New England Eeyore
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2004
Well you ladies are certainly motivated!
I purposely do NOT keep my scrap receipts because if I were to total it up, it would seriously freak me out. It's easily in the thousands and I don't want to think about where in the thousands it falls. I am proud of what I've done this year in terms of pages and gifts, so I don't think that it's a waste, but when I have an entire room devoted to scrapping and I am busting out of that room, it's time to do something.
I'm not going to limit myself to specific shopping days, but I am going to make a concerted effort to scale back. I've already been doing that for awhile - using my stash for swaps, avoiding buying things just because they're cute or I may use them "someday," trying not to wander into ACM "just to browse." I went to a LSS where everything was 35% off the day after Christmas - some people in line in front of me were spending hundreds of dollars, and I spent a measly $14, so I'm doing pretty good.
I also want to scale back on swaps - I have enough Disney park stuff to finish the few trips I have left to scrap, so I cannot sign up for any more of those. I am limiting my swap signups to ones that are different than what I've done before or instantly usable based on my scrapping plans at the time.
I'm a hoarder, so I could likely go on a complete shopping hiatus for a good month or two - I have enough ATG tape, other adhesive, cardstock, blades, mats, etc to last a loooong time. Let's see how long I can go without setting foot in a scrap store. But, I know myself, and I will not be able to resist the call of Cricut cart sales. I'll allow myself an indulgence every now and then if I'm doing well overall.
I am so using the 2008 signature though - that's what I want to focus on - meeting my goals.
I purposely do NOT keep my scrap receipts because if I were to total it up, it would seriously freak me out. It's easily in the thousands and I don't want to think about where in the thousands it falls. I am proud of what I've done this year in terms of pages and gifts, so I don't think that it's a waste, but when I have an entire room devoted to scrapping and I am busting out of that room, it's time to do something.
I'm not going to limit myself to specific shopping days, but I am going to make a concerted effort to scale back. I've already been doing that for awhile - using my stash for swaps, avoiding buying things just because they're cute or I may use them "someday," trying not to wander into ACM "just to browse." I went to a LSS where everything was 35% off the day after Christmas - some people in line in front of me were spending hundreds of dollars, and I spent a measly $14, so I'm doing pretty good.
I also want to scale back on swaps - I have enough Disney park stuff to finish the few trips I have left to scrap, so I cannot sign up for any more of those. I am limiting my swap signups to ones that are different than what I've done before or instantly usable based on my scrapping plans at the time.
I'm a hoarder, so I could likely go on a complete shopping hiatus for a good month or two - I have enough ATG tape, other adhesive, cardstock, blades, mats, etc to last a loooong time. Let's see how long I can go without setting foot in a scrap store. But, I know myself, and I will not be able to resist the call of Cricut cart sales. I'll allow myself an indulgence every now and then if I'm doing well overall.
I am so using the 2008 signature though - that's what I want to focus on - meeting my goals.