First I want to thank everyone who commented, shared and cheered me on this month

The rest of this post will be long, navel gazing and rambling, feel free to skip it

I started the challenge this year because I wanted to get my fashion mojo back. For the back half of 2024 getting dressed was more of something I had to do, and taking pleasure in putting together outfits was gone. I wanted it back. And the challenge worked. Just the act of photographing each day’s outfit made me think about how and what I was going to wear. And the joy I got from that was fabulous.

I’ve also been struggling with what my WFH/hybrid schedule looks like. And I mean literally looks like. During the WFH days of the pandemic I actively wore “hard pants” and dressed more. But with the return to office 3 days a week I found myself wearing more athletic or athletic adjacent clothing. I wasn’t sure if I was just being lazy or if this was really where I wanted to go. This month of deliberation and documentation has been very helpful. Yes, for me, in this new chapter I want easy and flexibility in what I wear at home to work. And athleisure as Angie calls, is my WFH uniform. For the 3 days a week I’m in the office I want to lean more into a casual business or sporty luxe outfits. I want to continue to refine how and when I wear my more tailored pieces. In my original post I mentioned not wanting to “dress like a boomer”. As I am reminded often during my annual review I have a lot of experience, but I needed to be careful not to say we tried that before and it didn’t work. Because it’s important to be open to new ideas and different perspectives. And that’s what I meant about not dressing like a boomer. I’m not trying to make any one think I’m younger than I am, but I want to continue to show that I understand what’s current and what’s modern and I’m not stuck in the past. (I hope that makes sense) Anyway, I think I’m working on that that balance and mostly getting it right

This leads me to my do and don’t list

Don’t -. Don’t buy another blazer. Don’t beat myself up for wearing pull on pants and a sweatshirt, but don’t go crazy buying more . Don’t buy more sneakers unless I’m actively replacing a pair.

Do - invest in underwear/layering pieces as needed as they truly are the foundation of everything. Do look for jeans and pants that interesting but remember that I don’t need as many as I did in the past. Do look for athleisure pieces that can work at the office or at home. Do look for ways to mix tailored clothing and shoes with joggers and knit pants. And wear hard pants with relaxed sporty tops and sneakers to keep things interesting.

So if you’re still reading thank you.

I’ll close with a challenge for February. At least once a week I’m going to try to wear something that’s either become a closet orphan or is something that is sitting unworn. Please feel free in, the more the merrier