https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:42:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1757298 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:27:04 +0000 Ledonna N. 1757298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Barbara Diane I've had to add some basic pieces and I'm thrifting maxi dresses for the spring/summer because I'm not a sundress wearer but I've heard it will be easier with the baby and breastfeeding. I'm on maternity leave for most of the summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1757296 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:20:36 +0000 Barbara Diane 1757296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I'm amazed at your organization, and what a smart thing to do. Will your drapey clothes work through your entire pregnancy? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1757198 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:59:42 +0000 Ledonna N. 1757198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Preparing has its + &amp; - I love the feedback thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1757043 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 07:30:22 +0000 chirico (Chiara) 1757043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to prepare a whole week of outfits when I was living in Buffalo, down to the accessories. After checking the week's forecast, of course!<br /> Now I just prepare my clothes, accessories, underwear and shoes the night before, depending on the day's planned activities. I have no time to stand in front of my closet, and I'd wake up husband when he doesn't work morning shift.<br /> Ledonna, you'll find your kind of organization extremely useful after the baby: some days you won't even want to think about clothes, and such system will be of great help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1757021 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 04:32:50 +0000 Echo 1757021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is SUCH a great idea. I, too, and in awe of your energy and ambition, despite your work schedule and being pregnant! I feel I am doing pretty well if I decide on an outfit the night before! Fortunately, the one thing YLF has taught me is to have more of my wardrobe coordinate than not! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1756996 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 03:13:46 +0000 Bijou 1756996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I regularly do this with my work wardrobe too - it makes it easy to get dressed in the mornings, I have about 20 options at my disposal each morning. This allows me to dress with an eye at what the temperature is going to be and also giving me a choice depending on my mood. I do commiserate on your hellish commute and love how you take everything in your stride with grace and an amazing sense of fun and humour. You are an inspirational woman Ledonna. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1756907 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 23:11:04 +0000 Kate 1756907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your strategy, Ledonna and am in awe of your creativity. I end up in fast fallback outfits so often because I don't take the time to make outfits. I have the clothes, it's not that. Maybe I just don't feel justified in wearing great clothes because I work from my home office. I only tend to wear the beautiful things when I go out or when I'm on vacation. as I am now. Maybe I need a mental fashion reset. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1756886 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 21:48:06 +0000 Chris987 1756886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another lover of the "time to make the donuts" quote here :-)</p> <p>I used to set up outfits the night before like you and got up really early but I never did multiple days at once....good for you to plan ahead like that and I totally get that the military uniform thing must have been so much simpler.&nbsp; My outfits were not very interesting, same type of corporate/professional formula, but it worked.&nbsp; </p> <p>When I first started working I remember a woman who was an exec secretary who was single, in her mid 20's, &nbsp;and lived with her parents. She told me she spent 3 hours every morning on hair, makeup, clothes etc. To this day I cannot fathom what she could have done that would have taken 3 hours,&nbsp;but it mattered to her and that's how she wanted to spend her time plus of course she was living the life of a child with nothing to do except dress up and go to work.&nbsp;Funny thing is that she was quite beautiful and would have looked great with no makeup and dressed in a potato sack. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go/page/2#post-1756800 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:46:21 +0000 Ledonna N. 1756800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with you unfrumped about bring proportion sensitive. I have in the past been mindful of what I wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756728 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 13:44:45 +0000 unfrumped 1756728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is both smart and disciplined!<br /> I have a problem because I KNOW I do better getting out the door if I've picked my outfit the night before. When I do I put everything on a kind of valet hanger- even belt. Monday sometimes are the best because I might repeat an outfit from Sunday. But for some reason I resist doing this. For me the practical approach would be to have 3-4 outfits hung together- pant and skirt options and slight temperature range- so there's a" mood" option but each option has been vetted. </p> <p>In the past few months I've had to recognize some fit issues so I did make a good start in the past couple of weeks, triggered by the weather finally settling into cooler temps, to move out things that were too tight and felt bad and keep just the " happy proportions items" at hand. </p> <p>I still am very proportion- sensitive though, with certain top + bottoms being fab and other seemingly reasonable mix &amp; match alternatives being no good, so I need to keep writing these down and also setting them up in advance as you have done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756711 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 12:21:05 +0000 Ledonna N. 1756711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bj111<br /> 1)it was such a mental relief to get organized they call it nesting<br /> (Gettin ready for baby)</p> <p>2)I have a very extensive wardrobe that includes regular donations to charity. I just purged 10 pairs of shoes and boots. 6 bags of preloaded clothing. While getting organized.</p> <p>3). Underwear I can still fit into lol with a changing body with my little nugget I've had to go shopping for new things. I plan for now and later.</p> <p>I love sets of underwear. Lately it's been very practical and serviceable like Hanes her way and maternity bras. Who knows where I'll end up after birth.</p> <p>For me it stems from only having necessary items growing up. As an adult I was limited with my wardrobe in the army. There was only room for so much which was not a lot. Then my wardrobe became my dress up place. Each unique piece or pretty wearable undergarments. Befor YLF everything was serviceable. During YLF I game myself permission to have well made and beautiful underwear. Many events to attend and always a revolving wardrobe helps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756562 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:35:02 +0000 bj1111 1756562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First-love love love this organizational concept<br /> Two-you must have an enormous number of pieces to make this work<br /> Three- you have enough good underwear for a month!?!??! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756339 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:58:13 +0000 Ledonna N. 1756339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lady that is so good and intresting a spreadsheet for what to wear when traveling. I like th as t concept. AND for your sons th as t it great. Thank n you for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756328 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:17:21 +0000 lady 1756328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job!<br /> I do this for my boys but I've only done it for myself when I'm traveling. </p> <p>I do write up an outfit list and when I can't think of what to wear I refer to that list.<br /> Ideally I'd pull together a week's worth of outfits at a time.<br /> I'm currently constructing my master outfit list for my upcoming holiday trip. It's a lot of work on the front end but knowing what I'm wearing on the road is soo stress free. I make up a calendar w what I'm doing that day and the corresponding outfit. I love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756285 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:43:17 +0000 Ledonna N. 1756285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eliza, it's good not to have to think so early. If I have a special event I love play dress up to figure out what I'm going to wear. Yes, I have to drive 1 1/2hrs then another 1 by shuttle bus provide by our university. I try to take naps on the shuttle. </p> <p>Beth Ann wow late nights but you must be a wonderful musician and teacher. It dose compromise having get together with others. I also want to take pictures of my work everyday fits but I get tired in the evening. Lol</p> <p>Chewyspaghetti I have a pretty comprehensive wadrobe. I used to change over for the winter fall, &amp; spring summer but I combined everything some years ago thanks to YLF and I purge regularly. I often shop my closet. Even with little nugget my clothing was very loose and with flow so it is helping me now. A week is good lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756253 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:43:58 +0000 chewyspaghetti 1756253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking about this yesterday. You must have a huge wardrobe! I don't think I could lay out a week without using items more than once. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756251 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:41:14 +0000 Eliza 1756251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow- first, good for you to be streamlining your routine to take care of you and nugget. Second- 5 hours a day of commuting? That makes me feel like a slug... Hang in there and keep pacing what you can.&nbsp;</p> <p>I like to lay out clothes for early days and preview special event outfits. It helps in the crunch.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756158 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 05:41:59 +0000 Beth Ann 1756158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh. &nbsp;I'm fortunate to be a musician. &nbsp;Turns out people don't want voice lessons or music therapy sessions at 7am. &nbsp;Of course, they do want them at 7pm, which means dinner is late and kinda lonely. &nbsp;Still, early mornings are tough to pull off, and your plan shows great wisdom!</p> <p>I'm trying to remember to take a pic every morning, so I remember what I wore. &nbsp;I usually have a holiday capsule by now --- I'm hoping to work on that this weekend! &nbsp;I spent last weekend decorating the house (not finished yet), and cleaning my closet.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756059 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:18:25 +0000 Ledonna N. 1756059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diane G welcome back I'm taking it one day at a time.</p> <p>Momo yep 2 1/2 hrs long story my bosses decided to move me from downtown chicago to the main site an additional hr away from my home. Until little nugget is born. I'm the 1st ever woman in our department to be pregnant. Long long story </p> <p> Celia I often forget if I don't see my items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1756002 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:24:10 +0000 celia 1756002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have at times get outfits ready for a week but a whole month is truly a major work,wow.<br />I try to have some kind of system, by color scheme or by outfits but mainly I find that things have to be visible also, otherwise I forget about them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755990 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:43:23 +0000 Momo 1755990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a great strategy. Wow Ledonna I don't know how you do it., did you say your commute is 2+ hours each way?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755986 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:39:50 +0000 Anonymous 1755986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, how are you doing? I've been a bit absent from YLF for a while so I'm catching up. I think you've done a great job organising things in your wardrobe&nbsp;like this...keeps the stress levels down, well done. I remember how exhausting being pregnant is and I didn't have to do a tiring job like yours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755922 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:40:36 +0000 Ledonna N. 1755922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>RobinF that is exactly what I was doing. For the 1st time I thought I have to many options and was overwhelmed. So I paired down and simplified. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755867 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:32:47 +0000 RobinF 1755867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great idea, especially for your situation right now. I also get up pretty early so I pick out my clothes the night before. If I left it for morning I think I would be standing in front of my closet staring blankly. And then I would be late for work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755846 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:46:47 +0000 Ledonna N. 1755846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sisi- I learned from the military dress right dress everything in its place.&nbsp; Now by nature I'm very disorganized.&nbsp; lol&nbsp; I had to learn that I am a visual person I need to see what I have so I do not forget about it.&nbsp; That is why this works for me and I can follow it so easily.&nbsp; I have open shelving in my bedroom.&nbsp; I have clothing racks and not a closet in my living space It is a perfect layout for me.&nbsp; Now 5 is hard truly it is I am praying the situation will change because it is difficult leaving at 5 and getting home at 5 hmmm so I streamline.&nbsp; Not many others have a choice so I am grateful for the benefits that my company offers.&nbsp; + &amp; - like all things. </p> <p>cynthiawalkersmith I love that terminology "Front Loading Time"&nbsp; I believe sometimes we have to work with what we are given. Like how I walk at work park my car further.&nbsp; I am thankful like most us having learned or are in the processing of learning what works for us.&nbsp; Identifying it and applying a useful solution.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755801 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:58:40 +0000 cindysmith 1755801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that's pretty smart. If I have to be uo &amp; out &amp; about early in the morning, I preplan my outfit the night before. I once heard it called "front-loading your time". I've also heard a lot of discussion about "decision fatigue" and I think Steve Jobs and Zuckerburg and President Obama are on to something with their concept of a "uniform". Anything that can take some stress out of our days is a good thing on a "normal" day; when "out of the ordinary" factors (like pregnancy, illness, extra heavy workload, etc) are thrown into the mix, I say good for you for figuring out a way to "front load your time"! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755740 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:08:01 +0000 Ledonna N. 1755740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I remember that line lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755738 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:04:44 +0000 rachylou 1755738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My closet is organized like Garanimals... lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755737 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:35:23 +0000 Sisi 1755737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, compliments, Ledonna!&nbsp; You are not only creative, but you have excellent organizational skills! </p> <p>I am a disorganized person by nature,&nbsp;and every time that I invent some organizational system of sort (not only for clothing) it ends up being a flop. For example, I have learnt that planning outfits the night before is useless, because next mornig either I change my mind or the weather does not cooperate. But I consider a great success that now I have in my wardrobe 2-3 FFBOs, thanks to, guess what? YLF. Maybe if I had to leave the house at 5 a.m. as you do, I would become more organized! Leaving that early is just ... not human.&nbsp;I am in awe that you can do that. </p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/grab-and-go#post-1755734 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:10:27 +0000 Ledonna N. 1755734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy yep handbag and keys at the ready. I was reading that you get a bit forgetful while pregnant. I must agree. I did not know why I was forgetting simple things. For me routines and order are a safe space for me. </p>