I want color – by SimpleElegance1 on Polyvore.com

I’m feeling a bit under the weather this week, with a stuffy nose and slightly sore throat.  Nothing too bad, just enough to make me not want to get out of bed.  After looking in my closet this morning and trying to figure out what to wear, I began feeling even more depressed.  It is fully Spring now, yet my closet has so little color.  There’s plenty of black, brown, navy, gray.  But what about blue, green, red, purple?  What about lemon and peach and turquoise and lilac?\

I’ve gone over budget both in January and this month, mostly due to clothes/shoes shopping.  And yet every morning, I still find it difficult to put together an outfit that flatters and isn’t an exact repeat of something I wore the week before.  I’ve been purchasing new items, yet it seems that they may not be the right ones for me right now, because I’m still very unsatisfied with my wardrobe.

So here’s my new challenge for myself: during the month of April, I am not allowed to buy anything black, brown or navy.  Everything needs to have color or at least be a lighter neutral like khaki or gray.  Of course, I’m open to exceptions if I try on something and it looks totally freakin’ awesome on me, and happens to be black, brown or navy.  But right now I think that I really, really need to focus on brightening up my wardrobe.  I need more flowy and flattering skirts and dresses.  I need more bright and colorful blouses and layering pieces.  And I need some non-dowdy jackets that aren’t black or brown.  With this in mind, hopefully I can be a bit smarter with my shopping this month.