How are the frozen peas doing?

Wait. We're supposed to be frozen? Hmmm...

I am only doing my CT sub right now. Not exactly frozen, but kinda. I have some gift cards but haven't been tempted enough by anything. I had a couple huge unexpected expenses come up over the last two weeks so I won't be buying anything at all for a while. I've even stayed away from any ad-ons. It's hard, I feel like I want to support the industry, plus who doesn't love pretty things, but I also need to be mindful of my finances. Sigh.

I was just looking for the frozen thread the other day (to confess my sins - lol) and noticed it had dropped off the front pages. I figured that everyone is done being frugal, the same way no one is really talking about KonMari any more and all the organizing stuff got clearanced out of the stores. Must be spring! >.<

I had half forgotten about being refrigerated. I didn't splurge in Japan but that trip was hella expensive, and then I came home with a cold that knocked me out of life for a couple of weeks. But I guess the habit has started to stick because I didn't click on any of the few remaining ad emails I got lately, and I haven't been browsing online.

I did go wander around the big box stores looking for stuff to buy one day last week - luckily those places are just planner palaces now - not very tempting. I went in for specific markers and I came out with a small number, and bought 2 sets that fill in some major gaps in my collection from Amazon. I did buy a bunch of papers on clearance at Joann's, a little impulsively, but they were papers I can use almost right away and to prove it I chopped most of them up the next day. I immediately got overwhelmed by too many projects going at once and realized that I had justified "needing" some things when really what I meant was "I can think of a fun use for them" which is not the same thing.

And then I started thinking about how I want a better trimmer, and wondering about some other products I'd seen.... so I think I need to decide if I'm still being thrifty or if I can loosen up for a while.

I did finally use a product that I bought last year and put away without actually trying out. I've spent 6 months thinking about how I have to use it because I wanted it sooo much. Those are the things that make me feel really bad, so finally trying it was a small victory.

looks around...oh, I must have gotten lost...I thought I was in the freezer but the stack of paper pads on my desk says otherwise...oops. I need to re-freeze -I'm out of space

I thawed in November and bought some kits on sale. I was back in with the occasional Tuesday Morning purchase. Oh, then there was the Spellbinders card kit I got on sale—I’m blaming the Peas enabling posts for that one (heehee). Recently I was asked to make a card for a group baby shower gift and I realized I own no cute images or paper. So I had to buy a few of those. My plan now is to be frozen until July, and to spend more time scrapping and less time binge watching stuff.

Ha ha - he'd like my DH. He says "We can't afford to save that much money".

I don’t know if I ever got completely frozen. I blame Prima’s Midnight Garden collection. I have slowed down my shopping a lot. I still haven’t bought the Dark Rainbow pad from Michael’s even though I love purple because I already have a lot of purple. I’m dealing better with my FOMO and I am using some stash, so I’m calling it a win even if I thawed more than I froze.

I need to figure out how to do that also.  I’m prone to power failures.  

Other than a brief moment out of the freezer for a sale at In a Creative Bubble last month I haven't bought anything this year. I will likely spend over iNSD weekend if the sales are any good, particularly at FJ which I will only buy on sale thanks to the high shipping costs, but other than that I plan to stay frozen for a while longer.