Hi My Name Is Stacie and I Am A SHOP-A-HOLIC!

Well it was bound to happen sooner than later, the realization that I, Stacie Jones, am a shopaholic! It hit me this past weekend when I went to my favorite store (BCBG) to return a shirt that I just " had to have" but this much needed shirt had been hanging in my closet for 29 days, so decide for yourself if I really had to have it! Yesterday, being the 30th day, I went to return it with the intent on just returning and walking out of the store. ( ha like that was going to happen)! So after diligently returning the shirt and hurrying to make my quick exit, something caught my eye. Standing there in the middle of the store pleading with myself ( probably looking like a nut case) to just walk out the store, I looked over and there it was. The best thing any fashionista could see, a RED BOLD sign that said additional 40% off clearance. To leave or not to leave is what I went through for the next 5 minutes. I told myself "looking" never hurt anyone, well that is the biggest misconception known to man. "Looking" is never just looking when it comes to me. I look, I want, I buy! So after sorting through the clearance rack and finding a cocktail dress that I just had to have, I made my way over to the the other lonely, not on sale, racks and decided why not try on some clothes, I mean I am only trying them on, right? So 30 minutes later and some bizarre conversations with myself ( note to self: maybe should see someone about this) I walked out of the store two dresses richer or really two dresses poorer according to my bank account. Just cancelled out my return, but at least I now have two items for the same amount as the one shirt cost, right?

So driving home, I thought to myself " Why did I just buy these dresses"? It's not like I have an event coming up that I need to have a cocktail dress for and the other dress is for summer and I can't wear it now and the damn thing wasn't even on sale! So this went on for the next 5- 1o minutes until I walked through my front door and finally decided that I deserved these dresses and at least I got a good deal on them. Well ok at least I got a good deal on one of them!

So after putting them away in my lovely, not so big closet, I started admiring all my clothes when I looked around and thought to myself " What the hell am I doing"? I started to notice a certain characteristic that all my clothes have,which is THE PRICE TAG STILL ATTACHED. I looked around my closet and I tell no lies, I have over 60 plus individual items that still have price tags on them and have never been worn. So you might be thinking, "60 items that's not so bad", well yes it wouldn't be that bad if those were the only items in my closet, but they aren't. Those are on top of the countless jeans, over 100 and something dresses, skirts tops and all the 250 (I have stopped counting) shoes that are neatly labeled, box, pollard and put away up top in my closet. I am shitting clothes here people! So to get straight to the point, I decided I needed to do something about this addiction. I contemplated returning some items, but that isn't fun for anyone and we saw how returns go for me. Then I thought I could donate but crap these are good clothes that I have yet to wear, I should at least be able to wear them once or twice before I donate them, right? So the light bulb came on and the NO SHOPPING FOR 90 DAYS idea came about! I thought this is perfect, I can start fresh and still keep the clothes I recently bought ( and yes there's a lot of them) and at least have some "new" items to wear for spring. I know this sounds harsh, shallow, materialistic and above all, for those who know me, not doable, but I am bound and determined to do this and with the support of friends, family and some heavy drinking, I know that I can. :)

No shopping for 90 days means I can't buy clothes, books, magazines, Itunes, pretty much anything that could be considered a luxury or not a necessity. I can buy food ( of course) household items like cleaning supplies, toilet paper ( you get the point) just things that are must haves. Now this might seem a little extreme to some, but I think this will be my own personal AA class not to mention giving my bank account a little vacation!

I will be blogging about this over the next three months. Feel free to join in the journey with me and take the 90 day challenge or just tune in to see what happens next!

Until next time,
Shopaholic Stacie