Not Buying
in 2009, i resolved to spend less money on things, and more money on travel. to ensure success, i made this blog to chronicle what i want to buy but won't. it is window shopping at it's best, with a captive audience!
As much as I love travel (I mean, that is the whole point of this not buying stuff), I equally enjoy discovering all the adventures around me in my own city. So obviously I love this little journal to help you find your way around your own town. :)
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I have told you guys about my perfume thing, right? I buy a new scent for every trip, so that smell becomes that place. Every time I spray that bottle, I am transported back to the tropics, or a hillside village in Spain, or whatever adventure we have found ourselves on. It is really important and special to me.
So I bought a special shelf for all that perfume :) And since I share all my not buyings with you, I like to share the fun things I do buy. Don’t worry, I bought this a couple months ago so don’t be like “ALEXIS WHAT ABOUT NOT BUYING IN REAL LIFE LIKE YOU SAID???” I just didn’t remember to take a picture til tonight after hanging up my clean clothes.
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I’ve been back from Jamaica for 2 days now, but have yet to snap out of the resort wear frame of mind. Considering it is going to be 70 degrees here in Cincinnati today, maybe that’s not much of a problem. :)
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Jamaica was filled with magic and heart bubbles. My husband is an amazing travel companion and adventure partner!!! I am the luckiest girl ever. And this is the best not buying I have ever done. <3
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We got home from Jamaica (!!!) last night after midnight. Which means we set our bags down, cuddled our cat who was all “Where the heck have you been????” and then headed straight to bed. I had planned on taking today off to recover, but woke up at 7 and figured I would go ahead and come in to work, saving the vacation day for another time. But now it is 12:15 and I am crashing. I could use a blanket, this zombie mask, and a good ol’ nap.
Pictures from the amazingness that is Jamaica will be coming soon - just gotta get through this day of work :)
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The Gap made me super sad the other day. I made my way to the mall specifically to try on these shorts (ughh they are my favorite color!!) and there were no shorts to be seen! And I was scared that if I bought them, they wouldn’t be here by Thursday for me to wear them in Jamaica. AND I REALLY WANT TO WEAR THEM IN JAMAICA!
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When I get some idea of something I want in my head, it becomes my dang mission to find something that fits that idea. I decided for my trip to Jamaica (NEXT WEEKENDDDD!) I really wanted a small crossbody purse to carry with me since I won’t need a lot and don’t want to carry my big one. I searched thrift stores and the mall and the internet. All the while this little doozey was living and breathing at shopbop, laughing at me and saying, “hey gurl, I would be perfect, I am so pink and fun and have studs… oh yea, and I am $660 big whoop.” IT IS A BIG WHOOP, PURSE! UGH!
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I don’t know which came first - my love for travel, or the cool stylized awesomeness of an airplane. Either way, I feel like this ring has my name all over it.
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Darn you Craigslist! Don’t let me search for - and find - my dream car! Ugh!
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