My mom and I have a lot of fun shopping together. We both love going to consignment shops and little boutiques over bigger department shops/mall stores. However, she also encourages me to buy things that I don't really need because they're cute, they're inexpensive, or...whatever reason. And I do buy them. So I have all this stuff that I'm sort of 'ok' about, but because I've purchased this on a shopping trip with my mom, they have sentimental value. So I may have to be either firmer with my mom on these potential shopping trips or just...I dunno. Not buy things.
What do other people do about this sort of things? Items acquired while spending time with friends/loved one? I'm trying to get better about only buying things that I REALLY, REALLY want - for example, today I found a mint-condition, illustrated copy of Howard Pyle's 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' for $5. I am a huge Robin Hood fan and I don't think I read this one...or if I did, it wasn't the illustrated version. And for $5 it had to be mine. I love it!
Unlike the very lovely, but totally not me zippered cardigan that we bought from a consignment shop in Michigan. It's lovely, but I always struggle to figure out how/when to wear it, so I think I'd rather consign it so someone else who might love it can have it and wear it.
I spent another 2 hours working on my room and it's almost there! I got rid of 2 bags of underwear that was just worn and I might...MIGHT be able to get rid of/move one of my plastic drawer sets! Hooray!! I still have a bunch of laundry though and I'm not entirely sure what to do with what need to be put away, but I think I can make room. Or, once I'm sure that I can stay for another year, I can then go through things again. Maybe. I now have two and a half grocery bags of clothes to consign. I still have to work on the top of my bureau, but that's not 'clothes', now is it? :)
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