First, I’m going to let you enjoy 24 outfits. Then you’re going to hear my honest feelings about last month’s challenge. (scroll slowly to make it more dramatic…)
I made it. April’s over, and that means the Top 10 Remix is over (if you’re totally lost, get up to speed here). Honestly, I am so relieved. The longer it went on, the more I was ready for it to be finished. I know, I know, it was my own damn idea. But that means I can complain about it without hurting anyone’s feelings. (You can complain too. It’s really fine.)
Originally I thought the challenge would be fun…and it was at first. It was fun going through my closet and picking out the things that were most “me.” And it was fun seeing what other bloggers picked for their Top 10.
But after 10 days or so, the whole thing started to feel like a chore. I thought the challenge would make it easier to pick out my daily outfits, but in reality it usually made it harder. Sometimes I would have an idea of what I wanted to wear, but then I would realize that NONE of my Top 10 items could be mixed in to that idea. And since I’m the host of this challenge, I put a lot of pressure on myself to stick to it like I promised.
I also thought this challenge would help me get more in touch with my personal style. Meh. Not really. Don’t get me wrong, I liked all these outfits, but not any more than I liked my outfits in March.
Finally, I felt a lot of pressure (again, all self-imposed) to document every outfit. In a non-challenge month, ordinarily I miss a couple photo shoots due to weather, busy days, or general laziness, and I don’t sweat it. This past month, we started house hunting, there was a lot of rain, I was adjusting to more responsibilities at work, and I was kind of stressed and nervous leading up to that fashion show I hosted mid-month. There were a lot of days I would have rather gone straight home, put on sweats, and poured myself a glass fishbowl of wine, but instead I had to take outfit photos. DAMN ME AND MY GENIUS IDEAS.
Now that I think about it, maybe the challenge idea itself was good, it just wasn’t a good idea for me to do it in April. I don’t know. I’ve lost perspective. I’m looking forward to hearing what my other Top 10 Remix bloggers thought! The final (yay!) linkup is below! Please remember to include a link back to me in any post you add. You rock.
