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10×10 Challenge Summer 2018

Last season, I attempted the Spring 10×10 challenge and I failed. By failed, I mean I didn’t finish (I gave … More

10x10 challenge, capsule wardrobe, minimalism, minimalistic fashion, slow fashion, slow living, summer style

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let it go let it leave let it happen nothing in this world was promised or belonged to you anyway. • all you own is yourself — @rupikaur_ • • The stories you tell yourself can be so gnarly and wildly far from the truth. The theme of the story lately that I’ve been telling myself is that I’m not enough. I’m not minimalist enough to call myself a minimalist. I’m not low-waste enough to be able to give others advice. I’m not stylish enough to be posting ootds. I’m not good enough for fellow coworkers to come observe me teach. I’m not cool enough to wear those shoes or that dress. The list could go on and on and on...but I won’t let it. • • This has been a true test of TRUST and SURRENDER (two of my intentions for 2020). I spontaneously got the words “let it be” inked on my arm recently as a reminder for myself of those intentions (and also because it’s my dad’s favorite song 🎶). And so if you’re in need of some affirmations centered around trust and surrender: say these with me... I trust in the process of life. I am letting go and trusting it’s all unfolding as it’s meant to. I trust my own intuition. I am not my thoughts. I surrender by giving up attachment to results. Surrender is not giving up, but rather giving IN to what’s meant for me. I surrender to the universal flow. // #pleblife

#showoffyourcloset day one: shirt / top • • When I first heard of the @showoffyourcloset challenge that started today, I immediately thought I couldn’t participate because I only own one button down shirt that I do love, but it’s a part of my occasion wear wardrobe for future interviews and whatever business casual days are ahead. It wasn’t until recently that I figured out that button down shirts are something I can admire on others, but not necessarily have to own in my everyday capsule wardrobe. I’ve bought countless of those shirts because it’s in every person’s list of must haves or closet essentials and so it was something that I thought I was supposed to own. Perhaps after so many years spent wearing them for piano and violin recitals as a child, they just never felt like me or fit into my lifestyle. I always feel most comfortable in a t-shirt and jeans so here I am! ✌🏻This is my shirt that I’d like to show off. A good striped tee is a closet essential for me. // #pleblife #20in2020 #2020wehaveplenty

I have this thing with pretty floors. I also have this thing with being that obnoxiously matching couple. 👯 • • This journey of chasing minimalism, an ethical wardrobe, and sustainability has been a whole lot easier together rather than going at them alone. We keep each other accountable: He’s the more natural minimalist, and I’m the more brave asker of things in reusables. It works for us. Both of our @veja sneakers were purchased secondhand via Poshmark (his clearly more recently than mine), and we love them! 👟 Another low-waste, slow, and easy weekend in the books ✌🏻 // #pleblife #20in2020 #2020wehaveplenty

I picked up my favorite @tradlands jumpsuit back from the tailors on Friday after work, and I’ve fallen in love with it all over again. ✌🏻 The length is now perfect and it’s all I have wanted to wear this weekend. I’m so happy I finally got it hemmed (a good 4.5 inches!), rather than just letting it sit in my wardrobe only to probably and eventually be decluttered due to lack of wears even though I did love it. But now, I really, really, REALLY love it, and it will now be in my regular rotation. I wonder how many pieces I’ve let go in the past simply due to something that could’ve been fixed by a tailor like a hem that was too long or a strap that wouldn’t stay or a small tear. Tailoring is now a step I want to take before letting a piece go. • • When I got this jumpsuit in August, I visualized it with layers and boots in the winter time, but this is my favorite way to wear it. There are definitely days when I feel like I could push and stretch my wardrobe more by finding different ways to wear all my pieces, but then there are other days, like today, when I’m perfectly content having one or two ways to wear certain pieces and repeating the heck out of that outfit. This was the perfect outfit for a 70° morning in January spent grabbing breakfast tacos and queso. 🌮🧀 // #pleblife #20in2020 #2020wehaveplenty

I’ve been thinking a lot about following and what it means to have one. It’s crazy to really think about. I’d be lying if I said that I don’t get disappointed with slow growth; or that I don’t compare my numbers to my friends’ numbers; or that these numbers don’t affect my feelings of self-worth. I hate that those numbers have so much power over me, but before I can change that reality, I have to accept it. So, here it is: I care. I care how many likes I get per photo. And I care how many followers I have. It’s vain, I know, but I do care. • • The other day, I journaled this: Have you ever stopped to visualize your followers actually following you? I visualize a little more than six thousand people following me on my journey. Wherever I walk, the line of people come along with me. I can’t see where the line ends. It is so vast. The only people I can see clearly are in the front: the ones I frequently interact with—I know their names, I know their faces, and I feel like I know their hearts. Along the way, I imagine that some people teeter off and stop following me; while others join us. Some have been there from the beginning, some only stay for a short time, while others stay for a long time. And I am happy and grateful for a while, visualizing my long line that snakes along with me...until I start imagining other people’s lines—how much longer theirs would be. I question if my journey is interesting enough, inspiring enough, or even just good enough for others to follow. I wonder why people don’t like me as much as that other person, and what I could do or change to get them to join my line too. Comparison is truly the thief of joy. • • It wasn’t until I realized that if the only direction I looked was forward (and maybe back from time to time), I’d be happier and more grateful for the people who were not behind me, but rather, ALONG SIDE me and supporting me on this journey. So thank you for being here. Thank you for being one of thousands of along-siders. I appreciate you. 💛 #pleblife

Brandon picked this outfit for me over the weekend, including the shoes and the bag 👍🏻 How do you think he did? • • I think he did great! I might have him choose my outfits more often! 😏 I also think this is a testament to how cohesive my wardrobe has become since starting the capsule wardrobe method 2.5 years ago. I remember being in a bit of a style identity crisis a few years ago. I couldn’t figure out what was truly “me.” I tried on so many other styles identities—preppy, bohemian, edgy, quirky, vintage inspired, etc.—but none of them felt like they aligned with my personality. I’ve just always felt most comfortable in simpler clothes, but it never felt stylish enough back in those days. I’m ashamed to admit that in the early days of my blog (in my early 20s), I would shoot outfits that I thought were blog or Instagram worthy, and then moments later, I would change right back into a basic tee and jeans. 🙈 While I do think testing different styles is a natural stage in everyone’s lives in our journey to figure ourselves out, I’m really thankful that stage of my life is over. I’m thankful that I both know more of who I am and what my style is. I’m thankful too that my style now reflects my values, personality, and lifestyle. • • Even still, it’s too easy some days to compare myself to others and think: I don’t wear enough color; I don’t stray from my usual silhouettes; and I don’t really wear prints. Ultimately, I know what *feels* right for me, and outfits like this—simple, comfortable, and easy—make me feel good and it’s these kind of outfits I would wear if Instagram wasn’t a thing. I’m so grateful to have this space to explore the beauty in simplicity with a community of likeminded people. Here’s to being our authentic selves! 🙌🏻 #pleblife #20in2020 #2020wehaveplenty

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