Days 3, 4 and 5: Days of Pain Lumped Together

Day 3.

Firstly my Day 3 entry kind of started at the end of Day 2 because unfairly, there weren’t any shops open for Good Friday. So on Thursday late afternoon before I dashed to my yoga class I innocently went to buy Easter eggs. This was fine. Shopping for others. Giving. And it’s chocolate! Well, for most it is anyway. I also went to T2 to get something as an Easter-thank-you-thing for my vegan-tea-drinking yoga teacher.

Problem: I love tea and all tea accessories.

Solution: I did stipulate that I cannot buy anything for the home, and was clever enough to include that anything desirable is also a no-go-shopping-zone. 

But the clever little jars are so pretty. And practical. And I love drinking tea. All types of yummy flavours. I could buy it for someone else…? Luckily after sweating it out while smelling and clinging onto 5 different types of tea (that already came with a cool jar holder thing- what value!) I put them all slowly back, got my yoga teachers’ tea and walked out. Close call. Tim did find out about the T2 gift for my yoga teacher and wants me to add gifts to my ‘Can’t Buy’ list. Hmm, we compromise and I’m only allowed to buy birthday gifts during my 100 days.

Day 4.

Tim and I are on holidays in Cairns for Easter so I can’t get to a computer like I had hoped to do my blog (hence Days 3,4 and 5 lumped together). But I can still receive emails, which is how I got the email blast…

Net-a-porter has free shipping til May 4.

I can still buy online from my phone. It is painfully slow and drawn out, but it can be done. The UK Pound exchange to AUD is so good at the moment I’ve been buying smaller priced items (like undies and bras, well actually only undies and bras) on net-a-porter. My fav CK bra converts to $32 AUD!!! See isn’t it pretty:

And with free shipping! Crazy! Please girls, do it for me and get onto this bargain! It is Day 4 and I am remaining strong.

Day 5.

It is Day 5 and I haven’t sold anything. Eeek! I keep forgetting (perhaps putting off) that element of my challenge. The worst part is (and this might surprise you) that I don’t know how to use Ebay.

I know it’s strange and of course I’ve heard how good it is but alas, no, I have never used Ebay. I had thought about maybe having a market and selling my 100 items in one swoop, but I think that’s making the challenge a little easy. I might reserve something like the market idea toward the end of the 100 days if desperation sets in.

So! Ebay it is. I will try to add something to Ebay each day and if I miss a day (I’ve missed 5 days so far!!!), I’ll have to make it up. I must sell 100 items in 100 days. I am concerned about the ability to not only sell but shop on Ebay. I’ll be fine. Maybe.