Former Fashion Designer, Mom, Underperforming Perfectionist, Fitness & Diet Schizophrenic
You may have noticed after the 30 Day Static wardrobe experiment I took the summer off. Not only did I take the summer off blogging, but also from my businesses, my diet, my exercise and my communication with anyone outside my family or my lake friends. You could say I basically checked out of life. [...]
This was just a plain foreshadowing (truth in advertising?) of the illogical abuse that followed in the design houses. One day you were the darling, the president loved your designs and you could do no wrong. The next day
We decided the right thing to do was dress in a cute dress and forget the experiment for the night. I was super excited to shop my own closet for the first time in a while! When I put on my favorite leather dress, I thought, “well, this is a little too much celebration and I really don't want to draw attention to myself on someone else's birthday.”
When your life is so crazy busy, thinking straight is a challenge. You frantically move from one thing to the other, hoping you haven't forgotten something like picking up your kids or feeding them, the essentials of life. You feel like there is nothing you can cut out. Maybe not completely, but minimizing is a great plan.
When you are shopping online it is important to order two if not three different sizes and send back the ones that don’t fit. Especially
I am trading time and effort, brain space, thought space and closet space as the upside for the risk of being repetitive.
Day 9 Rain, rain, rain … that’s how it went. Not only was the sky pouring all day, but my middle son had vomit pouring from his mouth. I knew he was not feeling well, so I kept him home from school. After a very disappointing headshot day, I was yearning and praying for a good [...]
The How-To of it all is going to be different for every person, and you have to work out the formula that fits your life style. I chose über casual pieces because most of the time, I am at home working on the computer, running around with my kids or in casual meetings.