so, today's the last day of july which means from tomorrow onwards, i can shop again!
even though i had a slip up 2 weeks ago with a $10 purchase from Kmart and i do feel guilty about it. but overall i think i did quite well.
i was going to log onto ASOS to "find" something to buy tomorrow as a reward but that kinda defeat the purpose of my challenge.
this challenge really tested my self-regulation. according to an online character assessment quiz i took at the beginning of the year for a work team offsite, self-regulation is one of my top five attribute.
online shopping or any form of shopping is like an addiction i think. i'm not that much of an addict compared to others but i do feel that it is an addiction i can do without.
my past time used to be online shopping, browsing through internet shopping sites, looking for bargains and buying things i don't really need. buying things just because they are cheap and i also look forward to receiving them when they are delivered. it became a habit for me, a habit i can certainly do without.
after not doing any internet shopping for the past 31 days, i hope i have gotten rid of this bad habit. like any challenge, the beginning was hard but it got easier as time goes by. by the third week, the urge to do any online shopping is pretty much gone.
i will start shopping again but i will be smarter about it. i will not buy something pointlessly just because they are cheap. i think i might adopt a new approach - buy less, not more. buy quality, not quantity.
in the mean time, i shall continue with my new past time that doesn't cost me anything - blogging!
ps: i wonder how long i'll keep to my new approach?!?
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