I think I know too many people who have stopped making new year resolution because they have finally realized that when January is over, they will be too caught up with life and work anyway that they don’t even have time to keep track on their resolutions.
For the past 3 years, I have made a different kind of resolution, a more specific one that is my fashion resolution..:D. Afterall, fashion and shopping are a big part of our life since they are directly involved with our bank account so we do need to plan everything accordingly, especially with the financial meltdown that is happening around.
Since I no longer live in the States, I do have to make changes on my fashion life. Not only because of the weather differences but also my lifestyle and day to day activity have shifted. Now I get to shop at entirely different places and have to be more creative since unfortunately we have less variety of shops here. Gone are the days when I can just hop to H&M to find affordable with reasonable quality clothes, or when I can find designer pieces at a price that won’t make me think twice, or when I just easily bid on eBay or walk around my neighborhood on a Saturday morning to check out the garage sale where I can find treasured vintage clothes at a mere 5 bucks.
I do miss the kind of shopping I used to have back in the States, but you know what, shopping in here is equally interesting if we want to look beyond what the malls offer. Like I said, we just have to be more creatives.
With that said, here’s my list:
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