Well, I haven't bought anymore books or magazines since I started No Buy month...but I have to confess I did cave in today and buy some greeting cards....I realized I have three friends having birthdays in the next few weeks, and while I had a few birthday cards in my card storage book, I didn't like them for sending to these three particular friends and wanted to find something more detailed just for them. While at Dightmans (our local Christian bookstore) I found a box of cards that are 'Encouragement' cards that are Joyce Meyer for Dayspring...12 cards, 4 different designs. Well, I was thinking about a few people I'd like to send a card of encouragement too, and thought a box would be good to get. I actually forgot until I left the store that cards were on my 'no buy' list. So that wasn't good. I remembered tonight when my penpal friend Cindy emailed me to ask me how I was doing with my 'no buy' month!! I thought "oh no, I just bought cards, yikes!!" I haven't bought any lotions or bath products or cosmetics though. Except for mouthwash! So I am about half way through and I think I will do better the second half of the month on not buying cards. Books don't seem to be tempting me right now, I have my library stash so I am good for books and magazines. I am really really going to try to not buy any magazines at the store....I get subscriptions to Good Housekeeping, Victoria, Ladies Home Journal and a few others, and that is plenty, I do not need to buy more!
I am excited about signing up for the Writing Circle from http://thesimplewoman.blogspot.com/ I think that it will be really fun to write to other ladies and keep kind of a round-robin thing going. I told my friend Cindy about it and she joined too, so that will be great if she and I get put in the same group! The post from the Simplewoman about the writing circle is August 8, and I think you have until August 17th to sign up.
