I have to constantly remind myself of this: no one will care what I wear!

I’m not a fashionista. Heck, I dress for comfort, and I am not terrifically stylish. Plus I’m lazy. I don’t get my nails done. I don’t color my hair and rarely cut it. It is, in fact, “wash and wear” hair. (Yes, I promise you I really am that lazy.)

But when it comes to trips I tend to go a bit nuts figuring out what I should bring. I usually end up buying more clothing just for the trip, which is entirely unnecessary since I have enough to wear.

More than enough. (I just filled the clothing bag for Ridwell to pick up tomorrow, in fact. I do NOT need all this stuff!)

So how much do I bring on a trip anyway?

I’m working on this plan for now:
5 tops
3 pair of pants
2 “toppers” (one hoodie, one lightweight sweater)
1 dress … maybe
2 pair of shoes

Of these, of course, I will wear a top, a pair of pants, a topper, and my larger pair of shoes.

But just now I put things out to see how it all went together. All the tops match all the pants. That gives me a lot of options. I think I’ll bring a black sleeveless dress that can be worn as a jumper as well if I put a top underneath. So even more options.

And then what happens? I second guess myself. I think, “Oh I look drab! This is just so boring!” And I want more “stuff” so I start searching online for things I simply don’t need. I just did go through an Amazon search (meanwhile I’m trying to swear off Amazon) looking of scarves that are colorful. I opened a ton of windows. Then I closed them all.

So I am reminding myself here, in order to stick to the plan.

NO ONE WILL CARE WHAT I WEAR!