I'm feeling really confident about this experiment today. It feels so liberating to be free of the shopping bug, and I'm watching my bank balance level out instead of the usual draining it can sometimes take in the middle of the month. It's also really handy to see what I have amassed over the years, and use all those clothes I haven't worn in ages as a currency to help build me a new wardrobe.
Unlike Sarah I haven't started making things as yet, though I do have a 1970s dress bought from a charity shop that I'm going to reconstruct into a more modern version. I'm heading over to Barcelona next weekend with some old uni friends. Now I would usually head to the high street and impulse buy my way through a few sarongs, tunics, holiday shoes, flip flops and extra silly items like head scarves (I already have 20). But now I'm thinking frugal, I have selected 3 dresses that I love, pulled out some lovely sandals (last season but still very chic). For the evening I have acquired a lovely little black dress that I swapped for a clock radio, a beach bag that I swapped for an old shirt and a little cotton top that was swapped for an old tea dress I haven't worn since 2005.
The only thing I really need is a bikini, my last one didn't survive the massive waves of Cyprus last year and I really can't face the girls in the miss matched number I bought whilst we were at uni (8 years ago). I have come to the conclusion that I need to sell some excess clothing to make money to buy a new bikini. I am placing some dresses and belts onto whatsmineisyours.com and ebay.com and will see how much I have to go shopping with next week.
This weekend the clear out continues as I raid my parents loft for another two rails and numerous bags of clothes and accessories I stored there years ago.
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