Thanks for keeping the thread alive! It's great to hear about everyone's activities. Dig what are you growing this season?
MrsR well done unearthing unworn clothes - restyling is much more satisfying than shopping but I always forget that that is the case. I'm wearing an old Armani-style Zara sweater today, shades of gray mixed with subtle silver strands. Almost got rid of this because it contains acrylic and feels scratchy but the color and neckline are both über flattering.
I faced a difficult day - simultaneously shopping urges and hungover feeling and self-remorse about past shopping binges. The weather did not co-operate either, windy and rainy, but somehow I managed to turn the day around.
I did some organizing in the morning - weeded out a few items from my wardrobe (I can offer them to someone who might wear them better) and washed a few wool sweaters. I also organized my bra and knickers drawers. Not something I normally do, but quite satisfying.
But I'm really trying to turn the focus elsewhere and return to activities I enjoyed before becoming obsessed with shopping. So although the weather was really bad (=needed to wear a raincoat), I took a bus to city center, tried a perfume at Dior (no purchases, but enjoyed the milieu) and then went to an arts supply shop to buy a notebook (for my shopping journal), a sketchbook and a good soft graphite pen. Don't laugh but once upon a time I actually enjoyed sketching in museums - I picked a work I liked and made a quick sketch in my notebook. It's a zen type activity that enables you to see and understand a lot more than a quick scan (I read somewhere that an average gallery visitors gives each work an average of 10 seconds of attention). Museums and galleries are dime a dozen here, so I might try to get out to one. My obsession with clothes is related to enjoying their colors and textures (yes there is a frustrated ex art student inside me), so I might try to find a more direct way to express these urges.
In the evening, I cooked something I've never tried before, listening to opera. Two forgotten hobbies - I've always loved classical music and been a foodie, food just became a chore after the children were born. The results were superbly delicious, everyone loved them and I felt very satisfied. (If you want to spice up a boring stew, chop a handful of parsley and a clove of garlic, taking out the stinky sprout first, zest a lemon and sprinkle it over the meat. It's called gremolata and it's one of the tastiest things out there.)
And I started to write down thoughts and feelings like TBONTB suggests. No idea whether it works, but it was quite relieving to write down dark and broody thoughts.