I am not a writer or a blogger (well I guess I am a blogger and a writer technically, since I am writing this blog) but this is not what I do normally, this is my first attempt at writing anything. I have never enjoyed writing, and all that goes with it, proper grammar,sentence formatting, etc. I skated thru high school English classes with C's. I was more of an artsy creative type, I enjoy making jewelry and art work, not literary papers. But, every now and then something comes to you, an idea of sorts, a vision (OK so maybe that's a stretch), a desire to do something great, a challenge! And that is exactly what happened to me on the afternoon of Tuesday Aug 5th .... Oh and to get back to the part about me not being a blogger or writer, the point of telling you all that is, I have no idea if I am doing this "blog" correctly, I am not sure of the "rules", are there rules?......
I don't know. Are my sentences right? Am I using run on sentences, am I placing periods, commas, semi colons in the proper manner? did I use the words "proper manner" just a sentence ago, correctly? I have no clue and to be honest, I don't really care.. this blog is me documenting my idea.. now about my idea.. I work full time, I have a good job, I make pretty good money, I live in a nice home and drive a new car, I want for nearly nothing, but money is always an issue for me. Its not that I don't have enough money to survive, I even get to take nice vacations and buy nice things, my issue with money, is I spend way to much of it. So I was looking at my credit card statements and I just thought to myself, why do I keep doing this, why do I spend money on stuff I don't really need. What is wrong with me?? and this idea came to me (the one I mentioned a few sentences ago) why don't I see how long I can go with out buying stuff, I have so much stuff already; clothes, makeup, shoes, hair products, bath salts, lotions, hair ties and bobby pins, perfume, powders, nail polish, jewelry, coats and boots, socks and pajamas, crafting items and picture frames, oh my the list is never ending... I have tons of STUFF! I love my stuff and I don't want to give my stuff away (although I did part with a lot of stuff a few months ago in a yard sale) I just don't want any more stuff and now I want to see how long I can go with out buying new stuff. I really put a lot of thought into my challenge. I want to not only use the stuff I have for daily use, but I want to re purpose and use my stuff for gifts for Christmas and birthdays, I want to live off of my closets. Closets at my house are the places where stuff goes to live. The Pantry Closet has tons of food items (all good stuff) that needs used, the Linen Closet has all my nail polishes, lotions, hair products, powders, perfumes, etc. The Master Bedroom Closet has enough clothes to cloth several large villages, families, etc. The Closet in my craft room holds enough random items (beads, glitter, glue, greeting cards, silk flowers, scrap book paper, photo albums, frames, spray paint, makers, stamps, ink, etc) that I should easily be able to create gifts for everyone as well as make any thing I could want...I am going to Live Off the Closet for as long as I can. My goal is 1 yr, I know in certain area, this may be impossible. I am not going to walk around with dirty hair next April because I ran out of shampoo, or go with out feminine products because the closet is empty, and as much as I need to lose weight, not eating is just not an option. So I will do what I can with what I have and buy what I absolutely must have but for luxury/splurge items, 1 yr is the goal. I am psyched about it and think I will do well. I am a mental person, as long as I feel good about something in my head, then I usually succeed. I have to be in a good head space. The actual challenge starts on Monday, Aug 10th. I don't plan on running out this weekend and purchasing a whole bunch of stuff, but I am the type of person who just does better when I start something at the beginning of the week. I also will be starting a weight loss journey/ challenge on Monday Aug 10th as well, so it makes sense to start both at the same time (well in my head it makes sense) There are still some "rules" I want to figure out about this challenge. I don't want this to be a challenge about living off the land or turn into one of those amazing people who make everything they use (clothes, food, necessities,shelter, etc) I don't want to stop enjoying my life, I just want to simplify. I still plan on "buying" some stuff. I just have to figure out all of the rules, I will give myself until day 1 to do that. I plan on blogging each adventure and keep updates, that should make it fun as well as keep me accountable. :)
I don't know. Are my sentences right? Am I using run on sentences, am I placing periods, commas, semi colons in the proper manner? did I use the words "proper manner" just a sentence ago, correctly? I have no clue and to be honest, I don't really care.. this blog is me documenting my idea.. now about my idea.. I work full time, I have a good job, I make pretty good money, I live in a nice home and drive a new car, I want for nearly nothing, but money is always an issue for me. Its not that I don't have enough money to survive, I even get to take nice vacations and buy nice things, my issue with money, is I spend way to much of it. So I was looking at my credit card statements and I just thought to myself, why do I keep doing this, why do I spend money on stuff I don't really need. What is wrong with me?? and this idea came to me (the one I mentioned a few sentences ago) why don't I see how long I can go with out buying stuff, I have so much stuff already; clothes, makeup, shoes, hair products, bath salts, lotions, hair ties and bobby pins, perfume, powders, nail polish, jewelry, coats and boots, socks and pajamas, crafting items and picture frames, oh my the list is never ending... I have tons of STUFF! I love my stuff and I don't want to give my stuff away (although I did part with a lot of stuff a few months ago in a yard sale) I just don't want any more stuff and now I want to see how long I can go with out buying new stuff. I really put a lot of thought into my challenge. I want to not only use the stuff I have for daily use, but I want to re purpose and use my stuff for gifts for Christmas and birthdays, I want to live off of my closets. Closets at my house are the places where stuff goes to live. The Pantry Closet has tons of food items (all good stuff) that needs used, the Linen Closet has all my nail polishes, lotions, hair products, powders, perfumes, etc. The Master Bedroom Closet has enough clothes to cloth several large villages, families, etc. The Closet in my craft room holds enough random items (beads, glitter, glue, greeting cards, silk flowers, scrap book paper, photo albums, frames, spray paint, makers, stamps, ink, etc) that I should easily be able to create gifts for everyone as well as make any thing I could want...I am going to Live Off the Closet for as long as I can. My goal is 1 yr, I know in certain area, this may be impossible. I am not going to walk around with dirty hair next April because I ran out of shampoo, or go with out feminine products because the closet is empty, and as much as I need to lose weight, not eating is just not an option. So I will do what I can with what I have and buy what I absolutely must have but for luxury/splurge items, 1 yr is the goal. I am psyched about it and think I will do well. I am a mental person, as long as I feel good about something in my head, then I usually succeed. I have to be in a good head space. The actual challenge starts on Monday, Aug 10th. I don't plan on running out this weekend and purchasing a whole bunch of stuff, but I am the type of person who just does better when I start something at the beginning of the week. I also will be starting a weight loss journey/ challenge on Monday Aug 10th as well, so it makes sense to start both at the same time (well in my head it makes sense) There are still some "rules" I want to figure out about this challenge. I don't want this to be a challenge about living off the land or turn into one of those amazing people who make everything they use (clothes, food, necessities,shelter, etc) I don't want to stop enjoying my life, I just want to simplify. I still plan on "buying" some stuff. I just have to figure out all of the rules, I will give myself until day 1 to do that. I plan on blogging each adventure and keep updates, that should make it fun as well as keep me accountable. :)
Ill let you know some of the rules once I figure them out.
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