a year of simple closet shopping

Here's what I'm going to do.
Starting tomorrow, at the end of each month I'm going to tell you what I bought that month. December 2011 to December 2012. With the goal of buying much less. But also buying much smarter. Because I want to keep track of what I'm doing and be somewhat accountable for it. And because I trust you not to take this moment of cyber-vulnerability and be mean about it. :-)

Here are 5 rules I'm going to try to follow.

The rules:
1) Buy as little as possible
2) Buy only good quality things that I love & that will last a long time
3) Everything has to be able to be worn at least 3 ways
4) Everything, price included, has to be listed here
5) Buy second-hand when possible

Here is what I'm aiming for, eventually: the ideal simple closet. A small collection of terrific things that work every which way. (I'm a long way off!)

Why?
I love clothes, but I hate clutter.
I love art & style & creative expression, but I want to resist materialism!
I share a closet with P. :-)
I want to be a good steward of our resources. In other words, I want to not blow all our money at Anthroplogie all the time. (Only sometimes. Just kidding. Heh.)
Also, I think this could be fun!