Shopping Ban Violation Dress Challenge

Almost two months into my shopping ban, I fell off the wagon.  Last week I was suddenly tempted to buy everything and anything.  I compulsively visited the Fluevog website.  I visited Shabby Apple's site repeatedly in an hour. I plotted and schemed how I might convince my husband to buy me something -- to no avail.  He saw right through my offers of a trade.  Then I received a check from a relative and suddenly found myself back on Shabby Apple's website and justifying to myself that it would be okay to make just one purchase.  Since I was (and still am) pretty sure that my mom is getting me the dress that I covet most for my birthday, I found myself buying the 90 Words Per Minute Dress.¹ 

1. Dress - Shabby Apple

Cardi - H&M

Tights - We Love Colors (remixed)

Spectator Pumps - r2 (DSW and remixed)

Earrings - Gift (remixed)

Ring - Boutique in SMA, Mexico

I love the dress and was really surprised by how quickly it arrived in the mail.  It came Friday afternoon, and I wore it to a meeting and to teach in yesterday.  I do feel a little guilty about violating my shopping ban, but I thought it best to go ahead and fess up to it.  I don't feel guilty about buying something with money that someone sent me because I got married.  We really don't need any more towels or kitchen appliances.  I also don't feel too bad because I don't think I've ever gone two months without a single non-necessary purchase for myself since I've been an adult with income (albeit a meager grad student or adjunct's income) before now especially if you count music or make-up or all those little luxuries that I included in this ban. However, I do feel a bit like I broke faith with myself and with you.  Just to remind myself that I still have two weeks left without shopping, I'm challenging myself to wear this dress five times in the next two weeks.  I hope you will forgive me my slip!

Have you ever been on a shopping ban?  Were you able to stick to it through the duration?