Liz, I love this piece. So much resonates with me too. The idea of a no-buy year is super interesting me, as I feel like after being recently pregnant and now with an infant, all I am doing is buying things that are meant for a season. I’m curious to learn more about what resources you discover, as I’m curious about what a no- or low-buy year could look like for me. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh the accumulation of "stuff" after having a kid can be so insane. I will keep you posted on what I learn. I'll share what I learn in a few weeks as I launch this whole No-Buy year process! So glad to have you along this journey with me.
I love this! The curiosity you're bringing to the no-buy year is exciting for me! I'm not intentionally in a no-buy or low-buy year, but I've sort of stumbled into it in a couple of ways. One way is that I've substantially reduced the number of skincare products I use. I started reading Jessica DeFino's work through the Unpublishable (https://jessicadefino.substack.com/) and decided to give my skin a month off from my excessive routine. I was nervous at first, since I've struggled with my skin for almost a decade, but my curiosity about what would happen outweighed it. It's been 6 weeks now and I use almost no skincare products and the ones I have, I don't use daily (they're also made in NYC, which makes me happy!) It's a relief to no longer be worrying over what new product to try and then spending so much money on them. Not to mention the climate impacts.
I'm also learning to sew and am SO excited to be able to tailor or entirely change clothes that I already have to fit what I want instead of buying something new.
It’s hard to switch off the mindset that buying something will fix whatever it is we’re feeling, but it’s so thrilling to see the slowing down work. I'm excited to learn more about your journey this year!
Liz, I love this piece. So much resonates with me too. The idea of a no-buy year is super interesting me, as I feel like after being recently pregnant and now with an infant, all I am doing is buying things that are meant for a season. I’m curious to learn more about what resources you discover, as I’m curious about what a no- or low-buy year could look like for me. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh the accumulation of "stuff" after having a kid can be so insane. I will keep you posted on what I learn. I'll share what I learn in a few weeks as I launch this whole No-Buy year process! So glad to have you along this journey with me.
I love this! The curiosity you're bringing to the no-buy year is exciting for me! I'm not intentionally in a no-buy or low-buy year, but I've sort of stumbled into it in a couple of ways. One way is that I've substantially reduced the number of skincare products I use. I started reading Jessica DeFino's work through the Unpublishable (https://jessicadefino.substack.com/) and decided to give my skin a month off from my excessive routine. I was nervous at first, since I've struggled with my skin for almost a decade, but my curiosity about what would happen outweighed it. It's been 6 weeks now and I use almost no skincare products and the ones I have, I don't use daily (they're also made in NYC, which makes me happy!) It's a relief to no longer be worrying over what new product to try and then spending so much money on them. Not to mention the climate impacts.
I'm also learning to sew and am SO excited to be able to tailor or entirely change clothes that I already have to fit what I want instead of buying something new.
It’s hard to switch off the mindset that buying something will fix whatever it is we’re feeling, but it’s so thrilling to see the slowing down work. I'm excited to learn more about your journey this year!