Six Word Saturday (2/26/11)

Only wearing six things this month

There's an internet challenge called Six Items Or Less that you can join and try doing.  Basically you wear the same six items of clothing for a month (not including underwear, PJs, coats, workout clothes, shoes, accessories).  I still have two days to go but this challenge was pretty easy for me.  I did the challenge informally and didn't actually sign up on the website.

The six items I chose for the challenge:

1. Black dressy pants - I figured I could wear these to church every week (since I do anyway!!) and wear them if my jeans in #2 are in the washer).
2. Bobbie Brooks blue jeans from Family Dollar - I looooove these jeans, they fit me perfect.
3. Maroon short-sleeve sweater my sister gave me a few years ago - thought I could get away with it because February's supposed to be cold.
4. White t-shirt with a mouse machine-embroidered on the pocket - my mother-in-law "made" this for me with her $6,000 embroidery machine and can make stuff in minutes that would take me a month to stitch by hand.  (I picked this shirt so it would wear out quickly and I'd "have to" throw it away.)
5. Pink t-shirt my sister gave me a few years ago - my husband used to love this shirt on me and would be really affectionate, haha, not so much anymore though, but it still makes me feel good wearing it.
6. Purple Third Day "Cry Out to Jesus" t-shirt - it's shrinking from the washing. *frown*

You'd think people would make fun of me or comment that they see me in the same clothes all the time, right?  Guess what, nobody said anything, not even my family who sees me every single day.  I'm not much of a "clothes person" anyway and I hate shopping.  Even before this challenge I had one pair of tennis shoes and one pair of black flats for special occasions and that's it.  I do love earrings though.

Tomorrow I'm wearing the maroon short-sleeve sweater and black pants to church, and Monday I'm wearing that mouse shirt one more time, and then the challenge and month is over.  

I kept a little journal of what I wore every day and any thoughts I had.  I only made three comments:

Last Saturday (the 19th) I wore the maroon short-sleeve sweater for just a little bit because the weather was warm, so by lunch I had changed for the rest of the day into the old Def Leppard t-shirt I've been wearing for a pajama top.  

Then on the 21st I was wearing the Cry Out To Jesus t-shirt and jeans when I went to my dentist appointment, and I ended up zipping my jacket all the way up so the dentist couldn't see my shirt because last time I went I had a "Jesus Loves Me" bracelet on that my daughter gave me and I was crying from nervousness and the dentist tapped on the bracelet and told me I should trust that Jesus could help me.  I didn't like being "lectured" by someone who has a "partner," if you know what I mean.  So I didn't want her to see my shirt Monday and then I find out only the hygienist was there for my cleaning.

Yesterday the 25th I was depressed and didn't leave the house so I wore my Def Leppard "pajamas" all day.

This was a fun challenge but I'm excited to get rid of that mouse shirt and to also start wearing different clothes!  I think I do have a lot of clothes that I don't even wear, but I think 10 outfits wouldn't be too extreme.  And if you want a new outfit, get rid of an old outfit so you always have 10.