Outfit Details:
Denim top: recloseted
Black top: thrifted, $3
Leggings: Lularoe, free for hosting party
Necklace: recloseted
Scarf: mall kiosk, OLD, $5
Boots: recloseted
Grand Total: $8
I really don't know why I don't wear this jacket every day. Yes, it looks like I repurposed a muppet. Yes, it's very in your face. And, yes, it's one of my favorite thrift finds ever. I guess I'll just have to put my money where my mouth is and put it into the rotation for the rest of this winter, right?
So here's the thing about being known as the 'clothes person' among your friends and family. You get asked a LOT if you want things from their closets when they're doing their regular purges. And, you know, I almost always say yes! I mean, free clothes, and even more options to expand my wardrobe? Plus, I might get the warm fuzzies of knowing they thought of me as cleaning out their closets.
So, I figured, since this happens a lot in my life for some reason, I'd come up with a term to describe these little goodies. They're not really gifts, and not really from a clothing swap, but they are being ReCloseted. So, expect to see that term with a lot of outfit posts from now on. I even have two examples for today!
Outfit 1:
So maybe I'm wierd, but I would much rather have recloseted or secondhand jeans over new ones. There's something about denim that's already been worn in that makes them so much more comfy and versatile to me. That's where these jeans came from, and they've been worn an embarassing amount since I've gotten them. No lie.
These are not pleather pants. Let that be known now, I'm way more into comfort than that! They're faux faux leather leggings (aka shiny spandex) that I happened across in the workout section. I swear, the more into my 30's I get, the more athlesiure makes it into my daily wardrobe. At least I've got this recloseted sweater and spiffy accessories to make me look a bit more dressed up!
So, I figured, since this happens a lot in my life for some reason, I'd come up with a term to describe these little goodies. They're not really gifts, and not really from a clothing swap, but they are being ReCloseted. So, expect to see that term with a lot of outfit posts from now on. I even have two examples for today!
Outfit 1:
So maybe I'm wierd, but I would much rather have recloseted or secondhand jeans over new ones. There's something about denim that's already been worn in that makes them so much more comfy and versatile to me. That's where these jeans came from, and they've been worn an embarassing amount since I've gotten them. No lie.
Outfit Details:
Top: Lularoe Amy, $38
Jeans: recloseted
Sweater: thrifted, $4
Boots: thrifted, $8
Earrings: recloseted
Ring: DIY
Grand Total: $50
Outfit 2:
These are not pleather pants. Let that be known now, I'm way more into comfort than that! They're faux faux leather leggings (aka shiny spandex) that I happened across in the workout section. I swear, the more into my 30's I get, the more athlesiure makes it into my daily wardrobe. At least I've got this recloseted sweater and spiffy accessories to make me look a bit more dressed up!
Outfit Details:
Sweater: recloseted
Leggings: Wal-Mart, $10
Earrings: Wal-Mart, $3
Boots: thrifted (these are an UO brand!), $6
Grand Total: $20
You know when you get a moment that's a confirmation that you should continue a hobby? Sometimes, you continue something because you love it. Sometimes, it's out of stubbornness. Sometimes, it's out of necessity. BUT SOMETIMES, even if all of the above is true, you still need that outside influence to keep going.
That's what I needed to continue blogging.
And then, I got an opportunity that was the push I needed to jump right on in where I had left off.
A few weeks ago, I got a message from the lovely local fashion designer, Rosie Rose. I've stalked her designs for literal years, ya'll, ever since a friend suggested checking her out. And she needed a model. Any funk I'd been in about "do I continue with the fashion thing or set it aside was gone. So, I arranged childcare, got 'gussied up' as the hubs would say, and got ready to meet and shoot.
While impatiently waiting for all this to go down, a friend posted this picture on the Facebook, with the question, "what are you passionate about lately?"
That's what I needed to continue blogging.
And then, I got an opportunity that was the push I needed to jump right on in where I had left off.
A few weeks ago, I got a message from the lovely local fashion designer, Rosie Rose. I've stalked her designs for literal years, ya'll, ever since a friend suggested checking her out. And she needed a model. Any funk I'd been in about "do I continue with the fashion thing or set it aside was gone. So, I arranged childcare, got 'gussied up' as the hubs would say, and got ready to meet and shoot.
While impatiently waiting for all this to go down, a friend posted this picture on the Facebook, with the question, "what are you passionate about lately?"
It's been a long couple months, ya'll.
I've been going back and forth on starting up blogging again, and after my last post, a mental health hiatus seemed especially necessary. I had to give myself permission to take a break, from a ton of areas of my life that used to take priority. I didn't write, I didn't take photos, and most days, any outfit beyond a 'nice' top and jeans was a little too much effort.
And, yet, it's been a time of growth, and rebuilding some habits, both old and new. It's been hard, and good, and sometimes fulfilling and often exhausting. But that break made room in my life for some really great things as well. I've gotten to refocus my energy on new creative endeavors, found time on the weekends to pour into my kids, and had a literal ton of soul-searching to strengthen my faith.
I've been going back and forth on starting up blogging again, and after my last post, a mental health hiatus seemed especially necessary. I had to give myself permission to take a break, from a ton of areas of my life that used to take priority. I didn't write, I didn't take photos, and most days, any outfit beyond a 'nice' top and jeans was a little too much effort.
And, yet, it's been a time of growth, and rebuilding some habits, both old and new. It's been hard, and good, and sometimes fulfilling and often exhausting. But that break made room in my life for some really great things as well. I've gotten to refocus my energy on new creative endeavors, found time on the weekends to pour into my kids, and had a literal ton of soul-searching to strengthen my faith.
It's been a while since I've written
anything. I have recently picked up my
journal and sporadically filled out some pages with answers to some journal
prompts I've discovered on Pinterest, but most of my writing, blogging, and
posting in general has seemed to diminish in recent months.
To be honest, my mind needed a break. I needed time to take stock of some
adjustments in my attitude towards myself, and take much better care of my
mental health. 'Mental Health' has been
a buzzword recently in the online forums, which isn't necessarily a bad thing,
but it does seem to make my own post about my mental health journey seem a bit
bandwagon-y. But doesn't the fact that
it's such a popular topic lately also show how needed the conversation is, and
how universal the struggles of anxiety disorders and depression really
are? Doesn't it also highlight how silly
and ignorant the stigma still surrounding mental health really is?
Because I've been dealing with depression in the
last few months, and haven't had the slightest idea of where to start asking
for help. I've prayed, asked for prayer
from some friends, taken anti-anxiety medications, started eating better and
exercising, cried, changed my birth control, prayed even more... while still
dealing with a mental imbalance that affects my hormonal levels and steals the
joy from my day to day. And I don't say
this for all you readers to feel guilty, and say "oh, Grace, we didn't
know!" and wring your hands and feel awful about not spotting the signs.
Because most people are really good at hiding it,
myself included. I'm guilty of the same
trap so many people seem to fall in, the trap of "not wanting to be the
needy friend." Alongside that,
there's the carefully curated "living your best life" newsfeeds that
gloss over the messy, boring, and mundane sides of daily life, in favor of
pretty pictures and saccharine captions.
I'm at the head of the 'happy smiley' instagram secret club, by the way,
with posts that look like this:
"so glad me and my
girl "Lucille" get to match in red today! #jeeplife #wingsfordayz"
Ya'll, I'm a sucker for matchy matchy stuff. I make it a point to coordinate stuff like earrings and shoes, and I'm even so picky, I can't stand when the hardware on my shoes doesn't match my earrings. Like, silver studs and gold hardware? I. Can't. Do. It.
Which is why it's SO surprising to me that I've never paired these shoes with this dress before!
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