The email I sent to ask my nearest and dearest about the rules of my challenge

Morning lovely ladies!

I consider you all my nearest and dearest and I need your help with something... (Also if I could get Rach's email addy that would be great!)

Now the reason I am approaching you all for this help is because I know you all will:

1. Support me 
2. Not laugh at me
3. Be honest

So! After a slight discretion involving my credit card over the past two days (Gina, you know what I'm talking about!) I have decided to set myself a challenge. I am going to challenge myself to not buy anything for my wardrobe or cosmetics collection for 100 days (today to July 27).

One aim of doing this will be to save money but the message will mostly be to change my spending behaviour and think environmentally by being resourceful and only using what I currently own to encourage sustainable living. To up the anti during this 100 days I will also have to sell 100 items that I currently own. To document this and make it a proper commitment I will write a blog as a diary entry each day.

So first of all, what do you think? (Please reply to all so that your ideas might give one of you another inspired idea) Does it sound like something you would want to read about? Do you think it is actually a challenge for me and something that I would struggle with?

Secondly, I need you to confirm/deny/give ideas on what I am not allowed and am allowed to purchase during this 100 days.

What I won't buy (I was thinking) would be:

Any clothes including dresses, vests, pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers, cardi's, tops & jeans. Also cosmetics (excluding what is listed in my 'Can Buy' list) including blush, brozer, eyeshadow, lipstick, lipgloss lip balm and eye liner and then any perfumes, nail polishes etc. My list of 'Can't Buy' is then extended to any of the following: shoes, handbags, underwear (including bras), socks, hair accessories (including clips and bobby pins), jewellery, body or face scrubs or moisturisers (other than basic listed in 'Can Buy'), tights or stockings, hats, scarves, pins or brooches. Also no homewares or swimwear. Pretty much any desirables. Have I missed anything?

What I can buy:

Only $10 moisturiser and $10 face wash that I get from the supermarket. Mascara ( I should only have to buy one over this time) and foundation (again would only need one) as I would need these in my beauty routine. And so that I have something to cure my need to BUY BUY BUY I would be allowed to purchase 2 magazines per month (6 over the 3 month period = just under $60).

What do you think?

Another added stipulation would be that no one can buy me any of these items either. And as this challenge falls over my birthday I think it's only fair that I put it out there that I can't receive gifts from my 'Can't Buy' list. And if I do I'll have to give them to charity (but of course I would make my quest public knowledge prior to my big 3-0 day).

Please be as honest as you can in any thoughts, feedback and ideas, I'd really appreciate any feedback!

Things like: 
- do you think 100 days is long enough?
- do you think I should be allowed the mags? (I am kind of doing this so I could approach them with my blog during/after to see if they are interested - mags are Peppermint and Frankie)
- do you feel this is relatable?
- do you think it is worth mentioning that during this 100 days I'll be researching fashion generally and every day due to looking for jobs and thinking about starting a blog on the fashion scene in Brisbane?

Thank you so so much girls! Let me know your thoughts and if you wouldn't mind being quoted in my blog. I'll try to start today so all input is really appreciated!

PS I can still buy gifts for other people :)

Love M xx