It’s been a hard year and I’ve definitely fallen into a slump when it comes to getting dressed everyday.
Even though I had been going into work for most of pandemic times (I didn’t have one of those work from home jobs!) having to stay isolated from everyone with my face covered made it hard to feel any sort of connection with my colleagues or even the person making my breakfast sandwich in the morning. I never realized how important those little, human moments were until I suddenly no longer had them.
How does this relate to “jungle florals?” I started a new job, working from home a few months ago, and while I love being able to be home and definitely prefer showing my whole face on zoom over just my eyes in person, it’s still been weird and hard at times to feel like a person… to feel like me.
I started this new tactic, to help myself get excited about getting dressed, getting ready and staring my day- I got out all my atheisure type clothes and mixed it in with many of my regular clothes, displayed on hangers. I organized by colors and prints to inspire some creativity, even if I’m just wearing yoga pants and a graphic tee.
Creating these outfits for a future day has not only been super fun and cathartic, it’s also inspired some more exciting athleisure - WFM outfits for myself. I even invested in a few new & used, fun yet practical bags. I have become particularly entranced with Vera Bradley’s colorful prints and lightweight, practical styles. I love the challenge of mixing them into other prints!
T shirt- Disney
Skirt- J Crew
Hat - San Diego Hat Co - San Diego Hat Co makes portable and practical sun hats, essential for SoCal sun protection ☀️
Mask: & Bag - Vera Bradley
You can use the coupon code: RACHELA for 10% your Vera Bradley order (as a VB associate I earn from qualifying purchases).
You can also check out Poshmark for a great selection of second hand items here.
Vaccinated Pin - Sol Beam Studio on Etsy
Sunglasses: Goodr makes cute, athletic sunglasses for running, hiking or your casual COVID walk, you can check them out here.