Day 11

I wore a new cardigan on Wednesday night (bought pre-Challenge, of course!) and, within an hour of my putting it on, my bf noticed there was a good-sized hole in the sleeve.  Grrr!  So today, I took the cardigan and the shirt to return at Gap and headed to the mall.  

First stop was Gap, and I just headed straight to the checkout counter with my return.  The girl in front of me was buying a really cute cardi, but I did my transaction and left.  The key for me is definitely to put my blinders on and ignore all clothes as much as possible.  Anthropologie next with the cardigan; I exchanged it for a non-holey one and jetted.  When I walked past J.Crew, I looked at the window displays and thought, Ha!  You're not going to get me with your over-priced clothes with stylish-sounding names.  "Jackie Cardigan" my butt!  I did buy a few things at the mall: a shower gift at Crate & Barrel and wrapping paper and blank cards at Hallmark.  Then went to Trader Joe's before heading home.  

I should confess now that there is one VERY BAD consequence of The Challenge, and that is that I feel justified in giving in to non-clothing temptations.  Starbucks, lunches out, junk food... Yuck.  At the end of this year, not only will I be poorly-dressed and out of date, but I will also be fat and STILL poor!  What to do??  I need some kind of joy in my life.  Any suggestions for something that feels like a treat but doesn't affect my wallet or waistline in a negative way?