lulabuysless

Hello,

My name is Olivia and I am a shopaholic.

*imaginary crowd in my head* “Hello, Olivia!”

It’s true.  I am a shopaholic.  Which seems silly to say – it’s a made up word.  But it’s also a real problem.  I love buying new things.  I love getting packages in the mail.  Waiting is the hardest part, and sometimes (though rarely) I’m not expecting anything, so I try to find something I like just to have another package to wait for.

As a result, I have a closet (and dresser and a coat closet and a clothing rack) that are packed to the brim.  And despite having SO MUCH, I often times have no idea what to wear.  It’s frustrating and I need to stop.

A few years ago I was introduced to un-fancy.com – a blog about a woman and her capsule wardrobe and it was inspiring.  And in the years I’ve been reading her blog, I’ve ebbed and flowed between not wanting to think about my own wardrobe situation to not being able to stand it.  But the latter is always a fleeting feeling.  I might start making lists of things I know can get the ax, or once in a while I’ll actually rush home after work (the rushing has nothing to do with my new urge to purge, but rather the fact that I can’t stand my job, but that’s neither here nor there) and just start throwing things out like a mad-woman.  Unfortunately, I have no follow through.

And that’s how I got here.  That feeling of no longer being able to stand my wardrobe (and makeup collection – for another time) has become less and less fleeting and has grown into this pit of discontentment.  And if I’m being honest, it’s not just the fact that I HAVE SO MUCH, but to add insult to injury, I’m a horrible slob.  I couldn’t organize a spice rack, so when it comes to my drawers that can’t close all the way, all I want to do once I’ve started is give up.  But no more!  I want to see this through, no matter how long it takes, so I’m going to chronicle it here.  Even though no one may ever find this blog, I’m hoping that knowing someone might read this will be enough to keep me on track with my goals.  If I want to write about my progress, I’ll have to make progress.

Other things I’m hoping to get from this?  I want to be more excited about the clothes that I have.  I’ve noticed that if I plan my outfits in advance, I’m more excited about them and I feel the need for new that little bit less.  I also want to become more organized, which I’m hoping the photo element of this blog will help with.  I want to take pictures and document my journey.  I was tempted to start this post off with that dreaded “before” photo, but everything’s so spread out, it would be a slew of “before photos” and it’s so bad, I’m not at a place where I’m comfortable sharing.  So perhaps once I’ve made some progress.

I also love to write.  It’s always been a passion of mine, but it’s another thing I don’t follow through on.  Partly because I don’t know what to write about.  So I’ll write about this and apologize in advance for my rusty grammar and long, rambly posts.

Basically, I’m hoping this blog will help me solve a lot of my life’s problems (there are some others, but I’ll keep those hopes to myself for now).  It’s quite the tall order, but I need to do SOMETHING and this fits that bill quite nicely.  Fingers crossed this works out.

Also, full disclosure, as I type this, I’m waiting for a couple more (last) orders.