SI-- WEEK EIGHT

So last week I showed you my gigantic pile of clothes I weeded out of my wardrobe.. well today the pile is much smaller! No, I didn't regret the purge and hang them all back up. Instead, I invited any of the girls in the neighborhood via Facebook to stop over to take whatever they'd like! It's been super fun because I've been meeting girls that I haven't ever crossed paths with before. No one left empty handed... Or really, with anything less than an HUGE handful. 

I still have a ways to go until I'm where I'd like to be. My ideal work wardrobe would be, for example, 5 classic but quality bottoms [black straight leg pants, black ankle pants, black pencil skirt, navy pencil skirt, tan pencil skirt], 5-7 quality tops, and a few pairs heels & flats. Done. Maybe a dress or two. But not the 1,000 options that sort of coordinate with each other but are made of materials that are getting pilly from rubbing against my white coat because they are casual-clothes handmedowns from a friend. I'm so over that. 

I know you all probably don't care about this clothing purge - like at all. But poor T had to hear about it constantly for the past week or two.. so I need to document this so we can giggle about it in the future. The is embarrassing to admit, but it's so me that I want to tell you that in order to figure out "my style" and be at the point where I could weed out so many pieces - I spent hours on Pinterest pinning pictures of outfits that I thought I would love to own. Then, I went back through those pictures and looked for themes & my absolute favorites. It was so helpful! That secret board (that way I wasn't assaulting anyone's newsfeed with outfits) was super telling of my plain, classic style. A lot of what I like may not be exciting to anyone else, but it's my thing.. so I'm over trying to be trendy:

a lot of black, chambray, skinny jeans, stripes, and fitted skirts!

Finally, when I wasn't at work or downsizing my closet, I was creating a list about things I would love for my birthday (3 weeks!). T reminded me that if I don't come up with specific ideas, I won't get anything.. I normally don't share things like this on the blog because it feels gift-registry.. but this time I posted it purely so I can look back on it in the future. My list has a couple pieces I'd like to add to round-out my existing wardrobe and a few things for around the house:

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I definitely don't expect to get more than 1-2 things on my list - but that is the best part of having a fall birthday! Christmas is just a few months away :)

I'm back to Children's Hospital for my final week with Infectious Disease and I'm going to try to be grateful for each free second in my day since the next two months will be BUSY! Hope you all enjoyed your week and weren't smothered by the humidity!

xo,

Krista

SI-- WEEK SEVEN

This week was backwards from my normal workweek --> we were super slow at the hospital and T and I were super busy in the evenings! This week:

+ we started by having two of my besties (love them!) over for dinner. T grilled us chicken and vegetables (the usual around here!). We ended the meal with a variety of leftover homemade ice cream we have leftover from family gatherings this month. I love! love! love! getting to catch up with my friends and hear all of the amazingness they are accomplishing in their lives. I have the best friends!

+ T spent a few evenings painting houses around town for a city-wide service project. He'll also get a paycheck from Wells Fargo for those hours (bonus!). T takes full advantage of the "big business" perks - awesome benefits, paid community service hours, matched 401k, etc.

+ We had two super sweet visitor out our back window this week. We've seen plenty of deer over these last 3 years but these were the first fawns we've spotted. I love the polka dots in their fur!

+ Tuesday I was supposed to see Ingrid Michaelson with one of my best friends, but sadly the concert was cancelled. Huge bummer! I don't get to see my medical school girls nearly enough now that we all rotate on totally different schedules so I was really looking forward to the concert.

+ It doesn't make up for it, but I was able to meet quite a few of the new families in our neighborhood. More awesome young-profressional couples and cute kiddos! We love our neighborhood :)

+ I was able to sneak and lunch with my Mom and brother between errands and appointments on Saturday! R is back to school in Lincoln so it was fun to see him while he was back for a hot minute :) We bonded over past & present UNL Housing news. He is going to rock it again as a RA!

+ Then today we were able to get together with T's family in Lincoln to celebrate the 74th birthday of his awesome "Grams". She is just the sweetest! T and I spent a lot of the day jumping on the trampoline, playing polish horseshoes, walking to the dock in the neighborhood, and playing made-up games with balloons. Our three cousins keep us busy :)

+ Finally, I want to document how T and I spent a large chunk of our Saturday. He was such a camp and helped me work through the black hole which is my closet. My close family/friends know that I have worn the same sizes since high school.. and I have kept nearly every piece of clothing over that timespan. yuck. I've also acquired a bunch of family/friend hand-me-downs over the past few years that have only added to an over-stuffed closet of worn out clothes. This probably sounds silly, but it's been to the point that my closet makes me stressed and overwhelmed. Plus! Someone else could be enjoying these clothes instead of them collecting dust on my closet rod. I've been whining to T about the concept of a capsule wardrobe for weeks - simply put, a small versatile collection of clothes that you love. I've been super excited to toss the majority of my clothes and instead invest in a few quality pieces. In high school, I would have called a small, classic wardrobe boring - but I am so over trying to wear something new and creative at every outing. Totally over it. After weeks of whining, T helped me finally begin to weed through my clothes. Here is my donation pile (so far!):

This next week will be more of the same: Monday through Friday at Children's Hospital working with the Infectious Disease consult team except for Monday, when I'll be at Bellevue Medical Center in clinic with my patients. Maybe I'll also get through the rest of my closet.. Enjoy your week!

xo,

Krista