My Wardrobe, Myself

The intersection of clothing, emotions, and life

For the past decade-plus, I’ve been selecting a word or theme each January to help guide my life as I navigate my way through the year. Some of the words that I’ve chosen in the past include:  simplicity, joy, deliberate, balance, peace, essential, freedom, enough, less, and lightness. For 2023, I selected the word “clarity,” …

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I recently had a medical procedure done to address the varicose veins in my left leg (the right leg will be taken care of later in the year), which led to my needing to wear a compression stocking for several weeks. This procedure also resulted in my leg feeling quite sore and tender, so I …

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I got a bit distracted with my last few posts (although I believe they were important ones), so it’s taken me longer to get around to sharing my 2024 word of the year and debriefing my theme from 2023. Although we’re already three months into the year, I actually selected my 2024 word on January …

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I apologize for my lengthy – and unintended – absence from this blog! I’ve been experiencing “writer’s block” lately, so I’m going to combat it by revisiting and finishing some draft posts that I started back when I had a daily writing practice (which is something I’d like to get back to!). It was much …

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In my last post, I debriefed how I did with my 2022 word of the year, “lightness.” Although I didn’t experience as much growth as I’d hoped in terms of lightening my physical and emotional load last year, I did have important wins to celebrate. It’s all too common for many of us to look …

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