I spent last week putting my spring capsule wardrobe together and now it's ready for it's big reveal. Using the steps outlined in this post, I ended up with 30 items, which is pretty consistent with past capsules. Preparing this capsule was a little different as I was only pulling from the items that I already owned. In the past, I had usually shopped in preparation for the new season but as I'm in…
It's the last few days of winter which means that it's the last few days of my winter seasonal capsule wardrobe. It also means that I've spent this past few days transitioning my capsule wardrobe to spring. Since I've had a few questions asking me how I do this, I thought it would be useful to write it all out, in case anyone else is struggling with the transition. Since I'm not buying and…
Things have been a little quiet over here. February is always a hard month for me because it gets so cold here. Like bitterly cold. I always struggle with motivation and creativity but throw in a pandemic and kids that are online schooling and it's a whole new ballgame. I'm really happy that I put together a winter capsule wardrobe as it reduced the amount of decisions that I had to make when it…
So I had this idea. Let's do a monthly roundup! Since I’m doing a year of not buying any new or used clothing, and in the spirit of full transparency, how about I tell you all about the things that I actually do buy each month? How about the books that I read each month because I’m really trying to read more books with the free time that I have now that I’m not…
Writing this post of the heels of my 5 Easy Ways to Help you Stop Shopping post seems like a good idea, and not one that I had planned. But sometimes, good things happen in pairs. And my decision to truly embrace a slower wardrobe this year seems serendipitous in a way. I recently revealed in a post on Instagram that I added 6 new items to my wardrobe in 1 month, from December…
Do you want to stop shopping? Have you committed to a no buy year, or a no buy month? Maybe you're doing a low buy year instead? Do you just want to reduce the amount that you shop in general? I'm definitely in that third category! After making quite a few clothing purchases in 2020 (emotional shopping as a result of the pandemic is my excuse and I'm sticking to it), I want to…
It's been a while since I've done a proper capsule wardrobe. And I miss it. I miss the structure. I miss the focus. I miss the ease. Not to be all philosophical but I have felt like a ship untethered to the shore for the past 6 months, in more ways than one. But especially in terms of my wardrobe. I have been venturing away from my "personal style" to try new things. While…
This post feels long overdue...I actually started it on November 1 and here we are at the beginning of December. I got a little sidetracked with a home renovation project. We essentially tore out all of the flooring and kitchen cabinets on our main level, painted the whole place and now we're slowly piecing it all back together. We'll have to wait until the new year to fully finish it but I've been waiting…
How do you feel about accessories? Do you love them and wear a lot of different ones? Or do you tend to stick with the same ones over and over? I am definitely in the latter group. I have my everyday staples...wedding ring, watch, hoop earrings and gold necklace/pendant. I don't stray too far from these 4 items but I do love wearing a silk bandana every now and then. I find it to…
It's definitely been a weird week for weather. We had snow on Monday, huge amounts of rain on Wednesday evening and temps ranging from 33F to 71F (basically 0C to 22C). All I wanted to wear all week was a cozy sweater (and some days, a jacket on top!) After about the third day of wearing sweaters, I noticed a pattern, so I decided to just go with it. I figured that it might…
I've been feeling overwhelmed by stuff lately. Maybe it's because I've been confined to my house for most of the year and I need to change it up. Or maybe it's because I've let my guard down over the past few years and stuff has slowly crept in. Whatever the reason, I feel like it's time to declutter. But I want to start with a smaller, easy project. My first task: declutter handbags. I…
Happy Friday, friends! We made it through another week. As part of a new series, I thought it'd be fun to post the outfits that I wore this week. I don't often feel like I'm a terribly creative person, but I really like putting outfits together and I would say that is definitely the one area where I do feel a little creative. I had a little more focus when I put my outfits…
