For the love of clothes.

Y'all, I have moved a lot in the last few years. 

My junior year of high school my family moved to a different house, my senior year I moved into an apartment in the city, then I moved to my parents house in Texas for a few months in the summer/fall. Later that fall I moved to a(n) closet apartment in Chicago, from Chicago I moved back to Texas with my parents for a few month, and then I moved to Baltimore to stay with a really good family friend for the summer. Finally, my parents moved back to Baltimore and I moved to Cincinnati for college.

Do you know what moving means?

Moving means getting rid of a.lot.of.stuff.

The longer you pack, the less crap you feel like dealing with.
The less crap you feel like dealing with, the more you begin to blindly throw heaps of clothes and miscellaneous objects in a box reserved for GoodWill.
I'm pretty sure I could have stocked 5 of their stores with everything that I gave away.
If you're a pack rat, try moving this many times and I promise you'll be throwin' things out the window that you thought you'd never part with.

I used to have a ton of clothes. Did I wear half of them? No. Is that the point? No.

The point is, with about 7 moves in the last 3-4 years, I have rid myself of many luxuries.

I'm not an extremely extravaggent person, but I found it a little sad the other day when I realized that I could probably fit almost all of my clothes in my little Nike duffle.

I never really used to buy into the whole "clothes reflect who you are" blah blah blah, not because I didn't love clothes, but because ya know...they're clothes.

But I miss them, y'all. I miss the good feeling you get when you put on a brand spankin' new dress, 

or the thrill of putting new outfits together. 

So, next month, after I've fulfilled my financial obligations of rent, food, and other miscellaneous items, 

I am going shopping.

First of all, since I'm working in the DAAP office now, I really want to invest in a few pieces that will be good for both work and play. The office is pretty laid back about what I wear since I'm a work-study student, but I can't be rollin' in my usual 8am yoga pants and t-shirt get up.

Secondly, I really, REALLY need summer clothes. I own 0 pairs of shorts. Zip. 

They ride up, they make me uncomfy, I'm just not a huge fan.

But it's summer y'all. And it's hot. And a girl needs to own some shorts.

I love these from Banana Republic.

They are such a great fit and length. It's very difficult to find shorts these days with more material than a piece of dental floss.

I also love these skirts. They are such a good alternative to shorts, 

and can be dressed up, down, and all around!

Dresses are my favorite thing to wear in the summer. You slip them on and ding dang you've got a whole outfit! I love wrap dresses but it can be hard to find them in airy and fun styles like this one. (banana republic)

I love. I want. (banana republic)

 

Is this top not beautiful? I need it.

Sadly, I've never been much of a shoe shopper because I hardly ever wear heels.

If I was just 2 or 3 inches shorter, you couldn't get me out of them. But I'm about 5'6 1/2''- 5'7 and every time I wear heels I feel like a drag queen. Don't ask me why. I can't explain it. 

For now, shoe shopping really only exists in my dreams.

'Til next time...

-C