Or in other words I managed not to spend a single cent in August but ended up having a complete blow out of epic proportions in September.
At least I made up for it October by once again spending nothing.
As for last years purchases.
August's buys were mostly for my Canadian holiday The suitcase, luggage label and vanity case have been used a couple of times since then as they are the kind of items you totally need and all three will probably last me quite a few years.
The 3 quarter blue capri pants have been heavily used all year round since they became my go to walking pants. Sadly they are starting to look a little sad around the edges and weirdly they have a small bleach white mark on them so I'm going to be on the hunt for a replacement pair some time soon. I'm hoping they will last me through this summer at least.
The blue camisole top has also been well worn and should see me through another year.
As for the white skirt I worn this a couple of times in Canada but sold it once I got back as it wasn't the most flattering skirt on me.
The floral pjs have not been worn at all and have instead been sitting in my chest drawers looking all pretty and unloved. I'm still debating as to whether to wear them as they look so comfy or get rid of them because of buttons (i.e. me and button tops don't go well as they always seem to pop open no matter how big a size I get)
September's buys were all gifts to myself so as you can imagine all were used well. I am however totally in love with all things Bath and Body Works which is kind of sad and depressing as they don't do international shipping and they don't have a store here in New Zealand. I will forever be sobbing over that.
As for Octobers it was a total win all round. All three items have been worn regularly and I love them all. I'm going to be in a state of mourning when my pretty pink skirt finally bites the dust.
Now onto the big spend of 2017.
Set of Orange Bangles - $1 from Hospice Shop
I really didn't need these but at just $1 how could I resist. And look how pretty they are. Can you really blame me.
As some of you know I've mentioned my lust before for gold nail polish so when I saw this, the absolutely perfect gold colour I'd been searching for, I just had to buy it.
This skirt is so pretty and in a really lightweight cotton that once again it was a have-to-have-it buy. I now just need a top to go with it.
Nothing beats a nice casual blue skirt for the summer, especially one that is kind of swirly. Unfortunately this one has horrible polyester lining which makes it super hot and itching to wear so I'm not sure how much longer I'll get use out of it before I throw it out in a hot and sweaty fit. So disappointing.
Another thing on my want list was a summer pleat skirt, something cool and pretty and swirly which this totally is. I ummed and ah'd about this one as I usually don't spend quite so much money on a single item but as it was already down from $99.99 I was persuaded by the Other Half that it was a bargain. I'm still not sure but I do really love it. Now I just need some more occasions to wear it.
I've said before how much I love Kmart bargain buys so naturally I had to pop in when we went near one. They are, for me, one of those stores that are great for getting t-shirts and camisoles so of course I had to leave with some.
First up this v-neck in a pale pink.
And of course I had to add one in mint green to my collection.
And then finally a camisole in the babyist of blues. Because you can never have too many camisoles I say.
Of course you would think with both the above purchases and previous ones that I wouldn't need any more t-shirts, at least thats the theory. Trust me to go against the theory and buy even more.
Especially when it's a 2 for $20 deal.
I know. I may have a problem. Then again they are all in such pretty summer colours so totally justified. Right?
Having brought my pretty blush pink pleat skirt I had nothing that worked with that colour which meant a hunt for something that would work. In the end I settled on navy blue as it's such a versatile colour.
It was only natural to get the cardigan to go with the camisole so I did. And I've already worn this quite a few times so I'm pretty confident that this will be a buy that I'll get a lot of use out of.
Total spend for the month: $130. 48.
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