One of my post's disappeared?

A few days ago I posted another blog that I have been following... I don't know what happened to that post? So I will just re-type it! I have been wanting to read this book called Kisses From Katie and while searching for it online I found that the author of the book has a personal blog, http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/. This blog is amazing. Katie is such an inspiration and is living her life full out for Jesus. You should check it out! I was reading Matthew this morning and came across these 2 verses, "Whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matt. 10:39. These verses are very convicting for me... life isn't about things that I want, pursuing the things that I want will leave me with nothing; it's about surrenduring my life to Jesus and living full out for Him. It's about being His hands and feet and loving others the way Jesus loves me. I am learning so much right now...Jesus is teaching me a lot. I am thinking and contemplating big things...I don't want to waste time living for myself, I want to live for Jesus and lose my life for His sake. There is so much that I want to say but I am not sure how to put it into words yet...It's like I am all the sudden realizing what Christianity is all about and God and His plan for me is much bigger than I ever thought.

Love This Blog!

Found an AWESOME blog today, Hayley writes "31 days to a no brainer wardrobe" on her blog thetinytwig.com! She also has an ebook called The No Brainer Wardrobe (I will be purchasing this soon). She has so many tips on minimizing your wardrobe and just sticking to the essentials! I thought this was great and will be so helpful in identifying essential pieces once I get back into the shopping world (yes, I know I still have 11 more months!) I think I will definitely buy clothes differently once this is all over....

Loved this quote from her blog!

“If she can’t afford it, she won’t buy it. If it doesn’t fit (or make her feel good, or flaunt what she’s got), she won’t wear it. If she can’t find it, she won’t compromise. If she loves it, she won’t toss it. She reuses it, rethinks it, lets it age."

Exactly ONE month...

I've made it one month without buying clothes! 11 more to go! Today was actually the first day that I really had the desire to buy something, I have an event tomorrow night that I need to dress up for and I just don't feel like wearing any of the dresses that I have. I just keep thinking how much easier it would be to buy one...BUT I will not give in to it :) I have borrowed some shoes from a friend and plan on wearing a dress that I have already worn! I quickly squelched my thoughts and realized that I am more than the clothes that I wear and I will enjoy time with people I love no matter what I have on. Excited for the next 11 months and to see how God is going to continue to change and mold me!

Remembering this...

Fall :)

Things in the no new clothing world have been going very well! I even went into Target this week and made it past the clothes and accessories without stopping, I knew if I stopped it would be a lot worse. It has all really helped me focus on more important things and it's just one less distraction, so far I am honestly enjoying it! I am so ready for Fall and I can already start to feel it in the air :) I can't wait to start wearing Fall clothes and move past the summer wardrobe!
I have been reading the book "Radical, Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream" by David Platt, it is an awesome book that has really helped me to see the gospel in a whole new light. One point I really liked in the book was that God doesn't bless us just because he loves us, He does it to show His glory so that when other's see His blessings in our lives they glorify Him. It doesn't stop with us, He's using us to show His work and to bring the focus back to Himself.

I found this picture on Pinterest and loved it! Can't wait for Fall and bonfires! :)

random thoughts

I saw this on Pinterest and absolutely loved it! Reminding myself today to be truly thankful for what I have and realizing that it's not about WHAT I have but WHO I have... and He is enough for me.

Feeling a little out of it today after being away over the weekend. I feel like my attention was shifting in so many directions ( I am so glad that I don't live in a big city, it's hard to focus and hear yourself think!) Grateful to have spent some wonderful time with a friend :) Getting back into the swing of things this week...happy to report that I went to NYC and did not shop! And trust me...we didn't run out of things to do!

A New Day

It’s funny how you start to view your closet differently once you know you won’t be adding anything to it! I feel like I have become so creative and have found so many different ways to wear things! It’s amazing that one decision can make things look so different…I even ironed this week! Haha I have NEVER ironed before! Now I feel the need to make my things look nice and to make sure that I am taking the best care of them so that I don’t ruin them or shrink them! It’s already such a freeing project! I know that it won’t be easy for me but that’s okay, those moments are when growth takes place and I’m good with that. We are so blessed aren’t we? The fact that I have hundreds of outfit options is just crazy! Some people literally have the clothes on their back and that’s it. For me, I’ve gotten to the point where I just don’t want to add excess to the already excessive. I want to stop, look and be entirely grateful for what I have been given-not taking any of it for granted. Ultimately none of it belongs to me; if I were asked to give it all up; I only hope that my answer would be “Yes” with a humble heart. It’s an everyday battle to put my selfishness behind me and I can’t do it without God’s grace and understanding.

Fun picture for the day! I am heading to NYC this weekend to visit a great friend and thought this was a really neat packing guide! J

End of Week One!

 

It’s been one week! It has been a great week, I have so much motivation to go through my closet and make everything look spick and span (?)! I went through all my drawers and then made it to my shoes (which were previously lying all over my closet floor) I started brainstorming about a better place to store them. I looked on pinterest and googled some options! I finally saw this old piece of furniture on google which happened to look exactly like one we found in our basement when we moved! It was tons of separate cubby holes-perfect for storing shoes. We have it in our office room but this sparked an idea! I could make part of the office kind of like a dressing room! I put all my shoes in the cubbies and moved my full length mirror in there, moved all my jewelry and found a lamp in my parents garage! I used a huge wire bird cage to store all my scarves and used some baskets to hold belts! It’s perfect! I get dressed in my room and then go in there and have all my accessories in one place! I am also thinking about having a peg to hang one outfit at a time in there… So far there is only excitement for this journey! Some things below I found on a blog and really wanted to remember them throughout this year. I plan to write or print them out and hang them in my new “dressing room” as a reminder of the purpose of this journey! Here’s to another great week! I have been documenting a few outfits but the pictures are not good quality because I have been using my iphone!

 Oh, God, when I have food,
help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work, help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a warm home,
help me to remember the homeless;
When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer;
And, remembering, help me
to destroy my complacency
and bestir my compassion.
Make me concerned enough
to help, by word and deed,
those who cry out.

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

“Use the project as a way to grow and understand that the hard parts are the ones that are doing the best work in your soul…”

“This project isn’t just about clothes, it’s about engendering thoughtful dialogue, introspection, a better way of life, and, hopefully, a growing community of people who are interested in what it might look like to move a little away from our consumeristic mindset towards the way we dress, and in a larger sense, the way we live.” -The Twenty Pieces Project

“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”

IDEA OF THE WEEK: DYE MY TOMS!

This picture was inspiration for my outfit today! I wore a floral top with a striped cardigan and belt. Patterns can be worn together!