December Accountability Update and 2015 Wrap-Up

It’s time for my final accountability update for 2015.   As long-time readers know, these monthly reports are where I share what came into and left my closet during the previous month, what I wore, and how I did with my shopping budget.  Sharing what I bought, what I culled, and how much I spent helps me to stay honest and on track with my wardrobe and shopping.  This update will also include a year-end wrap-up in terms of my budget and in and out item totals.  Other statistics – including wardrobe “all-stars” and “benchwarmers” – will be covered in future posts.

2015 accountability wrap-up

What Left My Wardrobe

I always start these reports with what left my closet during the previous month.  During December, I purged six items from my wardrobe, two of which were returned to the store of origin and the other four were slated for donation or consignment:

  • 3 knit blazers – black, green, grey (slated for donation or consignment)
  • Navy striped open cardigan (returned to store)
  • Magenta tunic (returned to store)
  • Teal crew-neck tee (slated for donation or consignment)

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The Best of Recovering Shopaholic 2015

Happy New Year!   I hope that 2016 is off to a good start for all of you.   It’s now been three years since I started “Recovering Shopaholic.”  As the saying goes, time flies!  Thank you so much for accompanying me on my journey, whether you’re new to the blog or have been following my posts since the early days.

Before I delve into my fourth year of blogging, I’d like to briefly pause to reflect upon year three.    Since I started this blog on January 2, 2013, I have published over 300 posts on the topics of wardrobe management, personal style, shopping behavior and psychology, accountability, living a fuller life, and more.  During 2015, 99 new posts went live and thousands of comments were made by dedicated readers.

2015 Year in Review

In today’s post, I share the most popular posts of 2015, as well as my personal favorite posts.  I also highlight the most visited outgoing links from the blog last year.   Those who are new to “Recovering Shopaholic” will get a chance to check out the highlights of 2015, and longtime readers will have the opportunity to revisit some posts they enjoyed the first time around.

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