Day One

You would think I would try to stay away from the retail world on the first day of my year-long shopping ban.

Instead, I found myself hopping between a Target and HomeGoods on day one. That’s right, the two stores that ALWAYS convince me to make purchases were exactly where I spent October 1st, 2019.

I’m sure you’re probably thinking – “why in the hell would she even walk into those stores on day one?!” But I had to return some items purchased in September at each store.

And you know what? I stayed strong. There were so many things that I picked up to admire at both stores, but I didn’t purchase any of them.

[Granted, I was very moody with my mom at both locations because she was shopping and I couldn’t.}

The best part is that I woke up on day two with ZERO buyers’ remorse. I didn’t have to feel the guilt of not putting that money towards my real bills.

And that my friends is a great feeling.