A few days ago, it hit me that I absolutely need to stop shopping with reckless abandon.  Every single time I feel the slightest bit down, I use it as an opportunity to buy something, anything--a new dress, fancy Korean BB cream, another pair of Seychelles heels.  While the cost is certainly not an insignificant factor, what I'm really afraid of is feeding an addiction.  Shopping is fun, of course, but it's also a way for me to make myself feel better about the things in my life that aren't going the way I want them to.  I've been aware of that for a long time, but now I'm going to do something about it.

To see if I can exercise some self-control, I decided to take 90 days off of shopping.  Already, I've noticed a difference in my thinking.  Every weekend, I like to reward myself with either a couple hours of curating a Modcloth haul or a shopping trip, but since I wasn't allowed, I took my dog for a long walk at this gorgeous forest preserve near a historic grist mill.  I helped my roommate plan her wedding.  I ran errands! 

Even if it's only been three days, I love watching that number grow.  Here's a few pics with no original material.

Day 1

I wore this to visit my friend Jacque in Oak Park, which is a neighborhood I fell in love with and decided to make my home next year.  The weather is getting a little cooler, so I broke out one of my dolman-sleeved tops and layered it over a basic Gap tank.  Since the top's pretty loose, I paired it with a black mini to show off them toned, toned legs.  (I'm getting back into running.)  I had some walking to do, so on with the plimsolls, and to keep things a little interesting, I actually had on two necklaces--the longer one that's visible and a pretty branch necklace with little stone leaves.

Day 2

I'm a little bit obsessed with leather leggings, so I dug out this old pair.  I used to wear them to my Quidditch matches in college.  And since I'm very proud of my butt these days, FUCK YOU I'M WEARING LEGGINGS AS PANTS.  Besides, the top is a little on the longer side, so it's okay.  This is what I wore to take Mox on her forest preserve walk, and I couldn't figure out why some people were very friendly and others were cold.  It was the shirt.  I got it at the thrift store last year because it's cute and because I was born into an exclusively pro-Cubs family.  I'm not really a baseball fan. 

Day 3

My outfit today is extremely boring, so I had these flats on for a little while.  I adore the way they go with my minty green pedicure.