The Completely Crazy 2015 Clothes Challenge

Rowan_moon

somerandom wrote: »

I've been sorting through my stuff and saw that my favourite boots & fit flops had both died :-(. I managed to get the exact same boots for half price and the replacement fit flops were £15.00 off. Between the two of them they are basically what I will wear on my feet for most of the year but it's a huge dent to my budget - in fact I've got less than £30 for the rest of the year and it's only 6 weeks in :eek: I wasn't expecting to have to replace footwear when I set such a low budget but when i think about it - I didn't HAVE to replace them - I could have made do with the other footwear I have. Oh well - I've made my choice - let's see how far I get with the remaining budget...

If that's what you will mainly wear all year, and you love them AND got some money off it was probably money well spent.

Rowan_moon

I can't wait for spring so I can pack away some winter stuff and see some clothes I've not seen for a while. It will feel like having new clothes :-)

somerandom

Thanks Rowan - that's what I thought when I was buying them - it was only afterwards that I started to think - OMG I've spent over half of my budget !!! When I started this challenge it was mostly about trying to control myself in Charity Shops & that aspect is going well.

I know how you feel about the Spring / Summer clothes. Mine will be getting an early airing - I'm having a "Cuba" party in a couple of weeks & I'm asking everyone to wear their summer clothes & pretend we're on holiday - I'm going to put the heating up high for the night, play Latin music & serve mojitos - really looking forward to wearing one of my summer dresses :j

Gem-gem

Went to my favourite shop to buy a new blouse with corn flowers on but alas they didn't have my size and there was none in the warehouse :0(
I first saw it in the new year but didn't get it as I wanted wait to see if I really wanted it.

somerandom

Well my replacement boots & fit flops arrived and I'm very pleased with them (the fit flops are even nicer than my old pair) so I feel that I did the right thing buying them. I guess part of the process of this challenge is working out what good and bad buys are for you. These were definitely good buys.

Rowan_moon

Somerandom your feet will be happy and thanking you all year

I've had a little spend today - couldn't help looking in the charity shop and got a grey Jeager linen top for £3.75. I'm thinking 'capsule wardrobe' and that grey will be my neutral colour, probably accented with soft greens, blues and lavender.

Gem-gem

Put on a pair of cargo trousers and a sporty cardigan that didn't fit last year - great to have some of my wardrobe back. When I get back from holiday- need to lose more weight - another 3/4 of a stone and I will be able to access more of my wardrobe - it will be like having a new wardrobe!! Mind you some other clothes will become too loose. Has anyone else managed to get into old clothes?

Gem-gem

somerandom wrote: »

Well my replacement boots & fit flops arrived and I'm very pleased with them (the fit flops are even nicer than my old pair) so I feel that I did the right thing buying them. I guess part of the process of this challenge is working out what good and bad buys are for you. These were definitely good buys.

Nice to hear that you have had a successful couple of purchases. It is always very satisfying when you find a replacement that you are happy with.

Rowan_moon

Gem-gem wrote: »

Put on a pair of cargo trousers and a sporty cardigan that didn't fit last year - great to have some of my wardrobe back. When I get back from holiday- need to lose more weight - another 3/4 of a stone and I will be able to access more of my wardrobe - it will be like having a new wardrobe!! Mind you some other clothes will become too loose. Has anyone else managed to get into old clothes?

Well done you! I'm not quite there yet but started the 5:2 diet last week so hoping by summer that everything will fit better.

somerandom

Gem-gem wrote: »

Put on a pair of cargo trousers and a sporty cardigan that didn't fit last year - great to have some of my wardrobe back. When I get back from holiday- need to lose more weight - another 3/4 of a stone and I will be able to access more of my wardrobe - it will be like having a new wardrobe!! Mind you some other clothes will become too loose. Has anyone else managed to get into old clothes?

Hi Gem-Gem - I successfully lost a lot of weight a couple of years ago using a hypnotherapy app. I remember what a nice feeling it was when I fitted into everything in the wardrobe. Then I carried on losing and ended up having to buy a complete new wardrobe, luckily I sourced most things through Charity Shops. Two years on I've kept the weight off but only now have slowed down on the CS buying thanks to this thread.