closet count: 2021 edition

back in august 2018 i did my first closet count. i had 177 items. i had done a few closet clean outs leading up to this, and liked most of the items in my closet...at least more than the items i let go of.

but in the 2.5 years since i have continued to have closet discontentment. part of me still wanted to dress a certain way, with items that i didn't love. looking at the picture i posted on instagram that day makes me laugh (maybe because half of the items gone have since been removed from my closet). it also makes me happy to see how far i have come. working on my closet, and finding those items i love, has been hard work. work i am starting to see results from. 

now, i will credit my pregancy has a big "a ha" moment. i was able to get rid of quite of the items i wasn't wearing (dress clothes, i'm looking at you). then, after wes was born i took almost all my maternity items to a local consignment shop (so long first capsule wardrobe). and, since he was born, i was really been able to embrace my casual nature. i am a jeans & tee person, why fight it!

i discovered that work attire was a huge source of insecurity for me. it's where i shopped more, had the most uncertainty around, and felt the most discontentment from.

in an effort to continue to work on my closet, i counted again. today's number is 158. no, not a huge difference from the number 2 years ago. but this time i counted lounge, athletic wear, jackets and shoes - something i didn't include in the previous count. so the actual number is probably quite different. 

the breakdown is

     tops

     sweaters

     bottoms

     dresses

     shoes

     athetic

     outwear

i have a goal number i'd like to get to. and i have been participating in closet tracking (@stylethislife inspired me) which will help me see what i wear the most amd what i don't. i'm interested to see if i'll be any closer st this time next year.

- d

fall 2020 : a recap

with a few major items happening in the fall for our little family (wes turning one, my return to work) i wanted to make the most of the time before everything changed one. in order to capture some of the great things to see and do, we created a little bucket list of miscellaneous items. fall is my favourite season after all, so it was full of quintessential fall activities, with a few random ones tossed in for good measure.

some of the highlights include:

1. celebrate wes turning 1
2. take ellie to the dog park
3. visit a pumpkin patch
4. take instax photos
5. have a picnic
6. go on an adventure
7. print a photo book
8. print photos
9. go on the swings at the park
10. homemade costume for wes
11. decorate for hallowee 
12. go apple picking
13. sew something
14. bake an apple pie
15. go in a hike
16. cook a thanksgiving meal
17. save $500 for the house
18. start course 1 (b)
19. clean up the backyard
20. carve a pumpkin
21. roast pumpkin seeds
22. watch a halloween movie