Mea culpa! I neglected this lovely little corner of my world for much too long… Time flew by the last few weeks and things got complicated on the way. Let’s just say that this Low Buy Summer did not go as planned. My Low Buy July July was a quiet month filled with preparations for
Shopping is so ingrained in our psyche that it seems totally normal to ask myself what six months of shopping ban and low buy have taught me. Which is ridiculous since shopping as some sort of hobby is anything but 'normal', let alone ingrained in the human psyche. Competition — yes. The urge to outdo
I had a busy week, so here comes my Low Buy June recap in early July. I officially made it through half a year of conscious consumption and thrifty spending — yay and hooray! 🙂 The main thing is that in this low buy challenge I've found my way back from wasting my precious time
Mementos, memorabilia, sentimental stuff — we all got it. And sometimes it’s hard — maybe even impossible — to let go. Growing up with grandparents who were the embodiment of the postwar generation’s “Let’s keep that just in case”, I know the drama. There’s the “just in case” factor that still weighs heavily on me,
(Deutsche Version) So this month was not as quiet as I expected it to be. Living and ‘shopping’ under total lockdown until mid-month brought excellent results — I ordered two books online and, apart from that, all I/we bought were groceries and toiletries. Hence, my Low Buy April had huge potential. But spending so much
Without organizing strategies that work with your ADD, life is not what it can be, should be, or what you are capable of. —Kolberg/Nadeau ADD-friendly Ways to Organize your Life Dr. Kathleen Nadeau is an expert on ADD, and Judith Kolberg is an expert in organizing. Together, they created a safe haven for the chaotic
Well, that escalated quickly… Who would’ve thought on March 1 that we end the month cooped up in our homes because of a global pandemic? Shops closed on March 16, with only grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies, gas stations, and suppliers of vital importance remaining open. Until then, I spent more than enough money, but
It’s quarantine day 7 today. I’ve been working from home since Tuesday, this will last until April 13, at least. I’m used to working from home and prefer it to most other ways of work (like office life), so this is not a problem for me. If I need something, I can call my co-workers
As I stated in my last post regarding my February low buy update, I bought a Traveler’s Notebook Japan to use as my new main Bullet Journal and Notebook system. There are two main reasons. For one, it’s a question of size and format. While I love my Dingbats Bullet Journal regarding paper quality, design,
Another month has passed and I’m still going strong most of the time. I have to admit that it’s not that easy all the time. It's not that I feel dread and despair because I’m not 'allowed' to shop. Rather, I have to reflect on every little thing I plan to buy. Some purchases are