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Monday, January 9, 2017

How I Survived One Year Without Buying New Clothes...


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Yes! You read that right! And yes I'm female!

At the start of 2012, while many people were making and announcing their resolutions I came across an article where someone had discussed doing something similar. I confess, that I don't recall reading the article in its entity, but I remember deciding that this was something I could, and would do.

I started to think about the significance and clothing, and how some people would not be caught dead in anything but the latest style and then I realized that in a sense I had been training for this period for a few years. Now don't get me wrong, I love getting new clothes just as much as the next girl, though I dislike shopping, more specifically trying on clothes at a store. But give me an internet connection, a credit card, and a few hours of free time and you'll see the damage I can do! At the moment I decided to embark on this journey I quickly ran to my cupboard and riffled through my things...