Over the Christmas holidays, my Mom, sister and I had a major pow-wow. Both Summer and I needed a semi-makeover. After birthing these babies last year (mine being my third, eh-hem), lots of clothes don't fit, lots of shoes don't fit, things shift and change and you just feel crummy. Plus styles change....things needed a fresh new look.
For me, I can hardly think about clothes when I am getting ready for work because I have THREE OTHER persons to dress. Another problem is I have to be comfortable because I deal with kindergarten. Then I go home and play on the floor and pick up kids so how can I throw style in this equation???
Enter http://www.pinterest.com/ HELLO, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS??? IF YOU ARE NOT LOOKING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU ARE MISSING OUT.
It all started when I needed an outfit for a holiday party. I saw this picture.....
How cute??? A scarf with a brooch. I have never thought about such a thing. My grandmother left us a superb brooch that would be perfect. How did she get the scarf to twist? I did not have a yellow scarf but it got me thinking.
This opened my eyes to 1000s of ideas on how to dress found on pinterest. Somebody puts the outfit together and voila - you can copy their ideas!!!!!!!! Genius!!!
Cowgirl chic?? Got it!!
Seriously - I have every single piece of this outfit in my closet but I would have not put all of those pieces together. But I do now!!!!!
Look at this yumminess of orange!!! 
Not too shabby!! It is one of my goals this year - to present myself in a better manner!! It has made me feel better this week knowing that I am trying to feel better about myself!!
I could go on and on and on. Lots of ideas.
We took some of these ideas to the store and picked out some key pieces that a lot of these outfits all use like gray and black and white and some new color scarfs and some new flats. Then I print out the outfits that I like and leave them in my closet so that when I am getting dressed I can look at the pictures and make myself presentable!!!
For the past three days of work, I have put together an outfit according to my guide sheets and I have received so many compliments. Who knew that dressing could be fun again??? 
So I know you are probably going to ask what I was wearing......soooooo here is a self-portrait in my classroom bathroom hiding behind one of the penguins. Ha!!! But you get the gist,
cute gray sweater with belt, black boots like the brown ones in the top picture, and cute jewelry that you can't really see.
Not too shabby!! It is one of my goals this year - to present myself in a better manner!! It has made me feel better this week knowing that I am trying to feel better about myself!!
3 comments:
I'm still resisting pinterest. I can't handle another time suck in my life. :) But I certainly can see the usefulness of it in this situation!
I make an effort to decide what I'm wearing the next day before I go to bed. Because even with just one, I have a hard time figuring out what to wear when I'm trying to get her ready too.
I'm glad this is working and making you feel better! :) Yea!
And to give you a heads up, I'm going to be blogging soon about saving money in 2012 and seeking advice/tips so get ready! I expect lots from you (no pressure). :)
Adorable! I love those outfit combos on pinterest! You look great!
Success!! I like the ideas of picking out the item before and keeping the pictures handy. I am trying to but still not fully grasping but I have always been a work in progress. Love you!!
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