Outside of finally making out with George Clooney (why can't the universe just get on board with this one already?) and trying to remember to wear deoderant every day, my New Years Resolution list "2011 Edition" is pretty slim pickins. I can't think of anything. That's how awesome I am I guess --> no room for improvement outside of the whole "forgets to wear deoderant and then smells bad" thing. But I have this idea (that I really like). I think I'm going to try to buy Nothing New in 2011.
Obviously groceries, tooth brushes, and toilet paper are exceptions. But nothing else. No new clothes, no dollar bin crap treasures from Target, just... nothing new. Like if I can't stop dreaming, drooling over, and fantasizing about Pottery Barn's Mum Garden bedroom set (wouldn't it be so pathetic if this was all I could think about ever since I saw it? What a loser I would be then.), well... I guess I would just have to wait for my May birthday and hope some generous soul gifts me with it, or that I stumble upon a mysteriously donated set at the thrift store. Because I ain't buyin it new! (Not even on credit, not even if I really, reallllllly want to.) And I do. Can you blame me?
I'm thinking, "I can do this!" "It'll be a challenge." "But it'll be fun (right?)!"
Whatever. All I know is we need to get our credit card debt under control. We need to build up our savings. We need to minimize the crap treasures in our house. And we're moving in like 7 months, so we need to get these things done sooner than later. Nothing New sounds like the plan to help us get there.
I'm a little scared. What do you think? What are your New Years Resolutions? Maybe I'll do one of yours instead!
-Lindsey
