Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a restful Thanksgiving holiday; I certainly enjoyed my time with family this weekend!

Today’s Green Post is really a shout-out to a group of women that just amaze me. The Great American Apparel Diet is a super-motivated group of women who have decided to go on a diet of sorts.  This diet is not your “I ate too much stuffing so my pores are oozing apples and onions” kind of diet.

No, these women are completely eliminating  “new apparel” from their diets for one year.

Sound easy? If you think so, readers – you’re stronger than me! I LOVE to shop (thanks to my maid of honor, Kristen – she’s the best shopper I know and tends to make shopping an adventure!), and to give up shopping for ONE WHOLE YEAR is extremely intimidating to me. Still, these ladies ROCK for jumping head-first into a pool of self-discovery while on this journey. You just HAVE to read their blog entries…INSPIRING, people.

[An aside: I'm not proud of my penchant for shopping - it makes me sad inside that I don't think I can join these strong-willed women in their fight against consumerism. However, I am planning a wedding - maybe I'll do it next year? Ugh, that sounds like an excuse. Well. To continue...]

If you’d like to join the ladies of GAAD, major kudos to you.

Click here to sign up!