As I read these wonderful entries, and as I begin this diet as of 7/22/10, I feel fortunate because I’ve always wished I could have just a few comfortable outfits and cycle through them — kind of like a uniform. I think a few t-shirts, jeans or khakis, denim jacket or dressy sweater for work…the problem for me became needing that one pair of really comfortable pair of khakis that look really good, or just one really good white t-shirt (understated and stylish)…well, suddenly I’m on a treadmill of purchasing ‘key basics’ to build my comfy, stylish uniform. How did I get here? Even though I was deluding myself that I was practical but cool, I was still looking for some item to make me perfect. Maybe I have been deluding myself, a little self-congratulatory, on the whole ‘uniform’ thing, since in reality I kept looking for the perfect items.
This is the year I say enough, I work on my mind and body, and I also learn to say good enough: the white t-shirt I own is good enough…the khakis are good enough. I hope this coming period is when I learn to say my mind and body are good enough. It’s not the clothes — it’s the woman.
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Yeah, you’re darn right it is.
I swear, this diet is like a second bout of teenage exploration of the inner self. For so long one works to portray the personality through aesthetics until one day we ask ourselves why the personality isn’t already a perfect fashion accessory on its own.
Yes yes yes yes yes! I have been trying since at least the mid 90s, after reading Amy Fine Collins and Olivia Goldsmith’s book, Simple Isn’t Easy (I think all those details are right), where they espoused a uniform, to establish a perfect uniform—white t-shirts, except I seem to have trouble drinking dark colored drinks or eating salads without getting some down the front–of only white shirts–and then black tops, until I read somewhere that black is too harsh on a middle-aged woman, so….
I have found, since I am very tall, and curvy, that Lane Bryant’s Right Fit Blue pants and jeans fit perfectly, and only come in limited styles, so the bottoms are set–or should I wear skirts more, since my legs are my best feature? Ay-yi-yi
You are so right–in my pursuit of the perfect uniform, I just substituted one addiction for another. I will not let the perfect be the enemy of the good–I have plenty of acceptable options!
Looking forward to reading more!