Sticking with what I got for 1 year: April 2010

Day 56

My mom and I just came back from a 5 day trip to San Francisco. I had a conference for work (I'm super spoiled) and my mom came along to keep my company. We had a little bit of down time during the conference, so naturally my mom and I walked around Union Square. The area was saturated with an eclectic mix of clothing stores. Foolishly, I suggested we enter a few of them just to "look" at things. I surprised myself with how well I managed to not want to purchas anything. However, my mom generously offered to buy me something for my birthday (which was a month away). So reluctantly (or not), I found one dress I believed to be versatile, both for work and for casual wear. I made sure that whatever it was my mom was buying me for my birthday was something I could really get a lot of use out of since I haven't had anything new in almost 2 months.

So with dignity and pride (and hopefully maintaing some integrity to my project) I chose this dress that my mom got for me as an early birthday present:

Day 42

This past weekend, Liv and I visited Jenn in DC for our annual "Asian Invasion". The weekend was jam packed with events Jenn so thoughtfully prepared for us. Among the many surprises Jenn had in store, she took us to Anthropologie for a mini shopping spree. She had found a $100 gift card on the streets of DC and feverishly attempted to find its owner (which those who know Jenn at all know that her heart is made of gold and of course would search for the owner instead of pocketing the money right away): calling the store to see if they knew who purchased the gift card and even googling who the card was made out to. After her long conduct search, she came up empty handed. The generous soul that she is decided to split the $100 with Liv and I, and allow each of us to spend about $30 in the store. At first, I was absolutely tempted to purchase a shirt or some sort of article of clothing (this was partially agreed upon by Jenn and Liv...the 2 other girls participating in the no new clothes project) since it wasn't technically our money to spend. However, I have never been to an Anthropologie before and quickly I came to learn that it is quite impossible to buy any clothes for less than $50. The whole store seemed like a giant gimic anyway, but I totally fell for it. I don't think I'll ever be able to come to terms with ever letting go of $50 in exchange for a shirt made from China.

In the end, the outrageous prices at Anthropologie was a blessing in disguise. My $30 limit most certainly made me stick to buying non-clothing items and stay true to my project. I got sweet coasters, a hair clip, and this sweet G that is now located above my bed:

Jenn, thanks for the awesome weekend (and shopping spree)!

Day 37

Time to bust out my summer clothes. Man, is it hot outside. Hopefully I still fit into last year's summer clothes...cause I'm stickin with what I got and not buying any new summer clothes!

Day 32

Wooo 1 month!

Addison's mom told me she would teach me how to sew my own sundress.