This is blog designed to be a motivational crutch by dint of year long experiment with myself. It is also an escape and a space for me to do something which I love, but don't do half enough, and that is write. On all these fronts this is an exercise in building willpower and personal strength.
I am a girl who loves things. Lots of things, shiny things, pretty things, unusual things, well designed things, gadgety things, structural things, crafty things, yummy things. Life is full of a million, billion, trillion beautiful and wonderful things. Problem is, I want them all. The bigger problem is that this costs money. Lots of it. My magpie ways have landed me in financial dire straits. The irony is my love of the unusual and quirky things in life, the things that break the mould and make you feel free, have left me shackled and oppressed by our wonderful 'system'. I've played right into the hands of the capitalist dream. Without realising it, and in a kind of spendthrift sleepwalk I have become an A* child of consumer culture completely counter to any value or belief set I hold dear.
This has to stop. Things have to change. They have to stop now. I am an intelligent, politically active young woman and my bubble has burst. I want to do things differently. I need to do things differently. I won't let money and, ultimately other people's agendas control my life any longer.
This blog will chart my transition from frivolous, frantic, frenetic spending in search of the elusive ultimate thing of beauty and perfection, to a more frugal way of living that slows down to appreciate the simpler things in life.
I will set myself a 'budget for beautiful things' of £15 (come on, a spendaholic needs some outlet!) the rest must be begged, borrowed, grown or lovingly made. I have a plan to be debt free within 36 months. Can I do it? Who knows? But I plan to have fun trying. I will keep you posted on how far I can stretch my beauty budget and how much I can do for free. This blog will be a collection of tales of the things, people and ideas I discover along the way.
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I am a girl who loves things. Lots of things, shiny things, pretty things, unusual things, well designed things, gadgety things, structural things, crafty things, yummy things. Life is full of a million, billion, trillion beautiful and wonderful things. Problem is, I want them all. The bigger problem is that this costs money. Lots of it. My magpie ways have landed me in financial dire straits. The irony is my love of the unusual and quirky things in life, the things that break the mould and make you feel free, have left me shackled and oppressed by our wonderful 'system'. I've played right into the hands of the capitalist dream. Without realising it, and in a kind of spendthrift sleepwalk I have become an A* child of consumer culture completely counter to any value or belief set I hold dear.
This has to stop. Things have to change. They have to stop now. I am an intelligent, politically active young woman and my bubble has burst. I want to do things differently. I need to do things differently. I won't let money and, ultimately other people's agendas control my life any longer.
This blog will chart my transition from frivolous, frantic, frenetic spending in search of the elusive ultimate thing of beauty and perfection, to a more frugal way of living that slows down to appreciate the simpler things in life.
I will set myself a 'budget for beautiful things' of £15 (come on, a spendaholic needs some outlet!) the rest must be begged, borrowed, grown or lovingly made. I have a plan to be debt free within 36 months. Can I do it? Who knows? But I plan to have fun trying. I will keep you posted on how far I can stretch my beauty budget and how much I can do for free. This blog will be a collection of tales of the things, people and ideas I discover along the way.
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