Day 204 - It seems like it day 2004

This has got to be one of the hardest challenges that I've done. No. Loosing weight would probably be harder and that's why I'm not doing that!

What I am starting to learn from the little exercise of no shopping, (well almost no shopping. I've had a couple of issues along the way) is what I really like to use for scrapping and what I don't. What I'm drawn to and what can go back on the shelf.

First - it's the ribbon. I love the ribbon! I love the colors, the little tiny spools, the polk-a-dot, the lace. I thought my friend Robin was a ribbon fanatic - I think I got it to. It must have been contagious. When I pass the rack of ribbon, it's like candy. With NO calories.  It's so "yummy" and makes me happy. I like to look at it, touch it. It's so cute.

Bling: What's a girl without bling? It's the icing on the cake. Just that little bit of "pop" that completes the out fit. Same with scrapping.  It's the gems, the pearls, the swirls. The girls gots to have the bling. And if there is sale bling - OMG. Got to have it.
The pinks, the purples, the crystal clear.  Every color. Any color. Never enough. In practicality, because it's being used. Want it - always.

Stamps: I'm being a stamp-a-holic. Yep. More stamps. Never enough stamps. A bucket full of stamps and a 6" binder full of them. Some "real stampers" wouldn't think I have a lot. But for me - I have a lot. And I don't use them as often as I should. But when I see them and some of them are only $1 - heck if I use it once it's worth it. It's not like a sticker, but never "goes away" and you can use it over and over and over again.   The stamp is versatile and ever lasting. So why not even more... 'cause I should be stamping more with all the stamps I have and I don't. I still reach for the easy fix; the sticker or rub on.

The urge to shop is still there. Despite the 200 days having passed by. Because it's emotional. It makes me happy. It really does. To stand there, look at all the colors, think about all the projects and layouts I could do with this and that. It really stimulates my brain. It activates it. And isn't healthy brain activity important?
You bet! So I need to shop. 
(Yeah... I probably could stimulate my brain by reading a book or doing a crossword puzzle.  But it's not nearly as much fun! And those activities don't involve ribbon.)