Looking through Windowpane + Linkup

Hello, friends! How was your weekend? Eventful or not? Restful or not? Mine was a running around and working kind of weekend. I was planning to have a quiet one but we had to replace our hot water heater {big praise that it didn’t burst} and we replaced some furniture too. All in all I would have to say that it was productive. A big plus was the sun showed up after a week of rain. It made me think back to last March and what the weather was like then and what I was wearing.

So I’m reaching back into March of last year to grab a look that I featured previously. My goal is to try to remix a new look with a piece or pieces from my closet while incorporating something I kept from last year. I hope this will inspire you to remix older pieces too.

Last year I purchased a pair of windowpane pixie pants from Old Navy. I wore them quite a bit and decided to keep them. One of my favorite looks wearing them was from last March.

Of these pieces, I kept the pants, tee and denim jacket. I gave the necklace to a friend so she could wear it on her honeymoon in Rome. The shoes I purged because they weren’t really me.

Using that look as inspiration, I came up with a new look and incorporated green in a different way. I am trying to keep in mind that rose quartz {aka: pink} needs to make its way into my wardrobe. I love the idea of a green and pink relationship in my wardrobe too. I adore a military vest that will cross so many seasons but I don’t currently own one. {Do you? Smart lady if one hangs in your closet}! I tried to improvise with this lightweight military green vest but I don’t love this look. I don’t love the vest and have been toying with idea of letting it go. I think this looks helps move me in the direction of doing just that.

So what’s not working here versus the look from last year? The blue is definitely a better color on me. I can wear a military green but it needs to be a little more green which would look better with the light pink as well. I also think it does matter what you do with your hair and makeup. Some brighter lipstick and styling my hair differently might have made the look a little better but still not one I love.

A few things to remember if you’re deciding to let go of pieces:

• keep colors and pieces you love even if you don’t wear them often
• let go of pieces that don’t fit well
• before letting go of pieces that on the fence, create a few looks before making a final decision
• don’t purge something that you have tried multiple ways
• try a piece{s} in various seasons to see if works

At the end of the day I am letting go of the vest, shoes and probably the pants. At this point I’ll keep the blouse but I’d like to find a better pink or blush one in the future. I’m still trying to fulfill three months of no shopping so I’m waiting until April as hard as it is right now, I’m still committed to be shop free. I want to be faithful to my word.

I hope you’re working through your pieces and keeping only what you love. It has made a huge impact on me and makes getting dressed so simple.

If you remember last week I added a little bit of what I’m thankful for these days. I want to be able to link up with my friend Shaunacey because I love what she’s doing with Monday Moments of Gratitude. Today I’m ever so grateful that our hot water did not burst and cause water damage in our home. I’m thankful for a mechanically gifted husband who never fears to take on any home improvement project. What do you have to grateful for today? Please stop by and visit Simply Shaunacey to hear what she’s featuring today.

And since it’s Monday, it’s time for our link-up. Thanks to everyone who joined in last week. Whitney and I enjoyed reading your posts and searching for our favorite looks. Can’t wait to see what you lovely ladies link up this week.

Each week we choose a favorite…check out Whitney’s blogs to see if it’s you! My favorite last week was a post by Jen at Librarian for Life and Style. So glad she linked up! This bright kelly green blouse is such a gorgeous pop of color. I adore the polka dot skirt too. Jen just created an easy look that is perfect inspiration. I hope you’ll stop by and read her post here.

The most clicked look was Shelly at The Queen in Between. I saw her look on several social media sights and lots of people loved this look. I agree!

I’ll be linking up again with my blogging buddies on Wednesday for Style Perspectives. Please join in! Again, The Blended Blog is hosting this style challenge and I will be participating each week. The prompts are listed below and you can see my style here each Wednesday and how others style the prompt on The Blended Blog. Hope you’ll join in and share your looks on Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #theblendedblogstyle . It should be a blast!

I don’t always link up but when I do here’s where you’ll find me linking up.