Compact: Day 1

January 1st always sends me into a mad state of cleaning, organizing and purging. I'm not sure what it is about the new year, but I hear I'm not the only one who feels like getting a fresh start.

In the spirit of the Compact, we thought we'd take the opportunity to return a few Christmas gifts we'd gotten each other that just didn't quite work out.

After hitting Walmart, Target, Kohls and Old Navy I felt a bit like a recovering alcoholic who'd been dragged on a pub crawl. I didn't fall into that zombie-esque "MUST_BUY_SOMETHING" consumer trance though - always a good thing.  And we now owe $85 less to our credit card and have a $60 credit at Walmart (where we can do grocery shopping).

How is everyone else doing? Have you purchased anything? Been tempted to?

If you'd like to chat with me and some other Compactors, visit us on the Living Simple & Green message board at iVillage.