Avoidance, Day 23: Mentally preparing self.

Avoidance, Day 23: Mentally preparing self

Money spent on clothes: I almost can't believe it, but $0

Headed to friends house for dinner wearing dress have only worn once before with feather necklace in manner of free spirited gypsy woman. Was ready to give dress away. In future must be more careful when purging closet. Encouraged for tomorrows start date by fact that am wearing old clothes as new. God help me, tomorrow is the day.

navy blue maxi dress / Ross Dress for Less

feather necklace / Forever 21

{post edit update: baby at dinner party broke necklace five minutes after arrival}

Avoidance, Day 23: Lunch & Pool with the Girls

Avoidance, Day 23: Lunch & Pool with the Girls

Money spent on clothes: $0

Number of times down the water slide: 6

Noon lunch and pool time at Lifetime with some girls from work.

pink ruffle blouse / Marshall's

brown & cream polka dot shorts / Old Navy

gold sandals / Old Navy

Avoidance, Day 20: DVF!

Avoidance, Day 20: DVF!

Money spent on clothes: Priceless

Just purchased my very first DVF wrap dress. Feel like a real woman now.

Avoidance, Day 18: Aha! This is the solution!

Avoidance, Day 18, 10:00am: Aha! This is the solution!

Money spent on clothes: $0

Genius! Part of my problem is so much unstructured free time, which leads to shopping. I work 36 hours a week (three 12-hour shifts) as a nurse, and on my 4 days off I often spend afternoons "running errands" which are code words for browsing Marshall's/Old Navy/Nordstrom Rack/Target while out going to the grocery store or returning library books. Which leads to buying clothes.

Today volunteered to work 4 hours of overtime from 11am-3pm. Genius! It takes away shopping time! And I get money. Am genius, will be rich soon.

Avoidance, Day 16: Home Alone

Avoidance, Day 16: Home Alone

Money spent of clothes: $0

Thoughts while preparing dinner:

Even with wasting all this money on clothes, feel guilty throwing away barely used tin foil and plastic ziploc bags. Just realized that as I was writing that, am sitting here in house alone on a Monday afternoon thinking about what to make for dinner (hence the tin foil segue) and am only wearing underwear.

I am only wearing underwear.

Why spend all this money on clothes when, let's be honest, I spend a lot of time walking around house in only underwear? And how come can have guilt over using up kitchen staples yet absent guilt for rampant spending on clothing? Why? Life is a mystery.

Avoidance, Day 15: j.crew catalog inspiration

Avoidance, Day 15: j.crew Catalog Inspiration

Money spent on clothes: $0

After dispatching the toddler back to her parents, felt like living a little. Saw latest Batman movie with couple friend. Felt like wearing black spandex and fighting crime afterwards. Instead went back to couple friends house and had wine, takeout, and TV marathon. Best kind of Sunday night. Watched The Kardashians, The Bachelorette finale, Duck Dynasty, the Wild and Wonderful White's of West Virginia, and then the After the Rose ceremony. Felt very strange afterwards. Outfit was very cute and inspired by the latest j.crew catalog, which I paged through while watching toddler color. Thought to self, parenting is a breeze.

animal print top / Marshall's

mini j.crew bubble necklace knockoff/ Sam Moon

yellow cardigan / j.crew

mint green skinny jeans / Target

platform wedges / Marshall's

hot pink nails + side braid + cat eye sunglasses

Avoidance, Day 14: Auntie Mame or Auntie MoMo?

Avoidance, Day 14: Auntie Mame or Auntie MoMo?

Money spent on clothes: $0, and gave away free overnight childcare to friend. Am loving, charitable person.

Had sleepover with friends 2 year old so she could focus on moving. Was delightful and charming until she threw a tantrum at the 11th hour, embarrassing Husband and I in taco establishment. Hope I looked the part of chic mommy. Scarlett (the 2 year old) gets bonus points for her Ikat shorts.

inspiration: image from Urban Outfitters catalog

white lace tee / Target

white bra tank / Nordstrom Rack

neon orange jeans / Forever 21

patterned espadrilles / Target

"W" necklace / anthropologie

top knot + cat eye glasses

Avoidance, Day 10: Probably not cheaper than therapy, after all.

Avoidance, Day 10: Probably not cheaper than therapy, after all.

Money spent on clothes: $195

It's just so calming and meditative to push a shopping cart around Target.