Let me start by saying I did buy some items from Banana Republic by accident. They arrived on Friday of this week. I will be returning them today when the stores open.

Although I very much doubt the shopping fast has anything to do with my mood, I have been struggling very hard to keep my mood up these past few weeks. I may have undiagnosed seasonal depression or something similar.

I can usually keep it at bay by exercising and staying really busy. Shopping was one way I stayed busy. I considered the shopping "productive." By that I mean I shopped with a purpose.

But by not shopping these few weeks, I have taken one activity off the table. Other activities have fallen by the wayside as well. I am having bathroom work done and it will be messy so I have stopped cleaning altogether. It is my intent to do a really deep cleaning once the work is done. Still cleaning was one more activity that kept my life in order and me busy.

So my purchasing fast is continuing at least through the end of this month. Perhaps this little depression is actually helping me succeed because I have so little interest in clothing/shopping right now. I wouldn't classify this as a "YAY" though.