Style in the Closet - Wardrobe organization

So this morning while i was getting dressed I was thinking about wardrobe organization - probibly because mine is a disaster zone at the moment (no it is not usually but when an 18 mo old helps you put clothes away the thought is more important then the perfection of her work) and that i need to go in a purge and make a wardrobe back bone of basic that i love to wear and can be versitile and paired with different things..


(these are my latest sewing projects in progress will post the finished ones another day)


I was thinking about what are my basics my tried and true always in the dirty clothes stand-bys ( i should say i am very bad at wearing my favorites and not great baout wearing all my clothes so i want to get a closet plan on the road so i can utilize all the things I have spent money on or time sewing).

So for me these are my basics (being a homemaker - I love the picture that word conjures)
- black well fitting yoga pants - 2 - 3 pairs
- 2 pairs of nice fitting jeans
- 3-4 tee shirts or everyday blouses
- 3-4 layering pieces (like cropped hoodies - my fav. or cardi's)
- 2 maxi skirts in basic colors.
 and all the rest is just bulking out the backbone :)

So I love tunics/kameez tops they are sooo comfy and flattering to the figure.  remember you wanna keep the one thirds two thirds going weather its top or bottom or 3 thirds, it is most attractive lines on a body. half and half not so much.  Also layering really makes and outfit so having tanks or skinny shirts for unders or cardi's or sweaters for layering is important to looking your best.  Also take care with your accessories that the are emphasizing the message you are want to send today not mixing it too much...fusion is a style its self but you gotta watch your accessories if you are doing a bold outfit you should keep them blending if your outfit is plainer or subtle you can bust out with the bling and sparkles.  I totally think you need to do thinking and feel inside yourself who you are and what message you want to send about you and your beliefs and youself as a woman.  and then fit your wardorbe and personal style to that form not the current fashion trends, but follow them as you choose what fits into your puzzle of you.  Fashion is subjective and you are more beautiful staying you then following and sqishing in a mold not made for you.  You are more beautiful as yourself then trying to be anything else or anyone else.  When we accept ourselves as women as ladies and as Lovely then our inner beauty will radiate thru our choices in our closet and we will get that certain sparkle that some women have, nd it is just confidence and being happy in their skin.











Whe we get there then we can decide what flatter the figure we have now and make the most of it, all women at al sizes are beautiful and uniqe, you need to do some thinkin and searchin to find the most flattering styles for your bodytype.
I look best in tunics, or princess style dresses and tops, in leggings or pants that have a slight flare or bootcut is best.  it balances my full thighs and hips (luscious booty lol;)) and things that have waist definition cause being busty as well anything boxy no matter what i do makes me look short and fat! haha, so i tend to stick with skimming rather then very full styles.

 Now for colors!  My favorite part!  Now when i was an old teen (gulp: like 10 yrs ago :0) i did ALOT of research into personal style and beauty and makeup, I still love it all, but oe of the best advice I have ever come across besides doing you colors to know what season you are is to pick 3 base colors for your wardrobe:
- 1 basic - black, brown, navy, tan, khaki,ect (Mine is chocolate brown but i have black too)
- one power color - a favorite that you are comfortable and confident in always that you get lots of complements in is usually good (Ie for me its plum purple)
- and one accent color, any color that you look great in and love, that kinda goes with your other two. like your second favorite color. (mine is Red or Hot pink or Yellow)  You can pick 2 of the last ones, and then rock you wardrobe

And then you buy all your basics in you basic color and then you secondary pieces in your power color and the rest in your accent colors.  and you always end up with thing matching or complimenting and you never end up with one green shirt and nothing to wear it with :)  That was always me a BUNCH of separates and nothing to wear, when i started this color technique I never again had too many clothes and nothing to wear, I keep a small amount of clothes that i really like, about 35 items and never am l!eft with nothing to wear or piles to go thru to find things.  I love it!...

So this are my tips on a workable always fun, easy to pick something from Wardrobe!  Have a happy Saturday!

Merry Christmas

So I had a wonderful Christmas and surrounding holiday, so far....new years is coming!  And I am getting my fitness routine ready for it lol!  It was a great holiday so far though, filled with family and friends and food, My little girl was so much fun to watch/help open her presents!  her grandma and grandpa and my sister (hre favorite auntie) spioled her rotten, with approx 17 gifts for her :)  she maybe loved just a little.  She got dolls and blocks and stuffed puppys, and a doll storller and play dishes...My daughter and hubby spioled me as well and I tried to return the favor.  we had a lovley BBQ christmas dinner and more fun then i can list i think.

I am going to try and post some pic's of the gifts i made for family and friends and some of the clothes I have made recently, but still tyring to get the house back under contorl today so i am just posting quick!

Merry Christmas!

The Woman Society Forgets

The Stay-at-home Mom, the homemakers.  Some are homeschooling mothers as well and involved in every aspect of the job God gave us, as I will be too once my baby girl is old enough, and ready.  I find it so amazing how many people ask what I do all day and if we are going to have anymore kids.  *shaking head* I answer yes we are hoping for at least 7 more.  They are speechless, and sputter, 7!  you are so brave!   And I think to myself, why am I brave for doing what I was made for?  When did being a mom and wife and taking care of people become the exception?  It boggles me. Our job is so important, so detrimental to a stable wholesome society.....I guess that's why we are in this mess,  when the mothers started going to work, values were lost and selfishness began to rise, and the "Me" generation was born (which is my generation by the way LOL, i was one of the lucky ones who had a "mean" ie :good, mom to make sure i turned into a good woman, that knew how to cook.)  I hope I have not disappointed her.   I always have enjoyed the reactions i get by telling people I will home school my 12 kids in the future and how many men that scared off before they even finished asking me out for coffee LOL!  I always said it upfront to weed out the frogs  :).  My husband is the first man I ever met that had no issue with us having 2 hands full or more children and was pro-homeschooling when i met him, needless to say I married him ASAP!  lol. I personally think that giving our children a happy healthy stable home is more important then all the stuff in the world, they need their Mom, plain and simple.  I often wonder why so many families put the wants first and the children last, it's starting to be all to common to see well dressed mothers with scruffy, tired,badly behaved kids in wal-mart. Raising kids well is hard, and worth it, worth being tired, worth the unrecognized work we do EVERYDAY :),  worth fitting in showers at odd hours, worth still having no makeup on when hubby gets home, worth the years of input till there is gradually character grows into something beautiful, and kind and gracious.   I love the work i do, it is the only job I ever wanted, my chosen career and I thank the Good Lord that I have that choice.  So here's to all the ladys who have chosen the home life and to go forth and multiply, it's defiantly not the easy choice, but it is good!

Strength

I have been thinking alot lately about Strength and what it is exactlly.  Is it about never falling down?  Or being able to get up again after you have?  I believe it is the later,  which is really harder after all, to pick your self out of the dust and try again, after everyone has seen you fall.  To carry on and build again, and work through all the trials again and then when you are standing on the top, not to rub it in anyone elses face. I think that is strength.  To help and love and learn and get up again and again until you top the hill.....and run down the other side knowing there is just another one behind it, and on and on and on.

So remember to get up, the sun comes out in the morning, or the next one.....but it always gets better, if you work for it and have faith.