Yes, I Have Favorite Outfits That I Wear All The Time

...and that's okay!

I used to be super self conscious about this but I asked myself, why?

Why are you endlessly embarrassed by someone thinking you LIKE something. 

What's wrong with liking something?

And what's wrong with people knowing that you like something?

I mean, it's not hard to figure out that I felt this way because of years of mean people, at home, at school, at work, constantly questioning my choices. 

But why did I listen to them for so long instead of the things that made me happy?

This is top of my mind because I got a few shirts when I was in Detroit and when I bought one of them, I turned to KPerks in the car and said, "I am gonna wear this shirt so many times over the next few weeks."

(this is same design, except mine is a t-shirt weight crop top hoodie and the screenprint is in P-Valley Pynk. I'm wearing it right now. Thank 248Studio for the rad shirt!)

And I was right. I've been home since Saturday and do you want to know how many times I've worn this shirt since then?

Four. 

It was the first thing I put on after my bath Saturday, then I wore it lazy Sunday Morning. 

Washed it on Monday, folded it on Tuesday. 

Then I put it right back on again Wednesday for a podcast recording and friend hang. 

And then I woke up this morning and put it back on, because I knew I was gonna see humans today.

I dunno why my brain attached to this shirt and not the very exciting Third Man Records shirt I got myself from actual Third Man Records. But it did. 

If I were going out on a regular basis right now... this is the shirt you'd see me in. I'd make sure this shirt is washed for going out as often as I needed it because of the way it makes me feel. 

I feel like the ultimate me and why wouldn't I want to keep that going?

So I am. 

Last year, I took this to a whole new level and spent a lot of time buying what my brain called "the ultimate Jacki outfit."

Now, I had a good idea of what this outfit would look like from the outset. I knew there would be corduroy involved and it would be burgundy. 

I also knew I wanted a turtleneck. I always felt mega-classy in turtlenecks for some reason. 

And I also knew I wanted knee high socks and Mary Janes because I am me and that is my always ideal lower half. 

The outfit came together fabulously. The burgundy corduroy came in the form of miniskirted overalls and the turtleneck was white, long-sleeved and crop topped. 

Of course the socks were white and the Mary Janes were black. 

It had the intended effect too! I had so much confidence even though I was just hanging out at the house, rapping to the P-Valley soundtrack. 

So mind your business if you see me in the same thing over and over. I make sure it's clean and it makes me happy. So, I'm just gonna take that happiness, okay?

And even if you point it out to me in a way that seems non-threatening or jokey to you, it will still put enough of a noodge in my brain that I will stop wearing it. 

Or else I'll get a new happy feels outfit and switch to that. 

What clothes are you happiest in right now?