It’s been 5 months since I’ve posted, which would leave one to believe that I’d fallen way off the wagon (into a pile of uniqlo cashmere…)
I did have a couple of relapses (several desperate wardrobe-filling purchases and several outings in which I’ve tried things on but didn’t buy any of it), but all in all I’ve still yet to have had a full-tilt shopping experience for myself. I have a laundry list of items I will be very excited to hunt down and purchase for the coming year when the diet is over. For me, the first and last word in shopping is SWEATERS. How come that didn’t make your must-have list, Sally?
When I look back at this year, the GAAD diet has definitely shaped things. Like many of the things Sally said in the back of Seattle Met this month (great article), I feel like I understand my wardrobe needs better now, and I dress myself better. I don’t look like I am wearing a costume when I dress up — the few formal outfits in my rotation have really earned their place as great classics that accessorize beautifully.
This spring I started taking beginner’s sewing classes (tote bag, mental-patient pj bottoms) and then brought my teen daughter along with me to learn the basics. Like the last blogger, I now look at enviably beautiful items and don’t go straight into LUST mode. I analyze them, appreciate them, and leave them to the universe for now.
Mostly, thanks to GAAD and some domestic strife this year, I have definitely learned what really nourishes me. As a recent friend posted on FB: ”You can never get enough of what you don’t really want.” — Houston Smith
That be said, even on this diet, I still feel like I am shopping ALL THE TIME — and I hate it. With two growing kids, it’s just one thing after another. I can’t seem to go a day without hitting up a grocery store, or Fred Meyer, or some activity-related treat or t-shirt, etc. Some days I have almost made it and then there’s the cute kid on the corner with the lemonade stand who goes and wrecks it for me.
Thanks Sally, for giving us a way to gain deeper knowledge of our truest needs and our saddest shopping pitfalls.
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