Before I had Eleanor, I was always confidant with my style. I never had to try clothes on, I knew what I was looking for and I loved to go shopping. When I got pregnant, I felt an over abundance of femininity, whatever I wore felt beautiful.
I wasnt prepared for a postpartum lapse of fashion, but it came. My weight before I became pregnant was 125lbs and now I am 132 lbs. My hips significantly moved outward and I gained weight in my thighs. Nothing fit like before. My off the shoulder Ts, high waisted skirts, down to my satin tank tops, all seem as though they once belonged to someone else. Physically, I notice a difference but the mental difference is what I am struggling with. It all comes down to my change of lifestyle. Wes had told me recently that I "look comfortable", I know he is right. honestly, its been easier to put myself on the back burner and give Eleanor everything I have, but Its time I start caring about my style more. I am becoming the woman I have always wanted to be, as a momma and as a spouse, I want my outward appearance to reflect that ;) I need to find what fits with being a stay at home mom, yet still maintain a style sense (one pair of sweats, not five). I have slowly lost my "sexy" and am trying to rediscover it.
With much planning, here is my game plan.
I have researched online the particular style I want with specific items highlighted. Finding solid basic pieces that can be paired together making several outfits.
I have made a list which will act as my guide when I am shopping, so that I have a direction.
These last couple of weeks, I weeded through my existing wardrobe and have selected a few things to keep, the rest are for donation.
At the end of my fashions adventure, I plan on having no more than seven outfits that I can blindly pair and be confidant.
I want fewer loads of laundry, and I want to cut down my "getting ready".
Most of all, I want to take back my sexy!
(follow up post with what Ive accomplished, soon to come)
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