No, it wasn't a fabulous pair of Louboutins, or a great new cardi from J.Crew. Instead it was a $6 YWCA t-shirt. I sit on the board of directors, and it is a worthy cause, but what I find a little bit scary is that it didn't dawn on me that I was cheating on my plan until I got the email that the shirts were in and ready for pick up. OOPS! I felt a little bit guilty and a little bit disappointed in myself when I realized what I had done. Being a perfectionist, I came into this challenge fully prepared to succeed without any errors. Now that perfection is out of the way (ha!) I am thinking ahead to the next 10 months. In the grand scheme, $6 and one shirt is pretty minimal, but I don't want to make slip-ups a habit. Hopefully this will be the only post with that label!
On another note, Anthro sent me a nice birthday card with a coupon for 10 or 15% (I can't remember which) off my entire purchase at one of their stores this month. I look forward to their cute birthday wishes every year. They have such creative ideas. This time around it was a cream necklace with a little birthday candle bead on it. Sadly, the candle broke in several places in the mail, but it's the thought that counts. I decided to pay it forward and give the coupon to a friend who was headed to the Cities, just in case she made it to an Anthro store. I may not be shopping this year, but it doesn't mean I don't look fondly over the pretty pages of the latest Anthro catelog, gathering ideas for next July!
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