Day 6 - Is it only day 6 for real?

Hello, everyone, and thank you so much for reading... I truly appreciate your support!!

So, recently I started noticing that my gray's are coming in... Now, as a 40ish-something female who started to gray at the tender age of 18, I don't want to color my gray because I think it makes me look old.... Rather, it is just not flattering on me, and it grows in odd patches.... 

And it is at this point ever couple of months that I need to go to the salon and have my roots touched up.  And of course, I would also consider getting a new cut, and maybe a few highlights or something.  Something fresh and pretty, especially now that the holidays are approaching.  So this is, you see, where my current dilemma lives.... Is a touch up a normal budgetary expenditure?  I would say yes, it is.  It is necessary and it is planned.  But then, what about the cut and the highlights?  This is a very fine line, and I can't be sure how to proceed.  At this point in my experiment, I feel like any spending at all would be a violation of my pact.  As a result, I am holding off on the process.  This means that if you see me, you will likely either see my grays, or see my grays attempting to be cleverly hidden by this root touch up crap that I bought a few months ago, which is essentially just mascara for your hair.  It's gross, and frankly, I think it draws more attention to my roots than there should be.

Also today, well late last night actually, after my blog was already published, I wanted to download a free game.  Upon doing research, I found another app that I wanted, but it as 2.99.  And I of course, just automatically hit purchase!  Just like that, as if it were play money, as if I were in the game itself, playing with tokens.  I had to stop myself, and say "this is real money", which may sound silly, but honestly, it doesn't really feel like you are spending it at all when you are doing it online or on your phone.  It feels like a game, really, like it is all just binary code that will somehow not ever impact me.  But it does.  The 2.99 here, the book on amazon for 7.99 there... The life of being able to get exactly what you want, at any time you want?  Man, it sure is awesome... And it is a danger.... 

Lastly, a few times so far I have seen awesome things that would be great Christmas gifts.  And as aforementioned, I just so effortlessly and automatically clicked "buy now", or "add to cart".... And then after a few moments, exited the site entire.  I know this is the season, and let me tell you, I am already sick of Melissa Joan Hart telling me how much she wants the stupid Keurig....  The shopping is everywhere, and it is persistently in your face!  It is challenging, I want to get some stuff off my list, but I know I can wait... I have to.. I will.  Challenge accepted and met!

Thank you all for reading, and I will catch ya tomorrow!