Hi everyone, happy Friday!

I spent some time this week putting together my winter capsule (at this point, I have my closet so minimized, that it's less a capsule and more just a small wardrobe, but I digress ...). Especially given covid, I think it should more than cover my needs from December through February, but even in normal times it would likely do the job fairly well.

For those interested, here are the details:

- around 28 pieces at the moment, with 'free spaces' in my mind just in case I feel I need to add a piece or two
- covers me for every day wear, plus holiday wear for homebound festivites, plus a smart-casual evening out if things open up between now and the end of Feb
- includes clothes and outwear and shoes; doesn't include accessories, jewellery, exercise clothes worn for exercise, or sweats that won't leave my couch
- black, white, I think one gray piece, and then deep red, green and blue are the colours (with one blush outlier for Christmas Eve)

I think all I purchased for this, this season (i.e. through the fall) are:
- lace blouse
- black joggers
- chunky burgundy cableknit sweater
- new cold weather boots (black timberlands)
- and a fun find from the grocery store today - a black sherpa jacket which will fill the only hole I can, which was a casual neutral topper to replace my sadly lost salt and pepper Roots hoodie. I sized right up to a large so it would be a bit oversized and fit comfortably even over my chunky sweater

I don't think I will need to add much to this, so that should be my shopping done for the foreseeable future (famous last words ha). Still forcing myself to get dressed in something I'd run errands or go for lunch in, every day except Sundays ... stubbornly clinging to some kind of normalcy as we (hopefully!) enter the home stretch!

I feel like a smart coat in an accent colour or pattern would be a great addition, but because going anywhere smart is unlikely to happen more than a handful of times at most, I'd rather hold off until next season and reconsider then.

Thanks for reading if you made it through! xx