SYC -Week 3 Check in

celia

I'm starting this thread because I didn't see it in the forum.
Personally I've been a bad bad girl.And all because I tought about finding a part time job and tought it was a nice idea to have a basic white button down shirt.
How are you doing?
Any challenges that might brighten our SYC path?

15 years ago

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Latest reply was from Kim

chewyspaghetti

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I had been waiting for a birthday check from my mom, and I used it on a replacement summer dress, so I've been a good girl (I also was gifted a scarf for my birthday). We've had very spring-like weather this week, so I was able to pull some different things out of my closet to wear. I won't say that I haven't been tempted- we went through an Antique mall and there were several pieces of jewelery that I wanted. This weekend are the global swaps, so I am hoping to come away from that with some new items to keep me on track.

15 years ago

Lisa

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Well as mentioned in this post I failed this week. However, I did fill a wardrobe hole and did not pick up anything else in the store, although it was mighty tempting to do so since I was breaking SYC anyway. Instead I put the temptation items on my wish list and will see how I feel about them once the novelty wears off. Instead I am trying to focus on the winter items I have not worn and why, by now if they haven't been worn they really should be purged.

15 years ago

MsMary

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I'm still on the wagon! The only thing I am really jonesing for is a striped top like this: http://www.zappos.com/tommy-ba.....-top-black so I can re-create some of the fab looks I'm seeing hither and thither. But I'm loving how my money is staying in my wallet!

And I'm really excited about the swap next Saturday!!

15 years ago

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I'm doing a budget not a strict SYC, but I was burning through it at a pretty fast pace there. I have since eased off a bit, and then put the brakes on during a bid on eBay yesterday. They were chestnut OTK boots for a song but as the last minutes were counting down and the bids were climbing I kept asking myself if I really needed and would wear them or if I just liked the idea of finding awesome chestnut boots for $60! I have worn my dark brown boots for about 2 hours all winter and my black riding boots have seen half a dozen outings. I AM in FL afterall, lol.
I digress, what I was getting at is that I was caught up in ticking things off my list while staying within the budget. I was now on a mission! I lost sight of the reality of the weather changing, etc. My pullover sweater(s) are going to wait until fall now. So will the boots. It's almost as if having the budget in my mind was burning a hole in my pocket. I was determined to spend that amount wisely and fill those holes! Since the boot episode, I have relaxed. I don't need to be actively searching every day, and when that great item presents itself I will still have room left in the budget to buy it!

15 years ago

Kim

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Still holding strong here, but remember I bought a bunch of new things on Dec 31! LOL

I'm keeping a running list of "I wish I had XYZ to finish this outfit". Every time I say that about an item I already have on my "wish list" I put another tick beside it. In the end I should see what items I'll really use, and spend my money more wisely.

So far it's a pair ot black Crocs for around the house and a pair ot Gap Long and Leans leading the charge! LOL

15 years ago

catgirl

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Er, I'm about to fall off the wagon, but not for something newly spotted; rather the shoes I've been waffling on forever (mostly due to boot obsessions). Something about seeing "only 1 pair left" sent me over the edge...

Go Kim, Khris and MaryK!

15 years ago

Anonymous

Kim, your idea of putting tick marks on your list is pretty darn smart. That should make it simpler to separate the "needs" from the "wants" - my downfall for sure. As soon as I read your post I realized that a replacement pair of Merrells should be near the top of my own list!

I've been true so far to my own version of SYC, which is to buy nothing else at all for winter, but to be open to purchasing items for spring/summer. Due to recent changes in lifestyle (retirement) and body shape (menopause) I am pretty much starting from
scratch to build an everyday wardrobe for warm weather. I didn't think I would be tempted to start spring shopping quite this early, but the 40% off sale at AT and AT Loft offered an opportunity that I felt was in the spirit of my original plan.

I ended up buying 3 light weight cotton blend cardigans, 2 pair of cropped pants (actually ankle length on my 5'2" self, but that can be remedied) and a rayon knit dress. Some of the items could be worn now since the Texas winter has so many mild days. But I'm committed to keeping them all segregated and with the tags on so that they can be returned in the next several weeks if I haven't found the perfect pieces to turn them all into outfits.

The bad news is that this unexpectedly early focus on spring items has pre-emptied my other goal, which I think is the original idea behind SYC - that is to experiment with re-mixing that items I'm currently wearing in new ways. <sigh>, maybe next week.

15 years ago

celia

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Well done ladies! Althought the objective was to Shop Our Closets , no matter what we did this past week we all learned something from it.
Until now Khris Kim and MaryK are the super SYC'ers of the week.I especially love Kim's idea of arriving to a list of 'what I really need items'.
Since this weekend most of the Swap meetings are going to take place what do you say that we make SYC week 4 a fun one and show what we've got from the meetings.
What do you think?

15 years ago

Kim

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No meeting near me, but I'd love to live vicariously through all of you!

15 years ago

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