I was at a training for work today sitting with a friend and talking about this blog. She asked if my weight stayed pretty consistent, and I said that it did. Rule number 1, of no particular order, was born. What are the rest of the rules? Well, it’s like this:
I love this skirt. JCrew, circa 2001.
1. See above–gaining or losing weight will not be cause to buy clothes.
2. No new clothes, shoes, or handbags for me.
3. No requesting gifts of same–and the people who know me best and also buy me gifts will know that those three categories are off limits.
4. If a critical item becomes lost or irreparably damaged, it can be replaced with used clothing of as similar as possible style, color, and quality at the minimum possible cost.
5. Borrowing and trading is allowed–I’ll be hosting a clothes swap & pot luck sometime, I’m sure.
6. I’m not sure what to do about accessories. I don’t really buy many of them anyway, but should they, too, be off limits?
That’s pretty much it. What do you think? Could you do it? Already I notice subtle changes in my thinking. For example, a woman came into the training I was in today wearing a green shirt that I really liked. Right away, I put it out of my mind because there was no real point in thinking more about it. But some corner of my mind began to panic. On the way home, I thought about the recent trend toward “boyfriend jeans”–boxy, boy cut jeans worn faded, belted, raggedy, and rolled. Since I don’t already have some, I guess I won’t be following this one. And the harem pants I saw three years ago in India that are now in fashion magazines will not be mine, either!
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