Day 4 - Yay Void

If I needed any reason to feel reassured that doing this self-indulgent project on the internet (despite being fully aware that no one will really read it), I just need to remember that it was the thought of crawling back here mere days, nay, hours after declaring that I was standing strong and resisting the urge to buy frivolous candle shinies, I came so close to breaking.

Just days into this new project and already I am so weak!

Gah.

But seriously, I might have broken my NBY if it weren't for the threat of shame that would follow me by giving up already. Just days after starting!

I then probably would have thrown in the whole towel, arguing with myself that it's silly starting a No Buy Year during the most consumerist push of the season. The Evil Magpie on my shoulder would whisper, "Why not start at a time that would make more logical sense, like January 1, 2024? Then you could still take advantage of all the sales and deals being thrust at you every hour of the day! So many frivolous shinies that need a home in your already overfilled home!"

NO, EVIL MAGPIE ON MY SHOULDER, I WILL NOT LISTEN!

There's a part of me that is a little sad that I missed out on a couple of scents that sounded really, really appealing. But then the Wise Magpie pats me on the head and waves a wing at allllllll the other lovely scents that remain untouched, and that I should really use up and appreciate before trying out anything new. After all, there was once a time I was so excited to acquire them and try them out. Once upon a time, they, too, were really, really appealing.

Thank you, Wise Magpie. I am trying. Really. I am.

Which is why I'm here.

As dumb as it sounds, yelling into the void is actually keeping me accountable.