Oh wow I'm already behind on my weekly wind-downs.
Though to be fair not a lot has actually happened.
part time napper, perpetual snacker, full time super-hero.
Oh wow I'm already behind on my weekly wind-downs.
Though to be fair not a lot has actually happened.
In the spirit of my 'sort of low buy, barely no buy' 2021 I've been reviewing 2020 as a benchmark.
Interestingly, I bought 68 items across the year (this includes socks, hats, gloves etc).
The total was £1220.38 - though at the time of writing I have just purchased a new coat that I may or may not end up keeping.
That leaves a total of around £100 a month on clothes.
I've decided that across 2021 I will allow £40 per month for new clothes and I have to have a two week waiting period prior to purchase. Planning yo. I'm hoping that I won't need to do this.
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My beauty spend has been a bit more.... well a bit more.
I don't feel proud of myself here.
£2200. That's £180ish.
I need to bring that right down so I'm putting a hardcore spending limit on that.
£30 for beauty.
£20 for hair.
I've divided these sections down as hair needs to include haircuts and other tools and I'm interested how they compare and contrast.
same rules apply with regard to wish lists.
Sigh. Here we go.
| Grown Alchemist | Lip balm | Vanilla | £15 |
| Alberto Balsam | Coconut and Lychee Conditioner | £1 | Sainsburys |
| Dr Lipp | Miracle Balm | £12 | ASOS |
| Glossier | Priming Moisturiser | £18 | Glossier |
| Dove | Dove Summer Revived Lotion | £7.79 | Amazon |
| Leganza | Colouring Conditioner | Rubious Red | £5 | Amazon |
| L'oreal | True Match Foundation | 1N | £7.94 | Amazon |
| Neutrogena | Hydro Boost Gel Cream | 50ml | £6.99 | Amazon |
| Revlon | Kiss Cushion Lip Tint | Fancy Rose | £5.81 | Amazon |
| Schwarzkopf | Live Ultra Bright | Pillar Box Red | £5 | Amazon |
| The Body Shop | Camomile Cleansing Balm | £11 | The Body Shop |
| Cerave | Hydrating moisturising cream | 50ml | £5 | ASOS |
£100.43
most years I write a summary post that is a celebration of the year that has past. but I've sort of abandoned that in the same way that my weekly wind-downs wound down into a nothingness.
I have no idea how to concisely summarise the last 12 months and the events therein. I don't know how to explain to those who are also experiencing the exact same series of events (perhaps in a slightly different way) that these series of events suck, without it sounding like I'm throwing a pity party.
2020 has officially sucked balls. in the formal sense.
I don't think I've truly processed the implications of this year and how our lives will continue to be affected well into 2021. I just don't understand. Obviously I understand this situation in a literal sense, but in any other sense things don't fully compute.
so I have lost count.
november has been quite the month hasn't it?
we're locked down (or are we) and just generally struggling to entertain ourselves through some rougher weather.
air of expectancy. silence.
my walk this morning was misty, gloomy and quiet. peaceful would be the wrong word, still is more appropriate.
it's almost as if the world is waiting for something. watching.
we are all hanging on to a precipice, hoping.