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February no-buy recap!
Mar. 3rd, 2022 01:18 pmThis was my first full month in the no-buy and it's been kind of a rollercoaster!
So now I will only sell to swap if I have something VERY specific I want to get to replace it. Something I can buy right after it sells, as I can tell now HOW much anxiety shopping (read, searching for an item in the category I want) actually gives me. I stay up later, I get nervous when things don't go to plan. So only sell to swap directly, no "sell this blouse for a red long sleeved ruffled blouse that I haven't found yet".
So all in all, very chaotic month, I'm going to work hard to make March better! Can't promise I won't sell a bunch to get some other things, but for me that's a good thing since I tend to hoard stuff I just won't wear.
The first two thirds of the month went very well, even if I sometimes checked vinted. I still enjoy browsing, but just pass the links of the things I like to people I think might like it. I know browsing can be bad on a no-buy, but I've already pruned fril and mercari from that list! I haven't bought anything off of vinted no matter the great deals that popped up, so I feel very proud either way. Good deals are my utter weakness ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_
And then I did a lil coord exchange with my friend jeunefille for items we had some trouble coordinating. At some point I became aware I basically only have peter pan collars when it comes to my white tops, so I decided to swap one of them for a square neck blouse in either white or ivory. And that's where I effed up, because I knew I wasn't gonna be able to just swap for something like this, so I sold the cutsew and... started browsing. No joke, immediately it became feverish, obsessive. I went back to the state I was in before and it felt awful. I was staying up later than I'd like looking for the perfect blouse (´-ω-`)
Luckily I noticed quickly and with the help of jeunefille I chose a blouse and that was that (ง ื▿ ื)ว
So now I will only sell to swap if I have something VERY specific I want to get to replace it. Something I can buy right after it sells, as I can tell now HOW much anxiety shopping (read, searching for an item in the category I want) actually gives me. I stay up later, I get nervous when things don't go to plan. So only sell to swap directly, no "sell this blouse for a red long sleeved ruffled blouse that I haven't found yet".
So all in all, very chaotic month, I'm going to work hard to make March better! Can't promise I won't sell a bunch to get some other things, but for me that's a good thing since I tend to hoard stuff I just won't wear.
