Six Items or Less, cont...
Per yesterday's post (It's All About the Accessories, Right?), I learned from my "Get Really Sweaty" options that clothes should be comfortable and flattering. Common sense, right? It was a message I had not been heeding. It was one of those Oprah ahas - my clothes should always make me FEEL GOOD!
One of the shirts was clingy in all the wrong places, so I avoided wearing it. Unfortunately, that didn't leave many options! The white shirt wrinkled too easily, so it didn't look fresh by the end of the day. I got in the habit of changing out of the six items whenever possible and wearing my Life is Good t-shirt.
The result? At the end of the 30 days, I wanted to try it again! Getting the other six items out of rotation was a relief. The weather was changing and I had more pants options to choose from. And I decided to use eight items instead of six. Just to make it a little less work.
This time, I tried everything on! And scrutinized the fit. Jeans were no longer an option, as I was working and volunteering more often. I had always felt unprofessional in jeans anyway.
During month two, I was no longer thinking about getting dressed, so when someone complimented my clothes (which was happening more often!) I saw it as validation I had selected better items. I looked more "put together" because - I WAS! Pants that poked and shirts that hung without shape were in the back of the closet. The clothes were no longer wearing me.
I learned I had "put up with" certain items of clothing for the sake of variety.
More Tuesday...still going!
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