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Some wardrobe inspiration for your Saturday morning. Go monochrome (doesn’t have to be black, white & navy — could be peach, mint and hazy), pare down, scale up. And get a good pair of boots. DTrain
I seriously need to pare down my wardrobe. Ugh!
How do people curate their wardrobes this much?
How I figured out my personal style in grad school
When I arrived at my MA program, I had a lot of clothes, and liked clothes, but was also one of those people who never felt “pulled together,” and especially not in a way that looked effortless. Fortunately, I had a habit of stress reading blogs. And I soon found capsule wardrobe bloggers. Through their influence, I figured out that my problem might actually be too many clothes, going in too many directions. So I started doing a couple of things to find the direction in my style.
1) Study your own closet.
The most common piece of advice I saw was to take every item out of your closet, walk away from the pile, and, in another room, list off the top of your head your favorite 5-10 items of clothes. Then, go back into the room and hang only those items up. I was told to observe similarities in the items I had returned, and I could not believe how clear the pattern was. I loved navy blue, olive, and black and white stripes. The pile on the floor contained pinks, greens, and purples–all aspirational colors that never really made it out of my closet. Since then, I’ve been committed to only buying 1 or 2 accent colors that compliment my core neutrals. I thought this would be a really boring move, but it turns out that the key to ‘effortless’ for me is that everything goes together no matter what, so I can grab most items in my closet and they all get along.
My outfit planner Cladwell, informing me that I definitely have a fave color:
2) Take creepy phone notes (or use StyleBook.)
Sometimes I see someone in public or online wearing a totally fantastic combo that I know I can make with my own clothes, but I would never remember that when I went to get dressed without typing out the combo in a phone note. You can also use stylebook, an app that lets you lay out outfits you can make with your own closet.
3) Analyze Pinterest.
The other thing I did was started pinning clothing. I did a lot of targeted searches (e.g., I have a green pencil skirt and didn’t know what to do with it, so I searched ‘green pencil skirt outfits’ and pinned all the ones I thought I could make). Next, I started looking through my Pinterest board for repeated items that I didn’t own yet (this is how I discovered I needed a vest). I continue stealing outfit combos from Pinterest all the time:
Taking the time to figure out what I actually like, picking colors, and picking a style have all been huge for me. I can’t recommend it enough. The time I spent up front saves me a lot of time and stress every morning, because all my clothes go together and make me feel comfortable.
Friends are good. [But?] Couldn’t you be friends with someone less complicated than your ex-girlfriend who’s your ex-best friend’s current girlfriend?
Instead of yelling BOO this Halloween, yell something even scarier, like COMMITMENT or STUDENT LOANS
If you like more psychology related infographic, check out @mypsychology.
You can’t force people to appreciate you.
You can’t force people to be loyal to you.
You can’t force people to treat you right.
You can’t force people to be honest with you.
You definitely can’t force people to love you.
Dealing with this week
Dealing with this week
Hello, imaginary friends. This week is turning out to be another sucky one. But I like to think that the fact that I’m writing this post and talking about it means I’m taking a proactive step to deal with my shit. But let’s ignore me for a moment. How are you? How is your week going? Hopefully, you’re taking time out for yourself. That’s all. xx L
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1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back
1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back
Hello imaginary friends, I thought everything was going well. I haven’t felt depressed in nine weeks. Nine whole weeks of absolute normalcy. Regular everyday normal person occurrences and annoyances. Absolute bliss– in my books. Until a week ago. My depression has been a rollercoaster, with more downs than ups, as one would probably expect I suppose. However, I actually felt myself winning…
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One of the flyest new artist out here.
Signs of an Emotional Bully This was such an enlightening article that I wish I had a while back.
It's hard being okay
It’s hard being okay
Hello again imaginary friends, Today has been a better day than yesterday. I’m hoping tomorrow will be better than today. That’s how I’m living now and I know that I’m not the only one. Recently, I was advised (by a licenced professional in the medical field) that I’ve emerged out of my depression. Yes, I used the word “emerged” because I felt as if I was drowning in it for the longest time. So…
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I am vexed Facebook (users)
I am vexed Facebook (users)
Hello imaginary friends, it has been a minute since I’ve been here. Hope all has been well with you. I’ve been good. Finally got my shit together…kind of. Happy to report that I am happy today. No procrastination to report except for the time I took to write this. Yay for progress. I logged into my Facebook account this morning and observed a few things that I found vexing – things that I’m sure…
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Progress?
It was my hope when I began this blog thing that it would help me to change my introverted, procrastinating ways for the better. Here I am, these months later and I can honestly say this is one of those to add to the “failing miserably” list. However, there is still hope, because note I wrote ‘failing’ NOT ‘failed’. Over these past months, I have tried almost everything to “fix”my bad habits. I…
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Lesson 2: Double, Triple Check
Lesson 2: Double, Triple Check
This is a tale about that one time that I completely messed up my exam schedule and studied for the wrong dang exam.
In the spirit of trying to be a better person, I actually made the effort to study this past week. It’s been going well. Developmental psychology isn’t so bad when you get past all the words in the textbook that are supposed to mean something. But what I refuse to get past is the…
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I need a hobby
I need a hobby
Lately, I’ve been considering what to do outside of school and my general procrastinating nature that might be interesting and/or fun.
Hi, my name is Larisha and I have no hobbies. Not if you count sleeping and eating, at least. So this is my attempt at searching for a hobby. I have tried photograpghy, which led to my Nikon taking a swim in the ocean. I like cooking but I prefer eating more. I…
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