!

I tend not to do CPW calculations, because I'm just not that organised. I tried it for a couple of weeks in last September's challenge and were satisfied that yes, I wear my stuff a lot! I prefer like you, to think that out ahead of time and then restrict how much I buy.

That's ok, puppies are one of my favorite things
No CPW calculations for me either-I don't need to micromanage my wardrobe. I just want to be sure that everything that occupies my small wardrobe is pulling its weight!

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