3 more days of shop....

I am actually getting excited about the next year of restraint, improvisation and do it yourself.
I am a bit concerned that i have booked my tickets to halifax and london, and that i will be dining out while there, though hopefully not too much. I think in order to counter ballence this i will extend my year to oct 1 2008. but i will wait and see how successful i am during my travels.

I have been trying to avoid "stocking up" syndrome. I have bought a few extra boxes of my favourite tea and i did buy the fabric to finish my bedroom reno-s while in Edm. I also bought a pattern to sew a dress for the weddings i am attending this winter. I think i will go and buy a few chocolate bars for the freezer, and a couple of bottles of wine for the cupboard.

I know that as the process evolves there will be items that may fall in the grey zone, so i think i will send them out to a vote for friends and followers of the blog.

Also i have a few more items to add to my list of "okay to buy":

1. I had my ener-guide inspection done on my home today. It has given me a list of things that i can do to improve the efficency of my home. Purchases that are on this list are acceptable. When possible i will attempt to complete work on my own, but some jobs do require training so if i have to hire someone in that instance it is okay.
2. I can buy new fabric if it is for a particular project and only if there is not a previous unfinished sewing project in the works. in other words no trolling for fabric.
3. I can buy used stuff for home improvement/yard work. But i can only buy for specific projects. no trolling for lumber, fixit gadgets, or weird lamps.

Is the list of can buys getting too long?

I am trying to decide what foods are concidered okay and what aren't...

Is baby corn in a can okay?

Is Frank's red hot okay?

Is curry paste okay? ( as opposed to whole or individual spices)

Is flavoured yogurt okay? Plain is. I think i need to add my own fruit. Is that excessive?

Hmmm. I am excited for my reverse excess of excessive non-shopping.

Hmmm.