First things first, it is with a sad heart that I have to day that Mail Bag has been kind of a failure. I haven’t had motivation to do it, so rather than drag it out; I’m going to kill it now. You can send me emails and such, and I’ll reply, but celebrity correspondence is over.

Next, because of my dismal failure at that challenge, I thought I would set myself some new challenges. I’ve decided that this month will be a zero-spending month. I spent a great deal of time thinking about this, and I think it’s a great way to test my limits of creativity a little bit. So for the month of August, my only spending will be on necessary goods. These include, of course, groceries, rent, electricity, things like that. I feel like I’ve stockpiled a lot of personal care products, so it shouldn’t be too much of a hassle. At the same time, though, this also means that there will be no restaurants or fast-food. My only real break to this rule is going to be in a couple of weeks when I’m at home, though. I can tell you right now that when I’m there, we’re probably going to grab an ice cream at least once.

That being said, I am doing the student life budget sort of thing, so the extra change kicking around from this month certainly won’t hurt. On that same note, this is my last month before school starts, so I’m hoping to use some of that money for school supplies. I’m also hoping to do a Glossybox review for you tomorrow (provided that it arrives on time!) and let you know how I’ve been feeling about Glossybox lately. Part of my spending ban also cuts out monthly subscriptions, so it will be the last one for a while.

Did you guys set any goals for yourself for August? I feel mostly like it’s just time to buckle down a little, and get ready to kick back into gear for school. As another sort of heads up, as I’m heading into school, I’m also going to be working, so the blog may take a hit. I’m going to try my hardest not to let that happen, but I can’t promise much at this point.

OHHH! I forgot! Someone posted this on Pinterest for getting toned abs in June. Well, it's August! But I'm still going to do it. I could use the exercise!