Do you only buy stuff that you really love?

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I bought a jacket online. I thought it would be good for spring and autumn wear. I received it today and while it's OK, I don't love it. I can easily return it but I quite often buy stuff then return it, and at this rate I won't have any clothes because I never seem to LOVE anything!

Would be interested in people's opinions on this!

Those are really good points Jeepers. Case in point, my bras will never set a pulse racing but I love them because they fit, are comfy and keep everything where it should be. I shall never again wear spaghetti straps (or sleeveless anything) although I enjoy seeing them on others, because they do me no favours arms like hams

That's interesting, Jeepers - hadn't actually read the book as you can probably tell! Guess I'd better stick to the day job then dammit

Buddahbelly I've thought about it, but I'm so reluctant to spend money on new clothes until I lose the last stone of 'baby weight' (can you still blame baby weight when your youngest is a 17 months old?!). I know I should dress for the shape I am now, but then I worry I wouldn't bother losing the stone.
I might make it my aim to lose the weight in the first few months of the year while saving to go on a shopping spree (with a personal shopping service) when I hit my goal.
And yes, Maria Kondo says that things can 'spark joy' for their usefulness rather than their beauty, for example.

Goofy I found it much easier to lose weight after I started dressing/buying better for the shape I was. I could open my wardrobe and know that even though there were clothes that I still couldn't fit into, I had two or three outfits that I could immediately pull out and look good in - not okay, but actively happy with how I looked in them. It's much easier to take care of yourself if you feel positive about how you look anyway, and then the weight did come off. I'm now about half a stone away from pre baby weight, and happy with that - my shape has changed a bit since having children so some things I loved pre-children just don't work any more (hips in particular). My youngest is just over 2 and it's only now that I'm a stable weight again.

I also made decent money selling clothes on Ebay that no longer fit - an advantage of buying decent clothes even if you are planning to lose weight.

Yes you're right VeryPunny, I need to change my mindset.

goofy ds is nearly 5, I have 2 stone of "baby weight" to loose so you certainly can still call it that!

And completely agree with very once I had a couple of decent outfits I delta better presented and wanted to keep it up so started paying more attention to myself.

You don't have to go in with tons of cash, just give them budget and something you really want like a decent pair of jeans or casual outfit.