I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday.  Christian and I spent a lot of time with family {perhaps too much?}, and are now enjoying spending some time with just each other.  I also worked and worked and worked on a new blog layout.  I've been waiting to resume posts until it was just right.  What do you think?  {Don't forget to grab a new button -- the code is located in the sidebar.}

So sometime mid-December, I was congratulating myself on doing so well with my promise not to buy anything until the New Year.  I thought, "I bet I could extend my shopping embargo until February.  It wouldn't be too hard."  But then, on January 2nd, I decided that no, I could not wait until February {which is a good example of how making decisions before it's time to put them into effect is important}.  And so I bought something.  Do you want to know what I bought?

I bought...

... this white v-neck cardigan from J. Jill!  J. Jill usually isn't my style scene {what am I, old?  No offense to anyone who buys things from J. Jill -- clearly they do have pretty youngish things}, but I've been wanting a new white cardigan ever since my last one wore out, and when I saw this one, I had to have it.  I love the detail -- I had white eyelet on my wedding cake.  Plus, it was on sale {and still is, in some sizes} for $14.99, down from $69.  While I don't like to buy things simply because they're on sale, it's still nice when I pay roughly a fifth of what other people did.  It gives me a secret satisfaction.  Or maybe not so secret.

What about you?  Do you love buying things on sale?  What did you get for Christmas?  How was your holiday?  Do you have any New Year's Resolutions you'd like to share?  {My highest priority this year is to figure out what I'm going to do with my life -- it's a loftly goal, but I think I'm up to it.}  Leave a comment!