I took on a second 30×30 challenge midway through November with mixed feelings of trepidation and optimism. The silly season and its accompanying sales draw me in every year without fail, as emails announcing 50% off storewide, or 70% off shoes trickle into my inbox. With more than my fair share of purchases already made in 2013, I decided to approach the sale season with a half-hearted shopping ban, accompanied by a wardrobe challenge. I can say with surety that the shopping ban was most definitely half-hearted, as I jumped at the chance to make more than a few purchases;…