Easy Style Tip: Wear something 5% fancier than your normal. I love this “wear something 5% fancier than your normal” easy style tip because it breaks you out of your humdrum style patterns without triggering your internal “things are changing” alarm bells. We run into a lot of resistance/upper limit/imposter syndrome/”lil old me”/monsters/”stuff”/etc when we’re […]
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Before You Buy: reserve your judgement until you try on clothes
When it’s hanging on the hanger, or you’re scrolling through photos, it’s super easy to think that you love a piece of clothing or hate an item of clothing or will always wear something. But try clothes on before you buy them, or make a snap judgement on them – when you try it on, […]
When Your Spring Cleaning Goes Awry… 5 steps to get back on track and finish strong
Spring cleaning your closet is a fantastic refresh. But it also has the potential to go awry. So if you’re in the middle of (or procrastinating on) giving your wardrobe a good airing out, keep these steps in mind to get yourself back on track after a hiccup. Step 1: Name where you are in […]
Money: 9 Things Your Clothing Budget Should Cover (in addition to new clothes)
Building a wardrobe you love means more than just buying new clothes. It also means taking care of the clothes you want to keep around. But the items you need to take care of your clothes can be easy to forget when you’re setting up your clothing budget. If nothing else, your clothing budget should cover […]
But does it spark joy? 2 Ways to Declutter When You Don’t Know What Sparks Joy
Cleaning out our closets is something that seems like it “should” be easy. And while it might not be rocket science, it’s certainly easier said than done. There are tons of criteria you can use for deciding what pieces of clothing you keep and what you don’t keep. An incredibly popular criteria is, of course, the […]