Well as January 2014 comes to an end, I'm forced to look at the month to see how I did in compare to my goals for 2014. Let me start off by saying I was a complete failure with my no buy for the month. However, with failure comes the chance to redeem yourself and get back on the wagon.
For the month of January, I added 7 items out of 15 items that I'm allowing for the year of 2014 in terms of makeup. So I'm not off to a great start by all means and I just have alot of learning and habit breaking that needs to happen for me to reach this goal. I am keeping track of all my purchases on a sheet of paper by my desktop.
Purchases for Jan. 2014 included:
Makeup Forever Lipstick in no 35 (Sephora)
Burberry Eyeshadow in Pale Barley (bought off Ebay)
Burberry Eyeshadow in Porcelin (Nordstrom)
Burberry Lipstick in Rosewood (Nordstrom)
Wet N Wild eyeshadow in Burlee (Walmart)
Mally TSV (QVC)
Mally Liquid lipstick in Orchid (QVC)
As you can see I broke my no buying for QVC but only two items is not bad at all, considering how much I usually would impulse buy from them.
Some items I bought that I didn't put toward my beauty list were Kenra Professionals Haircare items, Josie Maran Argan Milk and NYX Butter Lip Balms. I also purchased Its a 10 with Keratin and Jack Black Lip Balm. The reason I didn't count these in my makeout 2014 list is because they are used to help my skin, hair and lips. These are three areas I strive to keep nourished and healthy.
So how did you do in your monthly goals? I am alittle disappointed that I didn't have more control to say no to the beauty items but You live and learn right?
For February, I will continue to strive to do a no buy as well as no credit card use. My ultimate goal for Feb. 2014 is to add NO beauty items to my makeout 2014 list. Think I can do it with my track record so far? It will be a challenge and since Feb. only has 28 days, I'm hoping I can do it.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Day two of the new me
So far I have been tempted to purchase items but so far I have with stood the temptation. I did however pick up two clothing items at Costco, The first item were some yoga pants. I bought them because they came in short. Being only 5'2 and 3/4 I have a hard time finding yoga pants that don't trail the floor because they are 3" to long. They were $17.99 and will get lots of wear. The second item is a mint green sweater from Rachael Zoe. I bought it because it was cute and stylish and living in Wisconsin, it is always nice to have nice casual sweaters for our cold and snowy days. It was $19.99. So overall I only bought two items today, none where beauty related.
Today was also my day to pick my 5 items for. My 6 month pan project. I actually picked 6 items to hopefully use and finish. I will be posting them tomorrow with a couple details on each of them. They are mostly face products and one lip product. I did not choose any eye shadows because I usually switch between eye colors and didn't want to be tied down to just certain colors. I always use eye shadow so it wasn't on my list to use up/hit pan on them.
As far as my QVC 12 month ban, it is going strong, My last purchase was December 6th and it was a spinning cosmetic container from Lori Greiner. I actually added my purchases from 2013 and it was a number than made me ill. Today is gem day and well I can't afford anything of what they are selling. I'm thankful I bought jewelry when it was affordable. The days of owning nice high end gemstones is in the past.
My temptation today was a 31 utility bin to keep my empties in but with shipping and tax it would have been almost 38.00. Just to much for me right and no available cash. So it will be going on a list to maybe purchase when the extra money is around. No credit card use allowed.
Well I hope you all are having an enjoyable day. Thank you for stopping by. Please follow me on Instagram SemperFiBeauty and on twitter @valeriegarbo
Big hugs from my screen to your's
Valerie
Today was also my day to pick my 5 items for. My 6 month pan project. I actually picked 6 items to hopefully use and finish. I will be posting them tomorrow with a couple details on each of them. They are mostly face products and one lip product. I did not choose any eye shadows because I usually switch between eye colors and didn't want to be tied down to just certain colors. I always use eye shadow so it wasn't on my list to use up/hit pan on them.
As far as my QVC 12 month ban, it is going strong, My last purchase was December 6th and it was a spinning cosmetic container from Lori Greiner. I actually added my purchases from 2013 and it was a number than made me ill. Today is gem day and well I can't afford anything of what they are selling. I'm thankful I bought jewelry when it was affordable. The days of owning nice high end gemstones is in the past.
My temptation today was a 31 utility bin to keep my empties in but with shipping and tax it would have been almost 38.00. Just to much for me right and no available cash. So it will be going on a list to maybe purchase when the extra money is around. No credit card use allowed.
Well I hope you all are having an enjoyable day. Thank you for stopping by. Please follow me on Instagram SemperFiBeauty and on twitter @valeriegarbo
Big hugs from my screen to your's
Valerie
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had a fun and safe night bring in 2014. As I start 2014, I am trying to change how I go about spending money on cosmetics. I went alittle overboard in 2013, buying the latest product and really just buying way more than I truly need. So for 2014, I'm going to be doing a project pan as well as a makeout for the year. Since I'm not a very disciplined person and easily tempted, this will be a large undertaking but I'm determined to make it stick.
For my project pan, I'm going to choose 5 products that I either want to be done with or hit pan by June 2014 and then the last six months of 2014 I will pick another 5 products. My over all goal here is to use up what I have before I buy more.
For my makeout 2014, I will be limiting my purchases to 15 products for the calendar year of 2014. Starting today, Jan 1. until Dec. 30, I will make it my goal to stick to this makeout 2014. My over all goal with this is to once again limit my purchases and use what I have and love.
So I ask myself, how am I going to make this happen? Well for starters, I'm unsubscribing to all beauty company emails. I am easily swayed by a sale. I also will be searching/researching via the internet for dupes of items that I really like. By doing this I hope to achieve my goal of using up my products.
My final goal for 2014 is to not buy one single thing from QVC. I have been so horrible about impulse buying, which is what their goal is to the consumer, that I spend money and then turn around and spend money to return it because I either didn't like it or I have buyer's remorse. So to end this vicious cycle, I am making it my goal to not purchase a single item from QVC.
To go along with my impulse spending issue. I'm making it a point to not buy anything on my ipad. If I want to order something from the internet. I must get up and go to the desktop, use Mr. Rebates and also search for coupons. I hope this helps to break my cycle of impulse buying by interrupting the process by moving to another area of the house.
So those are my goals for 2014 in terms of helping me curb my hoarding of makeup and impulse spending.
What are your goals/resolutions for this New Year?
I thank you for checking out my blog. If you would like to keep up with me in the social word, please follow me on instagram SemperFiBeauty and on twitter @ValerieGarbo
I wish you all a happy and exciting 2014.
For my project pan, I'm going to choose 5 products that I either want to be done with or hit pan by June 2014 and then the last six months of 2014 I will pick another 5 products. My over all goal here is to use up what I have before I buy more.
For my makeout 2014, I will be limiting my purchases to 15 products for the calendar year of 2014. Starting today, Jan 1. until Dec. 30, I will make it my goal to stick to this makeout 2014. My over all goal with this is to once again limit my purchases and use what I have and love.
So I ask myself, how am I going to make this happen? Well for starters, I'm unsubscribing to all beauty company emails. I am easily swayed by a sale. I also will be searching/researching via the internet for dupes of items that I really like. By doing this I hope to achieve my goal of using up my products.
My final goal for 2014 is to not buy one single thing from QVC. I have been so horrible about impulse buying, which is what their goal is to the consumer, that I spend money and then turn around and spend money to return it because I either didn't like it or I have buyer's remorse. So to end this vicious cycle, I am making it my goal to not purchase a single item from QVC.
To go along with my impulse spending issue. I'm making it a point to not buy anything on my ipad. If I want to order something from the internet. I must get up and go to the desktop, use Mr. Rebates and also search for coupons. I hope this helps to break my cycle of impulse buying by interrupting the process by moving to another area of the house.
So those are my goals for 2014 in terms of helping me curb my hoarding of makeup and impulse spending.
What are your goals/resolutions for this New Year?
I thank you for checking out my blog. If you would like to keep up with me in the social word, please follow me on instagram SemperFiBeauty and on twitter @ValerieGarbo
I wish you all a happy and exciting 2014.
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