100 Day Challenge week 1

It’s been a week since I started my 100 day challenge and I wish I could write something along the lines of:

Resisting shopping has opened my eyes to the beauty of saving, I am calm and free from a world of consumer pressure....blah blah blah.

However that would be a giant lie.

I’m such a miserable cow. I have realised how much I rely on shopping to pick me up when I'm stressed. I’ve found this week particularly stressful but being unable to things to cheer myself up has turned me in to a little ball of rage. I wish I was joking.

However I don’t want this post to be all negative because some nice things have happened this week too. I was lucky and won a twitter competition for a pair of Linzi shoes which has made this week somewhat brighter!

BUT.. the most amazing thing has happened this week for which I am so grateful. Lots of lovely amazing girls have been wishing me good luck with the 100 days. Real people understand and care – how amazing is that. They don’t think I’m silly, they understand and that is a lovely feeling.

Some of these ladies are joining me in my 100 day no shopping quest and some of them are trying to curb their spending or cut back in other ways!

Char who has posted about the challenge HERE
Helen who has posted about it HERE
Jess who has posted about it HERE
Sophie who has posted about it HERE
Hazel
and
Kezzie

If you want to join in let me know, I would love to hear from you. Each girl has her own rules as to what is banned for the 100 days!

Thank you so much to everyone who commented and tweeted so far. Like I said I've written down everything I fancy buying and I will be blogging about the list later in the week.

I'm writing this on Tuesday night and tomorrow it is mine and my OH's 4 year anniversary, in the morning we will exchange presents ( I know what I'm getting and I can't wait to show you!) The we are going to the cinema and for a meal.
I'm really excited!


Some people have been asking me questions about what I am allowed to buy and what I’m not so I thought I would try and explain.


I can only by necessities such as food,drink, things for uni plus stamps (to write to my penpals) and batteries for my camera. Also I can buy things like toothpaste but I can’t buy anything I already have, for instance I can’t go to Lush and buy some special shower gel/soap/deodorant because I already have some plus spares at home. Does this make sense? No money on luxury treats either, so no spray tans no nail treatments nothing like that but I'm still doing things like the occasional cinema trip with my OH and if he wants to treat me to the occasional magazine who am I to complain eh?! The only other area of spending is travel but since I can’t stay in be for 100 days I think that’s understandable right?