Falling Off the Wagon

It is finished. It is done.

The yarn diet that is. I went 367 days. Woot! I ordered yarn today, but I think I will keep it a secret until it arrives in the mail. I can tell you I bought enough for a sweater. I can tell you that the minute I saw the pattern (months ago) I knew it would be the yarn I would end my diet with. I can also tell you that I spent quite a bit of money, but it's OK. Why? Because I feel now like I can control the yarn spending. There were several other yarns I wanted to buy, but I put them on my wish list. A year ago I would have purchased them "just in case." It is difficult for me to explain, but now I know how to tell real yarn/pattern love from infatuation or emotional buying.

I haven't gotten rid of the count up from my sidebar, though. I'm wondering if I should keep it and monitor how often I purchase yarn. What do you all think?