To the Batmobile...

                            KAPOW ! !

                                            WHAM ! !

                    ZOK ! !

                                       CRASH ! !

I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of buying clothes! (Apparel Diet) It feels like a huge waste of money when a little TLC can go a long way. 

Last week I revamped one of my sons shirts and turned it into a shirt made for a little rock star. You can read about that here. 

This week I saved Batman. Yes, Gotham City, you owe me one. The caped crusader lives on... 

I used a regular Black Sharpie, but I highly recommend using the new STAINED by Sharpie. I have yet to try them out, but they have fabric ink and should hold up much better than standard Sharpies. 

[[ Hey Sharpie, I would love to try these new babies out. Hook a crafter up! *wink, wink* ]] 

Anywho-  I colored in the worn out bat signal with black then freshened up the outlines with a yellow Sharpie. Bada Bing Bada Bang Bada Batman! 

 

3.5 months, not bad

Do you remember me talking about 'The Great American Apparel Diet' a few months back? No? Here's a quick recap: 

           In my post 'Simplify' I vowed NOT to buy any new clothing for six months. TGAAD is actually intended to last for 12 months. I started out small. Baby-steps. Once I make it to my 6 month mark, I believe I will continue on for the remaining 6 months.  So this whole Apparel Diet thing sounds like an easy thing, right? It wasn't at first. It is hard to brake a habit of any kind. I am just barely over half way to my mini goal. I have not bought one single thing. Sadly, this truly amazes me. I really thought I would of had a harder time with this 'diet' because, like many of us out there, Retail Therapy is a go-to stress reliever. Plus, its fun. Instant gratification.

This diet, challenge, vow, or whatever label you want to call it as, has made me change the way I think and behave. I no longer stand in my closet, disgusted with what I own, thinking 'ah, I need a new top', or 'these jeans are just not doin' it for me, I need to get a new pair.'   NEED.   I do not NEED anything new. I do not NEED for anything, but the necessities.

I have reevaluated my belongings. I have forced myself into playing around with what I own. Accessories are key. I am even revamping a few older things here and there. Pinterest, the root to all things crafty, has a ton of ideas listed in case your brain starts to freeze up. Like mine does. Often. Too Often.

Cue instant ideas, yay!

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Care to join me? If so, come back and share your link. I would love to follow along. 

note:  winning things (like this) from blog giveaways are totally ok ;)

Simplify

I have been inspired.

 The Great American Apparel Diet

{no buying for one year}

I know that I am NOT that dedicated nor do I contain that kind of self-control to last me an entire year, like the ladies who took the Apparel Diet this past year.   

[That’s Insane!]  HOWEVER, I am going to take on my own mini variation of their Diet. Instead of no buying clothes for a whole year, I am setting a personal goal to not purchase new clothing for 6 months.  [Baby Steps, People]  I am going to allow myself the occasional Goodwill snag, but that is it.

I figure with now having a mortgage and extra bills, this is a fine time to really start limiting myself and learn more about the art of simplifying. 

Start Date: September 1, 2011 End Date March 1, 2011

So this means I need to get my shopping fix tomorrow :)

Current closet condition:

*Feel free to join me on this little journey