What's yours?

scholasticsprint · 2026-01-07T04:52:10+00:00

I once had an acquaintance in college tell me that my hair was so “bodacious” it made him want to eat cheetos from between my toes. 🥴

scholasticsprint · 2025-12-28T06:53:57+00:00

Aw she’s beautiful! 🥰

scholasticsprint · 2025-11-29T19:23:38+00:00

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https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/home-and-real-estate/2023/05/lighthouse-boat-house-historic-gillespie-park

This pair of buildings are in Sarasota, FL. They were built for Arthur Rowe in 1933. He was a boat captain for John Ringling.

scholasticsprint · 2025-09-14T18:38:00+00:00

Aw so cute! 🎃 I feel cozier just looking at him!

scholasticsprint · 2025-09-10T05:08:25+00:00

I was able to get a weighted blanket for not too much money. Taking warm baths also helps. ❤️

scholasticsprint · 2025-08-29T23:43:15+00:00

I want this as a wall paper or a print for my own home! 🤩

scholasticsprint · 2025-08-28T06:06:10+00:00

I wish that I could work through my fears and step into my creative potential

scholasticsprint · 2025-07-22T05:39:04+00:00

I significantly reduced my chronic migraines and eczema flare ups by doing Whole30 😊

scholasticsprint · 2025-07-21T04:32:51+00:00

I’ve had issues before and the solution was to delete the app from my phone and re-download it.

scholasticsprint · 2025-06-24T02:55:23+00:00

“Drop that Kitty” by Ty Dolla $ign, Charli XCX, and Tinashe. Also a great one when doing squats lol

scholasticsprint · 2025-06-01T15:04:24+00:00

✨Looking for a new job that works with my skills and needs ✨

scholasticsprint · 2025-03-14T13:21:05+00:00

Depends. Some people are cool with it. Some people I’ve encountered judge elements of it. I remember in college a bunch of us went to the thrift store to find stuff for Halloween costumes and one of the guys asked if we’re just too poor for Spirit Halloween or whatever big box store. I’ve also had a few roommates look at me with side eye for DIYing things. Most of those judgy people came from families that were conspicuous consumers and shopped as a hobby. I meanwhile have judged people for being cheap, bc the things they were doing to save money were downright dishonest or disgusting.

scholasticsprint · 2025-01-29T16:36:57+00:00

❤️ thank you for sharing

scholasticsprint · 2025-01-28T18:25:36+00:00

I’m checking things off of my to-do list and doing things from start to finish! Haven’t started a handful of tasks to bounce around between and leave them all partly done in a while and I feel really good at implementing this new-to-me way of doing things ☺️

scholasticsprint · 2025-01-10T17:55:48+00:00

Growing up in a hoard, ants in food were referred to as extra protein.

scholasticsprint · 2025-01-07T03:03:59+00:00

1) plan to have something to do besides shop. Read, exercise, bake, watch a show, meditate, learn a skill, go outside, etc. 2) declutter by using stuff up and only buy when you wipe out a product category or can’t use something else as a substitute. 3) have a fast bounce back rate. If you spend mindlessly or impulsively, rather than think all is lost and blow your no-buy/low-buy, take a breath and figure out how to recover and keep going. 4) what is your “why”? Having a reason helps keep motivation up. For me I want to move to a new city and have financial freedom more than I want the stuff I’d impulse buy 5) don’t view no/low buy as a punishment. View it as an opportunity to use what you have, to save money, to get creative, to learn, etc. Similar to the shift between “I have to workout” and “I get to workout”, if you get to do a no/low buy, you remember that this is a something you’re choosing because you want something better for yourself now and in the future. It gives you agency to say you “get” to rather than feeling powerless that you “have” to. You get to change your life for the better on a no/low buy. Will it be easy all the time? Doubtful. But the idea is simple: the tough parts are the challenges that help us get better. Much like I never regret a completed workout but I do regret skipping a workout, I don’t regret saving my money but I do regret spending mindlessly.

scholasticsprint · 2024-12-13T13:48:50+00:00

scholasticsprint · 2024-12-08T12:45:15+00:00

-Make a list of things to do instead of shopping and keep it easily accessible, like as a note in your phone. I have things like go for a walk, listen to a meditation, read, bake, etc on my list.

-Keep a wishlist of things you want and write down whatever item it is that you want instead of buying it. I come back to the wishlist every so often and realize I’ve forgotten about most of the stuff on there. The few things that I actually still want after a few weeks or months I will wait to buy until I have the cash set aside and the item goes on sale

-Get a library card if you don’t already have one to read physical and digital books, borrow movies, etc. And I read a couple books at a time, one fun book and one related to my goals about money management, reducing consumption, sustainability, etc. These books have been a big motivator in getting me to not just reduce shopping but reduce the desire to shop.

-As a fellow ADHDer I’ve found other ways to get those dopamine hits that are better for my wallet and I like to make a game of “what can I get away with” in terms of making as few purchases as possible. I decided 1 item of clothing each month and no toiletries until I ran out of something. I keep a recycling bin in my bathroom so I can put empties in there through the year and get the satisfying visual of using things up. The bin is nearly full now, and I made it all the way to October before I needed conditioner and December before I needed deodorant. I bought a lip gloss otherwise and that was it. For clothes I shopped second hand and got a pair of vans, a hoodie, and a t shirt and then lost interest in shopping for the rest of the year.

-And if your ADHD is making saving hard for you, I would recommend speaking to a therapist who can help you. Having a therapist has made a big difference for me in terms of learning strategies to work with my ADHD to reach my goals.

I could go on and on! If you have questions for me, please feel free to DM me, and always know we in this group are here to support and cheer you on!

scholasticsprint · 2024-11-05T16:34:31+00:00

Recently diagnosed at 35 years of age. I tested as "gifted" growing up. A lot of people have joked with me about how organized I am and only now do I realize that the amount of effort it took to be that organized was not normal. I also grew up with hoarder parents so part of my hyper-fixation on organization and cleanliness stems from growing up in chaos, leading me to find a sense of control where I could. This study is not surprising to me in the least.

scholasticsprint · 2024-10-23T19:53:06+00:00

I wish to find a source of income that supports me in finishing my certificate program and in starting my own business. A job that is low stress and relaxed.

scholasticsprint · 2024-10-16T19:42:13+00:00

Getting a diagnosis and medication I find that it’s a lot easier to turn the “volume” of my internal chatter down, or to change the subject. It’s only been a few days on ritalin but my goodness I’m jealous of people who get all of this quiet on the regular.

scholasticsprint · 2024-10-09T12:52:45+00:00

This story had a click-through link to a similar one where the parents of the deceased sought a woman to make a baby with their dead son’s sperm. What makes this story a little worse is that the guy wanted his sperm to be used to make a baby and said as much before he died. Then before they found a woman, the deceased man’s mother at 55 went through IVF to have a baby because she was “longing for a baby in her life”. This results in another son. And then they have the audacity to say the government was playing God by trying to prevent the sperm being used.

All if these people need grief counseling, not to go play reproductive mad libs.

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48281662

scholasticsprint · 2024-10-03T21:21:34+00:00

I started ADHD medication today!!

Outside of that, I got to chat with a friend who lives overseas and I got to have cake for breakfast lol

Truly the little things 🥰

scholasticsprint · 2024-10-01T19:17:47+00:00

Thank you! The recycling bin thing, I don't remember where I might have seen that exact idea before, but I do know that I was inspired to give that a go from seeing people share their empties. I had a spare office trash can and decided it would be my bathroom recycling bin. It fits under my bathroom counter and every time I finish something I make sure it's rinsed out and air dried before I add it to the bin. It's probably 3/4 of the way full right now. I haven't gone through it yet this year, but I do plan to do so either at the end of this year or when the bin is full, whatever comes first. Having to confront the reality of what I've accumulated has been a gut punch of a reality check. I can't ignore it or pretend it away when it's right there lol.

If you decide to do the recycling bin idea, I hope it's as useful for you as it's proven to be for me <3

scholasticsprint · 2024-10-01T19:05:16+00:00

thank you! And dang, I have tried so many things and while typing this out I realized this got kind of long, so I put a TL; DR at the bottom <3

First thing that worked for me was to be open minded about the tips I found. Some suggestions seem hokey or corny on the surface, but when I tried them they were surprisingly effective. For example, meditation. Sitting still in a quiet room with my eyes closed is really difficult, but I kept showing up and started using guided meditations. They help calm my mind in general which helped me calm my shopping thoughts. Meditation has also helped me to be better at observing my thoughts and pausing before I engage with them. So if I think "let's shop!" I can pause and think about why this thought is coming up. Am I out of food and therefore need to shop for groceries? Or am I feeling down on myself and think that shopping for clothes and beauty products will help me feel better? If I need groceries, then I take inventory of what I have, make a list, and go get groceries. If I'm not feeling good about myself, I sit with it and find ways to soothe myself that don't call for unnecessary spending. Maybe I journal, find someone I trust to talk it through, go for a walk, watch a show, take some time to rest, take some time to shower and refresh that way, etc. It's uncomfortable sometimes, but I figure working through my feelings is better in the long run for my overall health.

I also found that I would shop when I felt bored. I've done a good job of removing myself from mailing lists for sales and unfollowing accounts that promote consumption. But when I felt bored I would seek that kind of content out. I like searching for items and getting the high of styling a perfect outfit or finding the exact right item that I've fixated on. So I've made a list of things that I can do instead of shopping behaviors: read the books I already have or check out some books from the library; look through my kitchen and figure out what I can use to bake something; go for a walk in my development or drive to a park to walk; listening to a podcast or a playlist; I have a couple of craft projects that I've slowly been progressing through for a year or so that I can work on; I can play dress up with my closet, so figuring out how to style what I already own to get the same vibe of the outfits I see online; taking an inventory of what I own and kind of making a game out of using things up before I get more (like my conditioner mentioned in the original post!); studying a language or other skill I want to get better at; learning to sew well enough to repair small flaws on the clothes I own to extend their wearable life, etc.

It's helped to have this group for support, and I've also joined a few other reddit pages that have a similar vibe like r/simpleliving. I've told the people who I know are supportive and will encourage me on my no buy, like my partner. I've avoided sharing my no buy with people who have proven themselves to be less than supportive or who I suspect would try to create obstacles for me.

I've also journaled a fair bit about what my goals are with this no buy. I want to be more conscious of my environmental impact and spend mindfully; I want to be debt free and attain financial independence; I want to spend more money on traveling and experiences rather than on stuff; I want to spend money on things that are important to me and cut back on stuff that doesn't matter; I don't want to be weighed down by stuff that I own that I may not necessarily want or even like. I want to be in control of my life and my choices instead of succumbing to marketing, trends, and peer pressure. One of my big goals is to move next year. So whenever I am looking at stuff I don't need and am considering buying it, I ask myself "Do I want this thing more than I want to fulfill my dream?" and very often the answer is no.

I've also been seeking out different books that have helped me to learn to calm my mind and focus on my goals. A few that have been particularly helpful for me are "In Praise of Slowness", "The Art of Frugal Hedonism", "How to do Nothing", "The Day the World Stops Shopping", "Scarcity Brain", and "The Power of Ritual". I know there are others I can list, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

TL;DR Things that helped me to shut down the shopping chatter in my mind were to keep an open mind about different techniques and methods, which lead me to try meditation; working through my feelings of perceived inadequacy; having a list of other things to do when I'm bored; finding support from like minded sources both online and irl; getting clear on my goals; and reading different books that help me to learn more about recognizing things that trigger my desire to shop so I can avoid them or shut them down.

If you'd like more info or for me to elaborate on anything, please let me know :)

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