Materials of 2018 | January

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Lately I've been seeing videos pop up on my YouTube recommended videos list "Everything I bought the past year" and it's so crazy to see how little people buy! It has inspired me to try to buy less since last year I feel like I was buying way too much by the end of the year. I really want to become more minimal, finding content in the things I have now and to stop comparing what I have with what I could have.

Hopefully keeping note of this will help me in this journey!

Note: February has only started and I've literally already bought more than some of those videos I've seen on YouTube ðŸ˜‚. But again, I should stop comparing myself since this journey is my own.

January  // $168.98 // 29 items

8th // Walmart Checks & address stickers - $22.57
Okay, so the address stickers probably weren't necessary, but they're puppies come on ðŸ’– And hopefully it'll motivate me to send out more snail mail


11th // Goodwill  - $46.06
Just picked up a few basics. Also, does anyone else buy things because the make has the same name as them? Lol, picked up the Cynthia Rowly T-shirt just because it's Cynthia ðŸ˜…
           

17th // Target  ~ $67
Went to Target in hopes of picking up a present and using what I had on the $25 gift card I got for Christmas. And of course I ended up spending much much more.
- The Olly dummies are really tasty.
- The Burts & Bees Coconut pear chapstick isn't my favorite scent.
- The Sonia Kashuk foundation brush isn't quite my shade or cup of tea when it comes to application on my face. It was on sale though for $5.48.
- The brown Batiste is my favorite dry shampoo, and they were having a buy two get one free deal...I have to stay away from deals!
- I've always wanted a retractable brush, the Sonia Kashuk one was on sale for $3.24 so I picked it up.
- The little poet book was just too cute...and only $1.80. 
    

26th // ULTA - $13.35
Was running out of shampoo and conditioner, and I've heard many good things about this one. Also, my eyeliner is getting low. I really like the pen liners though! Trying this one from bh cosmetics.


27th // 2 Succ it up Buttercup succulents - $20
 

Hope everyone has enjoyed the first month of 2018! 

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