improve my appearance

Since my last post I have tried to be more creative in choosing my outfits. I made some new combinations with items from my closet, and used accessories to give old items a new boost. I got several compliments for these semi-new outfits, and felt very happy in them :)

Yesterday I went shopping for new clothes. My mission was finding some things that were outside my comfort zone (so no bland one-introverted-colour shirts) but still felt like me. I succeeded very well, buying 5 new items that can be combined well.

Next step is purging through everything in the closet again and getting rid of stuff. My shirts and sweaters don’t all fit in there now, and there’s lots of stuff that I never wear. I need to get rid of everything that isn’t comfortable, and everything that isn’t flattering, and everything that I very well know that I will never wear. And I really don’t need 5 or 6 “paint shirts”...

After I’ve done that I will be able to take inventory and see what colour shirts/tops I still need to make cool combinations, and I can buy those (cheap!).

When I feel good about the way I look, it can improve my whole day. On the rare occasions when I make an effort in dressing or picking out accessories, I love getting compliments. I even walk more proudly on those days.

So, new goal: improve my appearance. Apart from the hand and skin goals already on the list, and hopefully losing some weight when I exercise more often, this goal is meant mostly for improving my hair and outfit each day. I tend to pick out the same two or three sweaters for weeks on end, just because that’s easy and they are comfy. A friend told me once that he actually associated hoodies with me, now that’s not a good thing… When I make an effort, I can actually make nice combinations out of the things in my closet and accessory box. I just need to make that effort every day, perhaps try to be a little more creative, and most likely throw out some things and buy a few new (cheap or second-hand) items.

Recently I saw a blog by someone who posts what she’s wearing every day. Although I’m not planning on doing that, I will try to make a daily picture, just for me, to keep track of this goal. That way I can see which outfits work best.