I bought something. (long sigh)
Ok, more than one thing if I'm being honest. (cringe)
So... I'll give you the low down while trying not to make excuses.
With the changing seasons I've been running into a problem: the only black professional shoes I have in my closet are boots. Very wintery, knee-high boots. I was at the California FFA State Conference, and had packed several skirt suits to wear. I had two pair of black pumps in my closet: one had the metal in the heel exposed about 1/4". Very professional looking. The other I literrally can wear and walk in for approximately 4.5 minutes before feeling like I'm going to die and having to take them off. I've tried to break them in. I've tried to get used it it. It simply wasn't working. So... I went to Macy's, found a pair of well made, reasonably priced black shoes, and bought them. I made sure to buy a pair that I can wear with both casual and professional outfits, and a pair that will last me beyond July.
My phone charger is the kind that can adapt to many types of phones. It has a detachable piece on the end that allows you to change the connector to fit different models. My first night in Cali I reached in my bag and pulled out the charger, only to find the end that connects to my phone missing. Apparently in the hazy process of yanking it out of the wall in my bedroom and shoving it in my backpack (It was early. I was in a hurry.) I dropped the connecting piece. Because I was scheduled to be in CA for 9 days, I figured I really couldn't manage to conserve my battery that long. So, I stopped in at the Verizon store and picked up a new charger.
I'll admit: this item was arguably the least needed, and I really could have done without it. Here's why I got it: I've been carrying around my phone with only the back piece of the case since January. In TN in January I dropped it (which is a frequent occurance) and the front piece popped off, never to be found again. So the front of my phone has been exposed for several months. After a couple of good face-down drops on the concrete, it was looking pretty rough and I was starting to become concerned about the performance of the touch screen. I decided I'd rather spend a preventative $20 on a new cover than eventually have to replace a busted phone. Reasonable? Maybe. Maybe not.
So after this trip to the mall that resulted in three material items I felt pretty terrible. I only have two months to go, couldn't I have held out? Well... yeah, I probably could have found a way around all three things. But on the bright side, I realized how much thought I put into those purchases, and four months ago, I wouldn't have blinked an eye at them. In fact, four months ago I probably would have come home with additional things that caught my eye while I was shopping for what I went for. The way I think about "stuff" is changing, and that's the whole point. That new view of material items and the amount of thought I put into purchasing them is not something I plan to abandon when "No More Stuff" is over in July. I want to still think just as hard about a purchase as I did last week in California.
So that's the latest "No More Stuff" update. I can't believe that I have four months down! Two months to go!
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