... and this is how. {i'm doing this. part ii.}

we're going to keep doing what elizabeth does. so from now on, we're referring to this no shopping thang as The Project. and event so major, it's worthy of capital letters on the blog.

first things first:

the ultimate motivation for The Project came last night when elizabeth, the woman herself, commented on my blog.
holy smokes, how'd she find me!? i almost jumped on the couch like tom cruise.

instead, i forwarded it to all my friends and tempting myself with another month of The Project.

i did just what i said i'd do last night. i went to target without making it past the shampoo aisle.

i didn't even buy so much as an extra pack of gum. just groceries and personal hygiene.

FUN!

but then the morning came.... and email upon email crept into my inbox:

west elm

sephora

one kings lane

hautelook

gilt groupe

mrs. meyers

nordstrom

redbox

old navy

{i swear i'm not responsible for subscribing to that mailing list.}

normally, i'd entertain them for a sec. a quick glance at the killer deals...

but one by one, as they came in, i unsubscribed.

yup, they call it grit.

grit [grɪt] noun: indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution

and then bestie jen sent me a message:

jen: uhhhhh..... LAMB bags on gilt today

aub: ........... spending freeze...........

jen: i need this, right?

aub: $149.... yes. this is the ultimate test.

jen: i know. i will stop talking about it.

jen: umm can i ask you one more question about the bag?

aub: yeah.

jen: grey black brown

aub: grey

jen: right?

aub: def

and just like that i was over it. but come ON. $149 for a LAMB bag. i would have done it. no questions asked.

so when i say over it... i mean "over it" as in.... i'm living vicariously through y'all this month.

and finally, to add insult to injury... i started down the road of tax prep last night and it looks like this year's return is going to be the best i've ever seen.

... by a landslide.

the plan was always to buy a new tv with tax money. but now the tv will have to wait.

this is a test.