Inspired by "FREE" Month: Does anyone else naturally...

[barbeml]

...want to spend, eat and drink less this January?

Even though we did much less than usual for the holidays last month (I didn't bake, I made lots of the gifts, etc.), a month of shopping, big meals, parties, good wine, pomegranate martinis, Italian chocolates and getting presents has "cured" me of all that for a while.

I haven't had or wanted any sweets or alcohol since NY Eve, and I haven't purchased anything but groceries...haven't even had the urge to shop. I have avoided the post-Christmas sales like the plague.

I often feel blue in January and usually find it tough to break the holiday overindulging cycle. Not this year.

I'm not gonna fight it...my figure and bank account will be better for it!

 

[Marbear]

I am totally with you!

I didn't over-indulge (financially or in eating) either, but still, it feels like we engaged in enough revelry. I too, have gift cards to use, and returns to make, but I just can't make myself go shopping. Right now, I couldn't care less about those after-Christmas sales!

Here's to purifying!

 

[Chicago526]

I've kind of got that feeling too. I've been cooking all week, normally we would have eaten out at least once already. The only shoping I've done was to pick a few things up at Target during the Christmas decorations clearance. And I went window shoping once at the mall on Jan. 2 but didn't buy anything, the mall was a zoo. I do need to go to Kohl's to redeem the gift certs I got at Christmas and return a present, but other than that I can't think of a single thing I've need to buy.