My Second Quarter Inventory of New Items Purchased

The year is zooming by; we're already halfway through! Financially speaking, that is.
Last week I made my second quarter payment for 2012 to the IRS, which means it's time once again to take inventory of the new items I purchased during my year of nothing new (you can review my Q1 inventory here).

Hey, why were there only 2 months between Q1 and Q2?

Anyway, here's the skinny:

New items* I have purchased as of the closing of Q2 2012 are:

• TOMS shoes
• Sunglasses
• Necklace

At first glance it seems I was a bit more frivolous this quarter, even though I bought fewer things and spent less money.

TOMS in action. Kind of.

TOMS are definitely not sturdy walking shoes, but they are incredibly gentle on my little toes (meaning the pinky toes... I'm not trying to be cute here), where other shoes almost without exception rub me to the point of blisters. So I'm actually able to wear them for more than 20 minutes, which I think makes them well worth the money and the cheat. I might even buy another pair! These ones were also on clearance, so bonus.

A sunny day at DCA.

My new sunglasses are way better than the last pair; I don't know how I put up with those for so long. I'll probably still look at darker ones next time I'm at the eye doctor, but these were a legitimate and much-needed start.

My new peacock necklace.

Ok, you got me. The necklace was frivolous. Not only was it frivolous, it was from Disney. The horror! But I really liked it, and I was having a terrible day. And sometimes you just have to say, what the heck.

What do you think about that?

*Material items only; does not include expendable supplies.