One of my newest late-night habits is re-reading my old blog posts.
I have been writing this blog for a year and a half.
Looking back, I have changed SO much, my attitude towards life, my openness to love, my fashion and my friends...
One thing that hasn't changed...
and that is my LOVE for fall.
I love going back to school, I love the excitement of making new friends, decorating a new room, and creating a new style.
Ahhhh a new style.
As you are all aware, I'm not the
most fashionable of people, but this summer I have gotten so much more
confident with expressing myself through what I am wearing.
Plus, traveling around the world made me aware of all of the interesting things that people are wearing and making.
One thing that made me a floppy dresser in the past was the fact that I didn't think I had the money to be fashionable.
People relate having a fashion to high-end retails and white collar girls.
Well
I don't have money to buy from high-end shops and still have enough money to eat every month.
I see how much money girls my age spend on online shopping and I still don't think I will ever own a Gucci handbag.
I am okay with that.
I am the best thrift store shopper I know.
Seriously.
If there is a deal, a ridiculous outfit or over-sized sweater I will find it.
It is the best high there is.
I never look for the simple things.
I never look for the half great things that I could buy any where else.
I look for the craziest things I can find.
And when I find something? It feels great.
Finding a treasure in a store full of awkward junk, it's kind of what I live for.
Making something that was deemed "ugly" by society into something fashionable and fun.
It makes me giddy.
I get whole outfits for less than ten dollars.
I can spend hours looking in corners of the store that people have forgotten about.
Pintrest is filled with all sorts of fun ideas for fall outfits, but most seem WAY too expensive for the "average jo"
So, instead of getting irritated by that fact, I have started looking at those fun outfits as a challenge.
I
WILL find that 300 dollar sweater for 3 dollars. I will find those high
heels that I have been pining over... somewhere soon. And I do.
So, here are my newest challenges for this fall.
I am in love with these outfits and these styles and want to incorporate them into my wardrobe.
But I want to do it the cheep way.
