Hi! Just a quick question - I am curious to know how many of you are decluttering a little bit during your no-buy challenge period? How has that felt? Would anyone be interested in doing a community "decluttering session" together, where we all log on at a set time and declutter together for additional accountability/be able to chat together? I like to ask that because I really see decluttering and becoming an intentional shopper / buying less STUFF as two sides of the same coin. If you don't do both, you aren't going to get the sustainable, meaningful life change. What questions do you have that I can help with?

One of my biggest challenges is feeling like I need something new for every event I go to whether it’s a night out with friends where I feel like I need a new top or a 50th birthday party that I feel like I need a new dress for. I have so many things within my closet that fit the need for all of these different things. For example, my sister-in-law is throwing a 50th birthday party for herself and I was thinking that if I stuck to my no-buy January, then I would make a planned purchase for this event. In my head, I’m thinking well this is different because it’s planned and it is thoughtful. So I was looking at all these dresses and they were really cute and I would certainly like them, but then I thought I have two sequin dresses in my closet that I bought for no particular reason, other than I liked them and I thought I want them for this life that I don’t really live (there aren’t many opportunities as a mom of two, to wear sequin dresses to). So, I tried on the two dresses and I am going to pick one of those to wear and not buy anything new. A lot of this is mental work for me. I grew up very heavy and clothes did not fit the way that they fit other girls my age. Shopping for a prom dress was literally a nightmare, and I would just cry. Since I’ve lost weight, I’ve been able to dress the way I always wanted to and I get lots and lots of compliments on it. So I think that I feel this pressure to always have something cute and new, because it is sort of a reputation that I have and I love it. But, the benefit of having so much in my closet is that I can put things together in different ways that feel like they are still me but also new. So that is what I am working on. If you’ve read this far, thank you! This was more of a diary/stream of consciousness to help me get this out.

Good morning! If you are new to the group, please make a post and introduce yourself! Tell us about you and what your reasons for wanting to do a no/low buy are! :)