My imperfectly perfect life

No buy challenge

For 2025, I committed to one challenge: not buying any new clothes or accessories for the entire year.

So far, I have kept the promise to myself. 2 most important changes in my life which enable my success

  1. I deleted all my social media apps. No more influencers or marketers whispering to my brain about my self worth (or lack of it) and how it associated with how I look. No more demand for new clothes.
  2. I stopped going to shopping centres except for when I need to buy some thing. If I have to, I'll go straight to the stores, and not walking around in shopping malls just checking things out. No visits during sales season. No FOMO. No challenge to my will to commit.

After a few months, I realised I don't need that much of clothes. I have enough. And it becomes such a breeze now, walking through shops without any wishes to buy and then the battle of whether I need it or not. I already know that I don't need it. It makes me feel at peace.