Shopping my closet

There was a time that every vacation we took or event we were going to meant that I needed to go shopping for new clothes. I don’t know why that was the case but I do recall following fashion blogs that never repeated an outfit and I just felt like I needed to do the same. It wasn’t realistic and absolutely unnecessary but try telling me that a few years ago. In 2015, when my mom passed away, I got a bit of a wakeup call and I realized just how ridiculous a lot of my practices were. I didn’t want to be that person; I knew I couldn't be that person. So following that realization I made it that with every event, I would first shop my closet before purchasing anything. Yes, this isn’t some new idea but when you've ignored this practice for quite some time it kinda became one. I’m not saying that I don’t shop anymore for new clothes or shoes (let's be real), I’m saying it is a lot less than it use to be. I’m not just picking up new items to pick up new items. Instead I'm now choosing pieces that I know are basics, will get a lot of use from me, and won’t just sit in my closet and collect dust. I’m really glad to say that impulse shopping is no longer a part of who I am.

One of my favorite quotes years ago was, "I like my money right where I can see it, in my closet."
This quote couldn't be further from the truth now.

I thought it would be fun (maybe just to me, lol) to go through my posts to see where I repeated items of clothes in the last few years. Granted, I don’t take a picture of everything I wear but it was great to see that even with knowing that, I still wore the same pieces of clothing repeatedly. And interesting enough, I didn't even share every time I wore the same items on the blog in this post.

White dress:
Worn in Vegas, San Diego, Fort Launderdale



Denim jacket: I'm aware that this isn't revolutionary but I use to feel that I needed more than one denim jacket. I purchased this one in 2012, donated/gave the remaining denim jackets to my sisters and have not purchased a new one in years.








Striped maxi dress as seen above (which I practically wear weekly for work):



Gray jeans, olive green utility jacket, striped top & blackish sweater:



Black dress and leopard booties also seen below:






Cream sweater (which I'm sad to report Sean ruined by washing with colors a few weekends ago, ugh!):





Multicolored dress:
Worn at my mom's going away, two weddings and my nephew's dedication





Blue jacket, black dress and leopard booties which are also seen above:



White shorts, floral top and blue top:
Worn in Fort Launderdale, Vegas and New Orleans





Orange flats, striped over the shoulder top and apparently my most favorite blue jeans:
Worn during a farmer's market run, in Vegas and for a weekend brunch



White over the shoulder top:
Worn for weekend brunches and at a music festival



Purple over the shoulder top (and surprise, surprise, those jeans):





Teal romper:



Yellow top (green utility jacket here too):
Worn in NYC, Vegas and for date night in PA



Yellow maxi dress:
Worn in NYC & New Orleans



Red off the shoulder top:
Worn in Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans, Chicago and a date night in PA





White off the shoulder top:
Worn in NYC and New Orleans




Pink jumpsuit:
Worn in New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale and a date night in PA



Multi-colored jumpsuit:
Worn in New Orleans, DC & Mexico



Boho dress:
Worn at my sister's wedding reception, a music festival in PA, in Vegas and to my nephew's graduation





Cream dress:
Worn at my sister's graduation and brunch here in PA



Cream flowy top:

My old self of not trying to repeat outfits was braggy & unrealistic and I’m relieved (my pockets too!) that I’ve passed that stage. It was actually fun for me to see that I sometimes switched up the look but many times just repeated the exact look. It's nice to know that not repeating an outfit is no longer a priority to me and a little disappointing that it once was a priority.