New Year's Resolution Part 3

Day 3 of my New Year’s resolutions posts.

I’m going to be brutally honest here. I, Aleta Kaylee Sheffield, am an impulsive buyer. I am willing to admit that I am a bit of a shopping addict. I have a problem. 

When I am feeling discontent with life, I often find myself trying to fill the void with things. 

A recent event: On Christmas…Y’all, I had been given so incredibly much. I am so very blessed. I honestly could not even think of things that I wanted/needed leading up to Christmas. I typically buy whatever I want or need as it comes. My sister, God bless her, gave me a cute card with money in it as my big present. The card read: “I was going to buy you a dress from Torrid…but honestly, everything looked familiar, as you basically own the whole store. So, I’m giving you money to buy yourself something.”

Y’all, Torrid is my downfall. I love that store. And she’s right, I do basically own the whole store. It’s gotten a bit out of hand. I can easily blow $200 without batting an eye. 

Despite the fact that I’d been given so very much at Christmas, I’d been plagued with the end of Christmas blues…so you know what I did? I spent the money Rheba had given me at Torrid online (3 dresses, and a pair of jeans later). To boot, I bought myself a 10-disc Garth Brooks set, 2 other CDs, and 3 pairs of shoes. All because I was feeling blue. Emotional shopper, I am.

The thing is…Rationally, I know that these things will not help my mood. I am the key to my own happiness. 

I often find myself justifying my purchases. Thinking things like “Well, at least I’ll be cute,” or “I need a reward for having such a rough week.” But the reality is…I have filled my closet, I have taken over half of Rheba’s closet, and have some things stuffed in my mom’s closet. Not to mention an over-stuffed, huge dresser.

So, all of this being said…I am going to try my hardest to not put as much emphasis on material things this year. And I am going to TRY to not buy for myself in the upcoming month or so.
I’m not going to lie…this one scares the bejeezus out of me. But I’m going to try really hard.

I’m interested, what are your New Year’s resolutions? Whatever they are, I hope that you’re successful in fulfilling them.