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Healthy Habits Challenge - December 2019

I have the habit of spending too much of my money on makeup, and spending too much of my time browsing for makeup and consuming makeup-related media. To counteract this, I make myself "earn" my makeup budget by doing things that are better for my mental and physical health. Here's how I did for the month of December:

Purchases:
~ Bite Beauty mini lipstick set - $10 (on sale!)
~ Buxom lipgloss "Kir Royale" (my cat stole the other one I had) and ImPress press-on nails - $24
~ I used my Ulta points and a 20% off coupon for a Christmas Eve purchase - Anastasia Beverly Hills Carli Bybel palette, Cover FX bronzer & highlight duo (that came w/ a GWP), an eyeshadow palette for my mom (that I won't name here so it will stay a surprise), Too Faced Better Than Sex eyeliner, 2 of my husband's shampoos, and 1 conditioner for my husband. - $7.12
~ I used my 20% off sale items on Sephora for a set of dry shampoos (staple item, not coming out of this budget) and I also bought a Sephora Play box on sale - $8

Books read ($1 per 100 pages)
~ Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis - 241 pages ($2.41)
~ The Meaning of Marriage by Tim & Kathy Keller - 286 pages ($2.86)
~ Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 355 pages ($3.55)

Exercise ($1 per workout class attended)
~ 12/4/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/5/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/6/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/7/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/8/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/9/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/11/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/23/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/24/19 - 1h walk outside - $4
~ 12/25/19 - 1h walk outside - $4
~ 12/27/19 - Orange Theory class - $1
~ 12/30/19 - Orange Theory class - $1

Money available to spend: $8.18

This budget will carry over into 2020, and I plan to continue this challenge. I think I've done a decent job of sticking to this project, and also maintaining the spirit of the project - namely, focusing my attention on pursuits other than the online beauty community.

In 2020, I want to focus more on actually seeing meaningful use out of my collection. I started an Instagram so I can more easily document my project panning journey. If you'd like, give me a follow @magsusingupmakeup - content will be similar to here, but will hopefully have more.

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