Thou shalt NOT shop

I think I may have just set myself up for the biggest challenge I've ever tried. For me... This is a big deal!
For one month I'm going to give up the one thing that relaxes me, calms me down, and excites me. For one month I am no longer allowed to shop. Now for anyone who really knows me... They will know I have a penchant for all things fashionable...And also for spending my money, no matter what its on. So to call this a challenge is something of an understatement.
My life simply consists of the things that make me happy. Writing, trying to become a journalist, family and friends, social outings and shopping.
For many their fix's include some sort of sport/going to the gym or drinking alcohol or perhaps even turning a light switch on and off a hundred times before leaving a room. Mine however is clearly to spend money. It's not extreme as to the point where I'm spending all my money and flittering it away. I don't flitter (Ok maybe a tiny bit). I merely indulge myself in a past-time I enjoy to much to ever give up. Which is why this is only for a month, and not well... forever!
Myself and my friend Carli took this challenge upon ourselves after we read an article about a woman who gave up shopping for a YEAR???!! It amazed us.
1) I already know I could never do that, and I know myself well enough to not even bother trying
2) Was she insane!?!
There's no doubt about it that I'm going to come out of this richer (much richer) than I would be if I didn't, but that's not the only reason I'm doing it.
I don't have alot of will power, and I'll be the first to admit that, so I'm really doing this to prove to myself that I can stick to something. I guess because I love to buy clothes so much, I don't actually expect myself to be able to stick to this... Which is kind of the whole point.... if that makes sense!
My blog over the next few weeks will have updates about how much I'm struggling I'm sure, however if you believe I can do it... Then maybe I might just suprise myself