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Healthy Habits Challenge April 2018 (formerly labeled Reading Challenge)

I decided to rename this activity to better suit its purpose. I want to replace makeup purchasing and makeup Youtube watching with more enriching activities. As a way to (hopefully) rein in my spending on makeup and encourage other activities I get money towards my makeup budget from reading, running, and learning Spanish on Duolingo.

Purchases:
~ MAC Instant Artistry Lip Prep Nude Kit - $19.75
       this was an Ulta 21 Days of Beauty impulse buy. I wanted to try MAC products and I thought I might like Velvet Teddy, so I did it. Hopefully I won't regret it.
~ Jo Malone sampler set - $82 (I had a gift card and I'm not counting that.) Yes, I need to work on my positive coping skills. I'm a work in progress.
~ Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color in "Plum" - impulse purchase from Belk since I had heard good things about them. I went in "just to swatch." That always works out the same way. - $24 (at least it was on sale?)
~ Tatcha kit and mini Hourglass Dim Light from the Sephora sale - $40

Books Read ($1 per 100 pages):
~ The Intelligent Conversationalist by Imogen Lloyd Webber - 396 pages ($3.96)

Running challenge ($3 per 1 mile):
~ 4/5/18 - 3 miles ($9)
~ 4/9/18 - 3 miles ($9)
~ 4/20/18 - 2.75 miles ($8.25)
~ 4/22/18 - 2 miles ($6)
~ 4/25/18 - I ran outside, I timed 20 minutes of running time and there were hills ($10)
~ 4/27/18 - outside, about 2 miles ($6)

Duolingo ($1 per 10 day streak):
~ 10 day streak hit on 4/16/18 ($1)
~ 20 day streak hit on 4/26/18 ($1)


How am I doing? (includes totals carried over from previous months, starting Dec 2017)
Total spent: $297.37
Total read: 6315 pages
Total run: 49.5 miles ($140.5)
Total Duolingo: 20 days ($2)
How am I doing? -$82.80 available to spend

Yep, back in the negatives. I'm going to work on it.

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