On Thankfulness and Clothing; A Beginning

Today it is Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the Lenten season.  I'm a Catholic (if not a particularly good one...), and I went to mass to get my ashes after work this afternoon.  In mass, I had the time to continue some reflection with the help of the homily, and I've realized that the thing I want to change the most this season is not a habit like eating lots of candy, or wanting to do more push ups, or anything like that (though I know there are several that could use some attention...).  The habit I want to change most is part of my general attitude.  I need to cultivate more thankfulness in my life.

I've been blessed with a fantastic husband and family, and a good job, and the ability to mostly pursue my passions as I see fit.

One of my passions has always been style, though I haven't always realized or admitted it.  And over time, I've amassed a fantastic collection of clothing.

Yet I keep on trying to acquire more and more.

I've wanted to start a fashion blog for a while, and since the beginning of the year, I've wanted to cull my clothing collection a bit, and put at least a temporary halt to my clothing purchases.

With the start of Lent, I can tie all of this together.  I want to be more thankful for what I have, and for the body I am adorning.  I also want to be more mindful of my clothing intake.  I start this blog with the intention of documenting things I like about my clothing and outfits so I can better appreciate what I have, and as a motivation to stop buying clothes, at least until Easter.  I'm not sure about the clothing ban after Easter, but I think even that short period of time will be an improvement over my current habits.  I'll try to work in the (numerous!) other things in my life that I should be thankful for in here as well.

There are exceptions I will allow- I am a member of the Denver Roller Dolls, so if I need to make any uniform related purchases, those are fine.

I can totally do this!

And so, the first pictures on my very own style blog-  please note that I currently don't own a tripod or a full length mirror,  and my house is messy, so...these aren't great yet.  But that is okay.

Skirt, thrifted
boots, I think I found them at JC Penney

Ashes, Holy Ghost Church
Necklace, self-made
Sweater, Old Navy Clearance
Ciela the cat, Recycled Critter Rescue!

my poor boots failed today

Outfit overall-

Like it- the sweater seemed lumpy to me, I'll give it a 3.5/5

Functional- boot fail!  Everything else was fine; 2

Comfortable- slightly cold today, but everything held up in the wind.  4

(completely arbitrary) Overall score- 3.17 /5