shop my closet sale on instagram!!

It may still be a bit premature, but I boxed up all of my winter clothes this weekend (including my heavy winter coat, yesss). Next time I will see them will be in Portland. That is just too much to digest. but I have to say, I am pretty much at peace with leaving the cold, dreary Michigan winters behind. this one has seemed to be never-ending. I wouldn't even be surprised if we got another bout of snow yet. I am longing for greenery and flowers, which are already in full bloom in Portland.

There are a few wardrobe pieces that won't be making the trip to Portland with us. I decided to steal Blair's idea and open up a 'shop my closet sale' on instagram under the username @shopmeganlane. I've added several items already and will continue adding more, including some great quality jeans that no longer fit me.

Each item will go to the first person who leaves a comment. feel free to leave a question or email me at prettythingsbymeg@gmail.com. all prices are negotiable! I don't mind a little bartering. I will accept payments via PayPal or check.

Shop my closet here. Also, there are still a few items left in my previous shop my closet sale here on the blog. prices have just been reduced (and are still negotiable). feel free to comment with any questions!

coast to coast challenge.

This year, Joel and I are committed to finally putting a dent in our crippling debt, starting with credit cards. In order to make this happen, we have to be extremely strict with our spending. This means no new clothes/shoes/accessories/etc. for me. Yikes. I have a pretty serious weakness for clothes and over the past several months have spent way too much money on them. I find that once I buy one item, after it has been awhile, it opens up the flood gates. I never seem to be quite satisfied - there's always that one other thing that I "need" to "complete" my wardrobe. It's pretty sickening. 

It's been a few weeks now since I've put myself on this spending freeze, and it has already been an extremely positive thing for me. Because of our situation, pretty much every time I buy something for myself that I don't need I feel guilt. So it is a relief to not feel that anymore. When I take a look at my closet now, I can't help but feel extremely  thankful for/undeserving of the super nice clothes I have. I feel contentment instead of want and that is a beautiful, freeing feeling. 

That said, I know there will be times in the coming months that I will feel the urge to splurge. So I thought that one fun way to fight that urge would be to join the Coast to Coast challenge on Instagram (#coasttocoastchallenge) as shared with me by the oh-so-lovely and inspiring (not to mention rad) Brooke of Pure and Noble. The challenge is all about remixing your current wardrobe in new ways. There are two themes each week (past ones include dots, classy casual and winter whites). If you'd like to follow along, my instagram is @meganlane84. I likely will not do every challenge but would like to try to do one at least one each week. It'd be great if some of you joined as well - be sure to let me know if you do!