The plan is to start the challenge in two days. Which means the six clothes items must be chosen NOW. But as I pawed through my closet, I realized that there was nothing plain enough to actually work with anything else. That in itself was a useful observation. So, it was off to the store...
Now before crying foul, note that the store of choice was a second hand store. And its offerings unfortunately resembled the selection in my closet. Lots of "distinctive" pieces, but not a lot of plain stuff that could be mixed and matched. Again, another useful observation.
As I made my selections, I had a couple guiding ideas:
- avoid light colors (I am a messy eater)
- solids only (a cute pattern might grate on my nerves after 30 days)
- no bells or whistles (minimize the likelihood that someone will recognize my clothes)
- no ironing required (hate it!)
I have not shopped with such purpose since looking for my first interview suit. And I tried on EVERYTHING. Usually, I don't bother, which may explain a lot of the unworn items in my closet :)
As the store closed, I came home with 3 shirts to go with pants, shorts, and a dress already in my collection. Will sleep on these choices, then lay them out tomorrow and make the final selection.
I also have a daily fight to see what to wear each day. My closet is full is nice business clothes that are for winter.
ReplyDeleteA lot of people have this same issue. Why is that??? I just seem to find millions of more pressing or pleasant activities than taking the hour to do the seasonal closet swap.
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