I’ve been doing a lot of shopping.

Fortunately I’m prepared this year. I noticed in the past that I always spend a lot of money on clothing in December because that’s when all the coolest clothing comes out, and I happen to be shopping anyway to get gifts. So this year I made sure to budget a whole lot of money for December shopping.

And boy am I glad! Just today I bought some Diesel shoes (which were expensive, but worth it), three shirts from Old Navy (for a total of $20), two t-shirts from the Gap (I had a gift card from my uncle), and a t-shirt and sweatshirt from Urban Outfitters. And yesterday I bought a jacket and some pants from Structure because I had a gift certificate there.

So yeah, December for me is all about shopping. I have huge piles of give-away clothing, too, since this is the month in which I donate a shitload of clothing to charity. (This, of course, makes me feel better about all the money I’m spending.)