Color My Canvas

Have you ever just stopped yourself in front of the big window on the bus?  But not looked at who you are, who you are becoming, or even what you are doing with your life.. No, no, nothing deep at all.  Instead, just looked at what you are wearing.

I did that today.

And I had the same reaction as if I did look at who I am, who I am becoming, or what I am doing with my life..

I want a change.

I am definitely one of those girls who have an ideal style that is completely (and I mean completely) different from what I wear.  You may be thinking right now, "wow.. who writes about this??" or maybe, "Who takes this much time to think about things like this??"  Well here I am, writing about something that is probably pointless and might not even be published in Times Magazine, but hey! why not.

I have always thought about how interesting fashion really is.  Who decides what is "in" style or not?  We are all like little ants (according to my husband) who just follow the one in front of us.  Once a style such as colored jeans, stripped shirt and combat boots is in, everyone is all of a sudden wearing the same thing.  Walking through Cafe Rio last night and looking at every female's outfit, I discovered that almost all of them had this exact outfit on.

I, on the other hand, feel like I am still wearing the style from my Junior High (seriously, I still own AND WEAR clothes that I wore in Junior High School.. so yes, I AM still wearing that style).  Pretty sad, right?  Well I decided that I want a new style.. Not something that everyone else wears until it is out of style either.  I want my own style.

So this is now my new project.

My mom took a class on Creating the Void which basically teaches you that if you don't create the hole, you aren't going to fill it.  So in order to create the hole, I am going to go through my closet and bravely get rid of those junior high memories.  That way, I have something to fill and get new clothes!  I have also already told myself that I am not going to buy a new piece of clothing unless my "new wardrobe" would wear it.  Why spend money on a shirt that looks like the one I just threw out?  SO.  I will keep you updated on my endeavors and let you know if "changing your style" is really as easy as my sister, Rachel makes it look.

Photo from Here.