Reformed shopaholic? please can you give me the benefit of your advice

Anglea

Hi all

How are your payment arranged Ziggles so you manage to miss it?

I am really tired today, late call with MM and it's been a very busy week so having a knock on effect.

I've got lots to do later this week, all fiddly and unwelcome things re legal papers, in case of death letters (DS2's not mine) how awful is that - new legal requirement apparently things, then lots of other things as well to do including horror of horrors a photo is necessary of me.

Then I've got my book research to do, house, and want to lose the weight I put on over Xmas and I stopped doing yoga the beginning of December too so need to get re-started.

Want to buy some more tops as I'm discovering those that I feel good in compared to others I don't.

What has everyone else to do for the rest of January?

ziggles50

I'm the eejit who doesn't use DDs. I know but it usually works so well for me!
As for january- i'm gonna get my butt into gear and get back to zumba and bingeing less.
Not sure i like the idea of you having to consider your son'r mortality...should be the other way round- but even that kinda sucks.
Why not keen on a phot Anglea....?

Frogletina

I don't often use my credit card, but it gets pay it off in full via direct debit automatically when I have used it, usually for holidays.

I have lost in about 10 days (not great) but it is going in the right direction. Aqua class again today and 32 lengths of the pool.

Frogletina

Hi girls

What do you think of the new look forum? I have amended my settings to the stretchy setting.

I've spent my weeks spending in one day today - allowed myself £40 this week and spent over that today. Some was for library fines, forgot I hadn't returned the books in time, about 8 days late.

Tired today, might not stay up much longer

Anglea

Hi FR

I changed mine too, everything on here is running very slow today.

Since we all meet elsewhere nowadays I rarely use this site now.

What else did you buy with that money? Anything nice?

Frogletina

Anglea wrote: »

Hi FR

I changed mine too, everything on here is running very slow today.

Since we all meet elsewhere nowadays I rarely use this site now.

What else did you buy with that money? Anything nice?

The main thing I bought was from Crabtree and Evelyn, the India Hicks Island Living Hatbox - I had been looking at it for a while and it was the last day of the sale and had been reduced again. I have one of the larger bottles of the perfume but nearly finished it. I always try to decant it when I go abroad but it is not easy - the little bottle will be good to take.

Also I think it will be nice to take the hatbox away on my spa break.

Anglea

Never heard of a living hatbox .

What are you doing for your challenge this month?


I have an ongoing list for the next few months

1. grow my nails
2. finance updates, filing
3. return to pre-Xmas weight

Frogletina

Anglea wrote: »

Never heard of a living hatbox .

http://www.crabtree-evelyn.co.uk/fragrance/for-women/india-hicks-island-living-hatbox-large-gift-44672.html

Price has gone up again since I bought it

Will update my challenges when I have decided what they will be

Anglea

That's interesting Diana, like the look of that.

Rufus_the_Red

Hi! I know this subject has a very long thread, but I've just surfed in as I'm desparate for some guidance. I am a compulsive spender, shopping mostly online these days. I am blessed with a very supportive spouse, though understandably he gets exasperated with me quite frequently. He has bailed me out time and time again, only for me to spend money like water. I go through phases when I don't spend but sadly they are short-lived, then I'm at it again. I have a splurge of my wardrobe occasionally, getting it to a manageable level; the contents of which are given to charity. That gives me a feeling of euphoria getting rid of the clutter; then I begin again buying and buying, the pattern going round and round in cycles. Most of the stuff isn't worn or only worn once or twice before it is given away.
Help!