Month 2 is over. I guess I thought
I’d be a little more pumped to regain full access to my closet. ‘Tis not the
case, though. I woke up this morning feeling a little blue. As I started
digging into my jaded-ness, I came to a conclusion. 7 has ruined me. I should
have been tickled to death to sport a color other
than black or purple. But, eh, I had a closet full of clothes and absolutely no
emotional connection to them. I half considered giving everything away and
sticking to my 7 pieces permanently. (Then, I remembered how much I missed my
yoga pants and I re-considered.) The whole ordeal was tragic and beautiful.
Tragic because I realize how little I care about the crazy array of clothes I still own…even after Month 1. And,
beautiful because I feel a little closer to the heart of Jesus. That’s a bold
claim, I know. I just can’t see Jesus standing in front of His closet hemming
and hawing about what goes with what and what He’s in the mood for. But, alas, it is time to put away my Gap jeans for a
season so that people don’t start donating clothes to me.
Anyhow, on to Month 3. Here’s the
challenge:
·
Spend money in only 7 places. All month.
·
Our 7 include:
o Kroger
Gas Station
o Kroger
(We figured that combining gas and groceries would be cheating.)
o CVS
Pharmacy
o Bill
Pay
o Severely
Limited Travel Fun
o Montgomery
Regional Hospital/Roanoke Memorial
o Target
(Just in case something goes bizarrely wrong. However, we hope to avoid this
location. I don’t intend to use it as
a get-out-of-jail-free card.)
o NOT
Chick Fil-A (although I highly considered trading Kroger for Chick
Fil-A…highly.)
So far, I’ve lost all connection
with my throw blankets, my kitchen tools, my purses, my jewelry, and my
clothes. Now, I’m about to ruin my hometown. I can just hear Chick Fil-A, now.
“What have we ever done to you? All we ever did was give you great chicken. And,
we even close on Sunday!” And…ugh. I probably shouldn’t point out the fact that
Chick Fil-A is currently serving banana pudding milkshakes…a seasonal item. So,
we’re wasting prime banana pudding milkshake buying days. (What I’m saying is,
if you happen to show up at my job
with a banana pudding milkshake, I don’t think it’s technically breaking the
laws of 7 and I’ll be your best friend…for life…no questions asked.)
All that is to say, last month we
made purchases at 60 vendors…not counting the times we re-visited the same
vendor more than once. I’m embarrassed to tell you that. It’s ridiculous! So,
here we go…
Did I mention that the new Chick
Fil-A—located about 1 mile from my house—is opening for business at the beginning of May? Awesome.
