from the October 2013 issue of Sassy Magazine
When you get ready for your work day, are you mindful about the image your clothing will project? That outward image not only will enchant some and disenchant others; it can determine your mood for the day. This is something we all need to think about, not just professional career driven women; but even stay-at-home moms, work from home gals, part time job ladies. Are you getting the responses in your job, career, community, kids, family that you want? Maybe it’s time for an image check. Maybe it’s time to polish your image. A study was done by a UK organization that polled 2,491 women. Apparently, we spend an average of 16 minutes every weekday morning, 14 minutes on the weekend, and up to 20 minutes before a night out pondering what to wear. That's a lot of time! Annually, that’s about 6.396 minutes a year, or 106.6 hours. Who has that kind of time? Waiting until the morning to figure out what you are going to wear is too late. The morning can be the most hectic time of our day, especially if we have kids. The additional stress of pulling something to wear out of our closets only to find that it is wrinkled, stained or doesn’t fit isn’t a great start to the day. A better way is to consider your outfit based on the image you want to project. Do this ahead of time in the same way you would approach any organizing project. FIRST – make sure the things in your closet are organized. The way it is organized it up to you. I suggest organizing alike items together by color. In other words, all white shirts together – all black pants together. NEXT – get inspiration. I love Pinterest for this. I browse my favorite stores and pin outfits that I love. Then on those occasions I’m at a loss for what to wear, I head to my Pinterst board and look for an idea. FINALLY – choose your clothing ahead of time. If your schedule and space permits, you might want to do this on Sunday night for the week. If you have kids, this is a great exercise to do together as a family (trust me, it will save a lot of morning arguments about what to wear!). Use a door hook for your outfit combinations. When thinking about your clothes look at your calendar and consider:
OTHER TIPS:
PANTS Black trousers Skinny jean TOPS White blouse Stripe top Print sweater tunic JACKETS Black jacket Red jacket (jean) jacket SKIRTS Black pencil skirt Animal print skirt
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