anyone out there?

Hi Ya'll. The blog has been quiet for about two weeks now :( I used to look forward to checking this everyday for there were new posts everyday but now...no action. We need to get on it! I'm trying not to interpret this as everyone is doing bad on their no/low buy..but it's hard because that would be a logical assumption. Prove me wrong!

Anyway, I am doing good on my no-buy. Swapping on MUA was a good cure b/c it's getting 'new' (new to me, anyway) m/u without spending anything (less shipping). Unfortunately, I was swaplifted!! :( :( :( This totally ruined my groove I had going. Now I'm trying to work that out before setting up any new swaps. I hate to call it a swaplift but it's obvious that's what it is. I set a swap up with this girl early/mid August. I sent my end and emailed her three times since and she never responded. She's been on MUA but not too frequently. My initial guess is that she hasn't had time or forgot and that's why she isn't responding (even though IMO the best way to deal with those issues is communicate to the swapper so they aren't sitting here wondering what the hell is going on like I am!!). I don't know that she intentionally swaplifted but either way, she has her end, I don't have mine. She hasn't given me any feedback so all I'm left to do now is guess about my end and the swap. I decided to wait one month after no communication which will be the 20th of September. At that point, I will give her a negative token and post on my swap pad that I've been swaplifted and will be sorting that out before taking on any new swaps. I didn't really want to open that door but I feel I've done everything I can, given her several chances and yeah...no resolution. It is very disheartening and makes me remember not to trust all on MUA. Even though she had about 30 positive tokens and communicated openly in the beginning...guess it's just bad luck. What makes me the most mad is not that I'm out the item (I didn't want it anyway, right?) but the way she's handling it and the fact that I haven't been swapping at all because now it's kind of tainted. I just don't want to right now..can't really describe it. Way to go bad swappers to ruin for all of us :(

Anyway, I only lost a MUFE star powder so not a huge deal. I'm sure once this is sorted out I will be back on the MUA horse again :) Let's just hope it doesn't open the whole box of retaliatory negative tokens, bitchy emails and what not. I hope all of you are doing well on your no/low-buy! Talk to you soon??!!

i want to play/i love game

First off, that song by Lady Gaga just reminds me of shopping instead of love...does that suggest something bad about me?? lol anyway, I want to buy! Sorry if I spring up any lemmings in anyone but I need to vent about my lemmings on here (this reminds me of common dilemnas in AA & other similar groups...you want to explain your cravings but you don't want to make others crave it, too). Well, anyway, I got this email from Sephora today and it makes me want to buy :( Specifically, Bare Escentuals Radiance Rock set, the Fresh set & Stella McCartney Nude fragrance. I posted this on the MUA boards earlier today, too because I want. The BE item & the Fresh Set are each under $30 so reasonably priced, relatively speaking, and I want to buy! I'm getting into the mindset that I should reward myself for not buying for so long...I really haven't purchased makeup in months, which is the goal of my no-buy, but now I want these things for a reward. I've killed other lemmings over and over and deprived myself so maybe I should let up on myself and buy these things....But no! Even though I have been doing good, I still am broke (did the no-buy because I couldn't afford m/u) so I can't buy these things. Any advice on how to get out of this line of thinking? Please help convince me I don't need to buy! Go! (And TIA :))