FASHION FAST...not food....FASHION!

This time of year I am like cuckoo for retail shopping. Maybe I was raised to be this way. My mom brought us kids to the Nordstrom half yearly sale every summer to get ready for school.

I can push off the whole shopping thing for most of the 12 months of the year, but for some reason, right about now is the worst time. I see all the fall clothes, school-shopping ads, fresh color palettes, and I get a little excited about shopping.

Our own fashion maven here has spent some significant time refashioning in place of shopping. I think Chloe might have taken a break from shopping too.. Girls? am I right? You are both RE-fashionistas correct?

I don't think I could do this...no, I could not. Well, if my husband or I had a loss of income, for sure we would make everything work,. We have had our fair share of very little disposable income, and it was all good. However, if things stay the way they are, I would have a hard time giving up my little shopping habits that come round here and there.

Given the state of our economy, I have considered trying to cut back my shopping needs (read wants), and placing that extra money into some safety account. I am further inspired by a friend who has begun a full-on, year-long FASHION FAST.

That's right. She is not shopping for any new fashion items for 1 year. Could you do that? Could you do it for a month? 2? 6? 12?

Not only is she fasting, but she is donating the money she would have spent on that designer purse, those designer shoes, that fabulous brooch, to a charity.

She has put the vote out today, to see which charity is worthy of receiving the donations from her pocket, as well as bloggers who will donate as well. I just saved $70- from buying my new winter coat during the Nordstrom half-yearly sale (there it is again), so I am considering donating that amount to the charity that wins the vote.