TGAAD: New Job and Update on the Diet

In an effort to make some extra money to pay off all my bills and start saving fora new job I signed up to a mark. Rep( my mark. store).  It was very inexpensive to start up and I really enjoy their products, but the only problem is they sell clothing!

I love their clothing and in order to sell it, it would be ideal to have some to wear. Yet, I have decided to stick to my diet and add a ton of those items to my wish list for Christmas, my birthday and 11 months from now.

Besides the temptations in the mark. catalog, I think I have been doing really good so far. There are some things that I have been droooling over on Etsy and at the mall but my purse has remained shut. Like today for example, my fiance Joe and I went shopping for jeans for him. I saw sooo many items I wanted to add to my closet but I was very good. It also helped having him there for support. He also offered to buy me something, something that I really need. Well there are quite a few things that I need but the one thing I reaally need ( and want): a jean jacket.

It would figure that since he was offering to buy me something, we could not find one that was a. in his price range and b. is what I want. The one I really had in mind was at New York and Company and of course they were sold out. After check a couple other stores, nothing. Oh Well, I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.

The Great American Apparel Diet

I came across this website after reading an article from TreeHugger. I followed the link, read the rules and decided this would be a great thing for me to partake in. I have an addiction to buying even though I have plenty of clothes in my closet. I am hoping this will force me to make new outfits with what I have as well as decrease my spending habit.


I will admit that part of me joining this diet is to lower my monthly bills. I have way to much credit card debt for my age and it is infringing on my lifestyle. I don't have an extravagant lifestyle but I like to go out every so often with my friends and have a beer or two, or meet friends at the movies. My shopping habits are getting in the way of this. 

The Great American Apparel Diet is something I hope to stick to and will keep track of on my blog. If you are like me and want to decrease your dependency on clothes spending please follow the link and join!


Have a Wonderful Day!
Ali