Hey y’all! Happy ‘whatever-day-of-Quarantine’! For me, it’s officially day 5, but I know A LOT of others have been stuck inside for wayyy longer. Praying for everyone!
Recently I have been super purging my closet and all of my clothes after I ripped a metal shelf from the wall {more on that later}, and on March 15th, I decided to try the Shop Your Closet Challenge for 30 days. During those 30 days, I can’t buy anything new {no shoes, jewelry, handbags, clothing, etc.} and can’t wear the same outfit twice. It’s really all about encouraging you to see what you actually wear and what you don’t while trying to find new ways to wear items that are already in your closet. I took a poll on Instagram {follow me here!} about whether people thought I could make it the full 30 days or not, and the majority of people said I could, which came as a shocker to me, and the people who said I couldn’t also said I would only make it a week. Well as of writing this {March 24th}, I am officially on day 9 and have passed the one-week mark without making a purchase! *cue happy tears and jazz hands*
When I started this challenge, I didn’t think that all of these stores would be shut down, where we can only shop online or not at all, but since that has happened, I thought it would be a good thing to continue this challenge. If you are in the same boat as me, I’m currently not bringing in any money because the boutique I work at has closed for the time being, so spending money on clothes {other than necessary, staple items} really isn’t in the cards for me because I need to save as much money as I can until the store reopens and I start bringing in revenue again. With that said, as an employee of a small business, PLEASE do not think I am trying to encourage everyone from not purchasing till everything is back to normal. Economies are built on small businesses, and those small businesses aren’t even sure they’ll be able to open again once this is all said and done due to loss of income right now. What I am saying is please purchase only what you absolutely need {i.e. a closet staple} and think of these small businesses when making a purchase.
Anyways, that was a much longer rant than I wanted to go on, so below this is a complete roundup of my outfits from the past week with links {some of the links are to similar items}!
Day 1 of 30: camo jacket / coral tee / ripped jeans / sandals
Day 2 of 30: cardigan / graphic tee / skinny jeans / rain boots
Day 3 of 30: headband / similar sweater / skinny jeans / sandals
Day 4 of 30: cardigan / black tee / similar skinny jeans / sandals
Day 5 of 30: cardigan / leopard tee / skinny jeans
Day 6 of 30: similar kimono / pink tee / skinny jeans / sandals / necklace
Day 7 of 30: similar pullover {love this and this!} / skinny jeans / mules
[…] find similar and exact items to what I wore each day. Days 22-30 will be posted tomorrow {Days 1-7 HERE, Days 8-14 HERE, Days 15-21 HERE}! I loved doing this challenge and shopping my own closet and […]