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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: My 2018 Goals https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:28:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php cindysmith on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873957 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 15:10:29 +0000 cindysmith 1873957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ In recovery circles, we talk a lot about K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid) and your goals are nice, simple, and easily attainable Angie on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873952 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 15:03:26 +0000 Angie 1873952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ *applause* This is a fabulous set of manageable goals, La Ped. Effective, achievable and flexible. SarahD8 on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873948 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:59:15 +0000 SarahD8 1873948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am trying to track wears, too. We will see how long I last. Your "don't buy" list is brilliant! I should do that too, but it would require a level of honesty with myself that I am having trouble mustering at the moment. JAileen on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873946 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:56:53 +0000 JAileen 1873946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Don'ts are as important as Dos. If I made a list of goals, it would probably say don't buy grey sweaters.. LaPed on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873933 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:51:26 +0000 LaPed 1873933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Emily -- I hope to start doing WIW's again soon; I just don't have access to the room with the full-length mirror right now. Of course, somewhere I have a mini-tripod, but it's been in hiding since (literally!) 2015 (I had to hide it from DS back when he was in crawling/teething mode, and now I still can't find it). Also, it's -20 (Fahrenheit) right now, so I've not been wearing anything too inspiring. Suz makes dressing for these temps look so easy! Suz -- spreadsheets are a pain! I know some people love them, but I'm a list-maker at heart (I think you are too?). So far, all I'm doing is writing a list of everything I wear in a spiral notebook, and I've told myself whenever I feel like doing a bit of data-entry, I'll make a spreadsheet using that list. Shevia -- I used to thrift a lot more. Most of the things that have been in my closet longest are secondhand. Rachy -- I love keeping a don't-buy list. It actually gives me a sense of accomplishment: "Oh, I'm all set for leggings, across all seasons. That puzzle is solved!"  Emily K on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873876 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:11:27 +0000 Emily K 1873876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congratulations about the sparkly tights--that was, indeed, a genius solution!  Really!  Your list sounds wise and attainable.  I hope that you'll continue to post outfit photos so we can see how it plays out IRL.   Jaime on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873868 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 04:16:32 +0000 Jaime 1873868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very good goals that are clear and achievable. I especially like the buy secondhand goal, as that has become my motto. And yes, what not to buy, has also been very helpful for me. rachylou on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873861 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 04:01:20 +0000 rachylou 1873861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What NOT to buy is a very good list. I too find that very useful... Suz on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873837 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 02:17:17 +0000 Suz 1873837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is such a great list. It's a really good idea to remind yourself right off the top of what you do not need any more of. I predict this will be a greater help than you think and will move your style forward. Also, yay for the little things like sparkly tights! Amazing how we can make things better sometimes with just a few inexpensive accessories. I remember a certain belt and sparkly brooch that completely saved an outfit I thought was going to be flat and dull beyond belief... Allow me to join you in the group of people who finds tracking hard but also useful. I have only done it consistently for one (winter) season a couple of years ago. Yet I learned a great deal from it. I am aiming to do it again but I hate spreadsheets etc. So am just trying to get my own head around how I'll manage it.  LaPed on "My 2018 Goals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-2018-goals#post-1873738 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 20:33:52 +0000 LaPed 1873738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm trying to keep my goals concise and attainable. Style is so aspirational, it's easy for me to get carried away with big goals, and then get frustrated when I fall short of the mark. My big three this year: Do: <ul> <li>Track wears -- I've said this about a million times in the past year. The only time I manage to track is when I'm working with a capsule challenge, so maybe I just need to do 12 straight capsule challenges!</li> <li>Find ways of adding brightness, pop, and sparkle to my event capsule. Already wrote <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holidayevent-dressing-and-2018-goals-long">a long post</a> about this one. (And already added some inexpensive metallic tights which came out to play last night -- I feel like such a genius!)</li> <li>Look for secondhand and affordable handmade options first. (For ethical and budgetary reasons.)</li> </ul> I also like to make a little reminder list of things I don't need to any more of. They are often the things I find easiest or most fun to buy, but adding more will not advance my style in any meaningful way. I'm at a saturation point for all of these things or (in the case of low-rise pants) in the process of phasing them out completely.  Don’t buy: <ul> <li>t-shirts</li> <li>leggings</li> <li>jersey dresses/skirts</li> <li>sneakers</li> <li>flannel/plaid</li> <li>low-rise pants (9” is my minimum)</li> </ul> This list means I'm going to try very hard to live with the casual clothes I have and not buy any more this year, except for direct replacements for a couple pairs of pants (desperately in need of some new black jeans). Anything else I buy needs to add a degree of polish or sophistication to my wardrobe, and needs to feel special or, as Staysfit puts it, meaningful.