I broke my no-buy last night and I ain't even sorry. I ain't resetting the clock, neither.

I can't remember what initially sent me down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass, but I wound up on Marcella Moda's website. AND THEY WERE HAVING A FLASH SALE. Buy 2 clearance items at 50% off, get one free.

I. Love. Marcella. Moda. Tops.

Kryptonite.

In my defense, I only bought one item even though I wanted to buy almost all the items. I ordered the top in the pic, except I ordered it in black. That's how I'm rationalizing thisnpurchase; it's black, so it's a base layer for work. That may or may not ever actually get worn to work because I work with bleach when cleaning my area.

I also ordered a pair of underwear last week. Black velvet thongs. To be worn with my black velvet Nanette Lepore longline bra. I'm not counting those as a broken no-buy challenge because it's freaking underwear and I didn't specify whether underwear were allowed or not. Besides, they're black, so WORKWEAR. That may or may not ever get worn to work.

I'm telling you guys about these purchases because I have to tell SOMEBODY that I broke the rules. And that I'm not counting it as an infraction. Because I can't allow myself to do it again, because that's a very slippery slope indeed. I am going to add a Marcella Moda top as part of my reward for every six months of no-buy, since we had already discussed a splurge item in addition to a tattoo on here. Because I think that Marcella Moda tops work for my style moniker I gave myself in my hero Rachylou's ZA discussion. And because kryptonite.

Thanks in advance for any comments, support, or even scolding