After my last post, I decided to drop out of lurking entirely for awhile and give myself a nearly total fashion break. No shopping, no reading about fashion, no online surfing for clothes, no picture snapping, and even gave myself permission to not over-think what I was wearing each day - even if that meant going to the store in yoga pants (gasp, sorry Angie!).

It's helped not only my wallet (!) but renewed my interest again! Funny how that works? Absence makes the heart grow fonder? And, I've missed you all - so I'm back.

It's also interesting because by doing this break, I realized I can get away with a lot less clothes. The carefully edited wardrobe. Basically, I have been relying on just a fraction of my closet - and learning which pieces are my tried-and-true favorites I can't live without. Of course, I will probably always have times I crave the variety... and I'm starting to crave it once again, now that my interest is returning. Especially regarding shoes... I need some new shoes...

I don't know how much I will be posting, as my job is heating up, but we shall see. Life is good here. Depression lifted. Shining Shiny once again...

Are you still doing the weight loss thread? Because I lost weight while I was on my YLF hiatus! I am near goal.