It's no secret that I love to shop, but I'm realizing more and more than I'm shopping in the absolute wrong places. While there is nothing wrong with buying clothes from places like Target, Forever 21 and Rhapsiodelle, the quality is simply not conducive to long-term wear. I was always a firm believer in passing up one quality item costing $75 when I could get three things for the same cost, from a different store. That is a bad mentality to have!
Furthermore, I didn't love the clothes I was buying at those stores. I want to walk into my closet and love everything that I own. I want them to speak to my personal style. I want to walk in there, pick a shirt and a pair of pants and know that they will be perfect together. For the longest time I have had too much, and yet I always feel like I have nothing to wear.
My goal is curate my personal style and to build the perfect wardrobe full of quality, timeless pieces that I love. I want to simplify my wardrobe, purge it of items that I don't absolutely love, and slowly build it up with basics, clean lines and amazing fabrics.
I already took the first step last July when I started the 40 hanger closet project. Last night, albeit a little late, I went through my closet and discarded anything that I hadn't worn, or that I was not in love with, and I awoke this morning feeling excited about my next steps.
What are my next steps?
I want to take the time to truly think about my personal style. What fabrics, colors, and styles am I constantly attracted to? What are some key items that I should invest in? What inspires me? To begin, I've started a mood board on pinterest, where I will gather items that speak to me, that I think describe my personal style.
I'd love to hear any of your style resolutions and goals this year, so please feel free to share in the comments!
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"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"
Motherhood is a wild, difficult, wonderful adventure. I'm so happy we're in it together, DJ. You, me and Daddy.
week 6. This was the week that I flew back to Ontario, Canada for my cousin Danielle's wedding. It was a quick trip (I flew in Thursday night and was back home by Monday night), but I managed to fit in a heck of a lot into such a short time.
"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"
After being away from my boys for four days, visiting my family and friends back in Ontario, Canada, I was desperate to spend as much time with DJ as possible. I came home to some incredible weather, and as such we spent many hours outside, exploring, tidying and playing, as a family of three.
life has been busy, uncomplicated and full of love, laughter and memories.
dom and I ran off to the mountains the afternoon of the 13th for an early valentines day night out. it was so lovely and quiet, and exactly what I needed.
the weather has been gorgeous here in vegas since my return from canada on monday night, so much so that we've been able to keep the back door open for most of the day, which is just oh so lovely.
"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"
He's turned in to such a little explorer, wanting to squeeze into any corner or crawl under anything he can. And always, always, with the remote in hand.
Week 5.
"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"
He turned 10 months old this past Monday and I'm wondering how time could possibly move so quickly yet so slowly at the same time. Becoming a mother has been the absolute number one hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but that boy right there... he. is. everything.