I'm Back

Hi there.  I took a longer blogging break than planned. Between my trip to New Orleans, other fun things and a backdrop of depression the blog has been on the back burner.  I hope to remedy that situation in the next couple of weeks. I plan to write a post about my New Orleans trip as well as a catch up post for what I've been up to post vacation. In the mean time this post is a catch up for what I wore before heading off to the Big Easy. Not much to actually say at the moment, so onto the clothes.

March 14

T-shirt: The Gap - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Skirt: No Label - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom    Necklace: Online

March 15

Dress: Max Studio - Last seen here (8th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Chicos

March 16 - A day early for St. Patrick's Day

Top: Worthington - Last seen here (1st outfit of the blog!) Pants: BCBG Max Azria - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Aunt Rosetta  Bracelet: Mom

March 17 - With bonus cheesecake cutting action shot, ah the faces

  

Top: Ann Taylor - Bought here in January Skirt: Foxxy - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Etsy

I somehow missed March 18

March 21 - With bonus head shot
  

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (8th outfit)  Skirt: Josephine Chaus - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: California  Bracelet: Aunt Rosetta  Necklace: Etsy

March 22

Top: John Paul Richard - Last seen here (5th outfit)   Pants: NY & Co - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Online

March 23

Sweater: Old Navy - Bought here (last April)  Jeans: DKNY - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklaces: UNICEF  Bracelets: Morocco

March 24

Top: Coldwater Creek - Thrifted 2015 (?)  Jeans: Chicos Platinum - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

I also somehow missed pictures for the 25th which is the day I left for New Orleans. See you soon with more on that topic.

Hi There

So 80-20 Living. It seemed like a great title and made sense to me until somebody pointed out the math didn't work. That's what happens when I try to be clever, but I'm keeping the title. 80-20 is a play on the often quoted statistic that most people wear twenty percent of their clothing eighty percent of the time. I have seen this statistic used to encourage people, mainly women, to purge their wardrobes and simplify their lives through simplifying their clothing.  

Don't get me wrong I like the idea or simplifying and purging extraneous clutter, but I also really like clothes, I have a lot of them, and I try to wear them all. For the past few years a personal goal of mine has been to go as long as possible in between wearing the same outfit. I actually wrote down what I wore every day when I was an undergrad. When I stopped writing down my daily schedule I stopped writing down what I wore. I graduated in 2010. Then a few days ago I wanted to wear a particular top and I couldn't remember if I had worn the skirt it looked best with recently. Not exactly a life altering event. But it lit a spark, and an idea that had been floating around my head for a while crystallized. I could have a blog where I tracked what I wore. A blog, for some reason, seems slightly less egocentric than an Instagram account with nothing but outfit pics. Or it could be that I have yet to be dragged fully into the 21^st century and do not own a smart phone and Instagram pretty much requires a smart phone. I also think a blog has more potential for communication than an alternate format. There is also the fact that I read a lot of great blogs that are primarily about women and what they wear. And none of these women seem egocentric or superficial. They just enjoy clothes, a lot. So here I go with the help of some awesome coworkers who are willing to take daily outfit pics and a great husband as back up, motion photographer.

 

Thursday April 14

Top: Worthington - Thrift 2015  Skirt: Josephine Chaus - Ross 2010 (?)  

Top: GAP - thrifted 2014  Skirt: promod - Ebay 2005

Dress: Chicos - 2013

Top: Lilla P - Thrifted 2016  Skirt: Chicos 2013  Sweater: Dana Buchman - Thrifted 2015

Action shot of the awesome twirly skirt

All pics courtesy of BB, Mr DC and GH. 

Be back soon.