The Great American Apparel Diet
no buying for one year

Laverne, Michigan

Laverne is a fashionable, married forty-something mother of 2 teenage boys (14 and 17) who resides in the unfashionable suburb of Warren, MI. It’s so hard to believe that this area is so unfashionable there is a mega shopping within 10 miles in all directions. So, anyway, Laverne is also a retired Army National Guard Major who now works as an Assistant Director for a non-profit, and is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and Addictions. But before she puts that degree into practice she thinks maybe she should work out some of her own addictions (shopping) right? She rationalizes every purchase with it was on sale and I had a coupon! She says quite frequently to her husband I’m not addicted to shopping, I just like to look good! Her favorite stores are DSW, White House/Black Market, Chico’s, Ann Taylor Loft, J. Crew and who can live without Cache! Yes, she likes to look good! She’s high maintenance! Okay, really Laverne wants to go into private practice after graduation and that takes money. So, one way to stash the cash for the practice is to stop buying clothes. I am desperate to be an entrepreneur! I also want to direct my energy, time and passion to something other than clothes, i.e. husband, sons, scrapbooking, photography, writing, cooking, and church. I am up for the challenge and besides my husband bet I would not be able to do it. It’s on!!!