Damn you addiction!

wow forever 21 is really following on the big hair bow trend.

why don’t you put a dollar a day aside for your Japan trip? (or two dollars a day..) and instead of completely stopping yourself from shopping just restrict yourself to, at max, three items.

: )

I WANT TO ROB YOUR CLOSEST!!! That bow is ridiculously cute! *-* Think of shopping in more stores in Japan will definitely motivate you to save more

I love Forever 21 Their cloth are both pretty and affordable. Gosh, those huge hair bows are starting to take over the world LOL. First Japan and now the U.S. But it’s cute. I wonder if they have it over here. Mmmm…anyway Mike is funny (referring to “He thinks as long as I’m not out buying Marc Jacobs or Prada weekly then we’re good.” Hehe. I can understand your reasoning behind shopping for cloth. If you really don’t need to save money, then I guess it doesn’t hurt

Wow. I haven’t been shopping in so long. And I am in serious need of more bottoms: jeans, shorts, skirts.

LOL @ Mike’s attitude. That’s funny. I guess it’s a good thing that he’s tolerant of your shopping habits.

ohh dat pinkyy dress looks amazinggg ..
laceyyyss nowadayss =pppp
本当に綺麗です～～かわいいでしょう！！！
makes mi feel like shopping NOW !!

omg I’ve been going overboard with Forever 21. Whenever I get something, people are always like, “OMG is that from Forever 21?” which can disappoint me because we all shop at the exact Forever 21 STORES… so I can’t wait to visit the Heritage 1981 store when I go up the California coast

And I hate when F21 doesn’t have the things online in stores -__-

That pink dress is love!!! :3

You had a pretty eventful weekend so I’d say you had a reason to be spending~ I suggest doing something like what Ruby suggested! Perhaps a budget would help also?

firstly the pink dress is GORGEOUS! I am absolutely in love with babydoll dresses but the stores by me just aren’t stocking them. I have scans from my magazine I was going to post on my blog that are so similar to the one you bought. so a very good choice in my opinion

But I do understand what you mean: never mind that it’s “just shopping” it’s a habit you want to change in yourself and you feel bad cos you haven’t succeeded yet. Just keep on perservering. If you really want to change it then you will in the end I find the best thing to do when you don’t want to shop is to keep far away from stores and online shops. Just ban them!

I know how you feel!! At least I think I do.. My shopping habits kind of changed last year. Before that time I was not interested in clothes THAT MUCH. But I go shopping quite often now and I always buy new things although I have enough clothes already. When I’m out shopping I always ask myself: Do I really need these? And right there I always convince myself that I do, although I probably don’t.. And then when I get home I can’t really be happy about the things I bought because I don’t even need them ;_; But they look great.. So I think, for my happiness’ sake I will cut down on the amount of clothes that I buy, simply because it starts to make me feel bad. There are clothes in my closet that I don’t even wear!

Wow @ the bows hmm wonder where that inspiration came from!

You do seem to buy a lot of clothes? @_@ where does it all go? Do you throw old stuff out? We are opposites I NEED to buy clothes but don’t wanna and am too lazy these days.

AH haha we are so alike -

I tried making a big black bow out of some left over satin.

FAIL, haha

Andy and I work on illustration commission basis, so when we’re not painting we’re desperate for more clients. It’s kind of a vicious cycle because there are so many things we’re perpetually saving for, but rewarding at the same time. Need $$ for Nagoya this fall!

that dress reminds me of this one:
http://forum.yorkbbs.ca/upload/2009/04/132/135287748414228.jpg
i think i like it better in pink, it’s really cute

& seriously, you’re constantly buying stuff. you have stuff to upload to poupee like everyday, im jealous, haha xD
all your great buys at forever21 make me go *O*, but i dont know why i can never manage to find anything when i go there.. ;__;

Ooh I went to Forever 21 yesterday and tried on these sick shoes that I couldn’t walk in.
You always find such cute stuff, jealouss.

Aww, Jenny don’t feel bad!! I can totally relate because I need to stop buying stuff & save too~ I know how hard it is!! I actually went looking on the F21 website for that hairbow too, haha *is fail also*

All the stuff you bought is awesome though~ definitely great basics that you won’t find yourself going ‘why did I buy this?’ months later, which is important. But at least you have a goal on why you want to save~ just focus on that & I know you’ll be fine!

hahahahahaha i love mike’s outlook on things.
“He thinks as long as I’m not out buying Marc Jacobs or Prada weekly then we’re good. ”

i wish all boys were like that!

Yay more nice clothes! and Ribbonnnn and that purikura app is awesome! I want it!!
I think I need to go to bed~

That’s a very pretty and cute dress!

Oh, I totally understand how you feel about saving and not wanting to buy anymore clothes. I’m trying to save for a trip to Japan too but it’s just soooooo hard. However, I have a savings account opened and every month, I make small transfers to there so that I don’t touch that money, and it actually works! I keep a little money in my chequing account to spend on whatever I need to spend money on….bus fare, cosmetics, clothes, food, entertainment, etc.

You know what I find troublesome about getting new clothes? You always have to find things to MATCH with them so you can have a full outfit! D: I have sooooooooo much clothing that I bought over the past 2 years that I don’t have things to match with. And most of the time, I’m just missing the most BASIC things to match them with, such as a simple graphic tee or a simple cami to go underneath. So now, instead of always buying new clothes, I’m actually trying to find stuff that I can wear with all the clothes I bought but haven’t even wore ONCE yet! I always think I don’t have enough clothes to wear/rotate, but the truth is I actually DO have a good decent amount of clothes but I just don’t have things to go with them!

But what I like to do when I go shopping now is I put myself into a budget of how much I want to spend. I usually know how much I get paid from work, so I try to limit my spending according to that. Also, I always have a amount that I like to maintain in my bank too, so I try not to go over that limit unless I really need to. So sometimes I’d go out window shopping for clothes and I find things that I like and then I PICK OUT items to get that I want the most and save the rest for later. Though it works a bit different for me as I get paid every 2 weeks. So what I do is I buy one part of the stuff I want in the first 2 weeks and then I buy the other part 2 weeks later! It really helps me to save a lot because I don’t have to spend a HUGE amount of money all at once. I think I save about $200 every month shopping that way.

I know exactly how you feel. It’s really hard not to spend money when you know you have the extra money. It’s like, “Since I have extra now, I’ll spend a little now and save more later.” Then it starts in that cycle and soon you get into buyers remose which is never fun. I think as long as you continue to try hard to save you can. I usually make a list for myself on things I would like and seperate them into each month. Then I know this month I can buy clothes, next month I can buy magazines, and so on. It seems like a lot to other people, but in my eyes it’s the best option. After all, not everyone can be a penny pincher.

Ohhh man I do love F21 T___T Those shorts you snagged are awesome. I wish I could stop shopping too, I don’t shop so much in US stores, but rather Japanese web shops which costs even mooore after shipping x_x; Being a boy must be so much easier when it comes to clothing addictions… and they get to buy socks and underwear in PACKS! Ours are all separates and expensive….
cute new layout :3

ughh! i totally understand you! i shop way too much, like when i tell my self “this week im not going to spend on clothes” but then im at work super bored and i start online shopping its just an addiction, trully an addiction T_T im going to join a addiction club now….for shopping

ps: LOVING the pink dress

i love forever 21. that dress is super cute!

It’s ok, you are not alone when it comes to saving and then end up buying more clothes! ;D

Hey, you’re lucky to have the money to buy clothes!!!
Then again, I’m still in high school and have no job ;-;
I’ve also heard some good things about that hairspray- it looks promising~!!

And you’re lucky to be top heavy! Lol~
I’m just a C cup T_T

I’m crazy top heavy too! SO ANNOYING. I really hate it D:

I want to stop being clothes too but it’s just so hard. It’s like everytime I go to my closet to find somethign to wear I always think, “I have nothing!” when I do have stuff so then I go out and buy things and then URGHHHH!! MORE MONEY GONE, MORE CLOTHES HOME! *SIGH* Never ending cycle I tells ya!

Oooh big hair bow.. maybe you can make your own? :3 I’m sure it’s not very hard, just have to find the right fabric that sits right.

and cute shorts! I cannot wait til forever21 opens here… canada sux.

its soo hard to not buy clothes while your in forever 21 . its just too cute and soo cheap sometimes . its like whenever i go into that store, im about 30 dollers poorer . -_- ~
but i love that dress, soo cute !
and for me, whenever you see something on the online store, it takes foorrever to be in the store .. i don’t know if thats the case for your store but i never can find the thing i want online at the store !! its so annoying ! D:

channelling lady gaga a bit yes?
hahahahaa
omg that white top is to die for
the one with all the fluff…?
i can’t wait till we geto ur forever 21
i hven’t bought much stuff
new ipod and what not..
and loosing my wallet means having to be careful
but i think im gonna spend quite a bit when our new sephora and forever 21 opens
any suggestions from sephora?!

I totally feel the same way as you about buying clothes but I do love your purchases! I use to shop so much more but I’ve started limiting myself by buying certain styles that I do not have in my closet yet. That’s the only way I could stop myself! It’s so hard especially when I’m in the crazy huge 3 story Forever 21 store in downtown San Francisco loL!

I think I want to try that hairspray now because I try to curl my short hair but the curls never ever stays! Thank you for your recommendation!^^

Make your own bow! And then use bobby pins to secure it on your head! It’s a cheaper way than spending $3. And it will also help you try not to spend any money! Good idea, amirite or amirite.

But good luck with your goal! Its so hard to stop spending money.. especially when you’re out all the time. Gah!

Awww~~~ that pink top!!! * - * so pretty, Jen!!! LOL, of course it’s the other way around for me in the chest area T^T I wish I could go shopping with you!!! I usually get discouraged/bored, or in Forever 21 it’s like SENSORY OVERLOAD when all the clothes there.

I know what you mean about wanting to save for more trips!! Why do they have to keep releasing cute things for us to buy?

I love your new layout! Not a huge change, but still cute! I love the pink dress as well!

love the clothes you bought! you have such cute taste in clothes
i need to go shopping too T.T

i love forever21!!!
but it sucks when i see something onine thats not in stores…ughh
i love that basic white t-shirt next to the red and grey shirt

I just saw those bows in the Rinka issue of ViVi~!
Lena was wearing it in bit about forever21~~

you know what i do? every time i buy something, i get rid of something. i bought 2 new pairs of work pants and gave 2 old pairs away. i just need some summer clothes now because i’ve given them all away! 2 pairs of shorts and like 10 tops! i only get 1/2 a closet so my limited space keeps my wardrobe small. if i had a full- time job that paid well i’d probably shop more (but i’d be buying mj purses and such LOL). you should set some goals about saving to get to japan! i’m going to start doing that, too. FIRST- get passport! LOL

good luck reaching your goals- i know you can do it