Resolve to be Resolute.

In the month of January 2011
Gloria Adams-Hanley will not buy stuff.
• I will not buy books unless they are for school, because I have over 50 books on my shelves that I already do not have enough time to read.
• I will not buy Sylvia toys, because Sylvia has more than enough already.
• I will not buy fast food because it is unhealthy and expensive.
• I will not buy makeup because I rarely wear it, and it is usually destroyed by Sylvia before I’ve gotten my money’s worth.
• I will not buy DvD’s because I have all I need to watch.
• I will not buy memberships to websites because between WoW and Netflix, I am paying already as much as I wish to for entertainment.
• I will not buy music on the internet because I already have hours and hours of music on my computer and ipod, and if I want to listen to something new I have Pandora for free.
• I will not buy gadgets because I have enough to entertain myself with as it is.
• I will not buy school supplies because I have things around the house that I can reuse.
• I will not buy anything that will not make my life measurably better.

however,

• I will buy groceries for my family.
• I will buy the books I need for my classes.
• I will buy experiences that enrich my life or make me feel happy, such as tickets to experience a movie in the theatre, a pedicure to help my hurting feet, or dental service for my teeth, etc.
• I will buy gas for my car.
• I will buy memberships I have already bought, such as keeping my WoW subscription active, as well as my Netflix and MyFoodDiary subscriptions.
• I will buy, no more than once a week, a freebirds burrito. This one burrito does not count against my fast food ban.

Why are you doing this, Green?

Check out Kyeli's Book and Other Stuff Buying Ban at the Connection Revolution.

Ok, but why are YOU doing this, Green?

I suck at New Year's Resolutions. A year is a long time for me to promise myself I'm not going to do something, and especially if I promise myself I'm going to do or not do something really vague like "In 2011 I'll exercise more." Or "From now on I'll keep my room clean." These things won't happen. Self Awareness tells me that "from now on" or "for the rest of the year" does not work for me. Kyeli's bans are for all year, and I wish her luck. But the reason I failed at NaNoWriMo is that I get overwhelmed and I quit. So while I'd love to have a ban from now until the end of December... getting to the end of January will be hard enough.

We'll see how it goes.

Wish me luck.