i'm proud...

...of myself, that is.
This weekend my friend and I went to the mall. I walked into like three different stores and didn't spend a penny of my own money. Well, not at the mall. I spent some money at Pier 1, but that's a different story. I was sooooo proud. I did get a dress for the dance which is so pretty and if I get around to charging my camera batteries I'll take a few pictures and upload them. I think the reason I didn't spent any money was because we didn't go into Hollister (of course). I held my head high and said, "No way. If we go into Hollister we're both going to spend money that we don't have to and don't want to." So we passed right over Hollister, even though the smell of their perfume wafting from the entrance was just so enticing. And I didn't spend any of my money! (I spent some of my mom's money on my dress, though--thank you, Mommy.) I even tried something on and didn't buy it, even though it was gorgeous and fit perfectly. I ignored that gut feeling that said I should buy it. So instead I just shuffled out of the dressing room, put it back on the rack, and didn't even care. Gosh, it feels so good not to spend money!
I think I'm making progress here.