Confession time: I wear shorts and a t-shirt to HEB. I’m not even going to lie and tell you I’ve only started doing this since I have discovered a growing baby bump in my mid section. Nope, I tend to feel very comfortable wearing an old college shirt and a pair of running shorts with flip flops. So when people ask me if I do “Outfit of the Day” posts on our blog, my usual response is a chuckle, with a solid “No” attached. Even though I love fashion and I can find pretty things in my wardrobe, some days I just don’t feel like it. On top of that, I have this feeling that I don’t look like a fashion blogger when I do dress up. That my outfits aren’t “good enough”.
That got me to thinking: what DOES a fashion blogger “look like”? And when do I expect to raise my fashion bar so I start living up to this hobby I’ve developed? What I’ve decided is this: it’s my fashion blog, not my every day style, that makes me a fashion blogger. And who cares if I don’t necessarily look like Anna Wintour on a daily basis? Neither does the rest of America, or the world for that matter. What’s more important is feeling comfortable in my own skin, and being able to admit that my fashion is not necessarily on point every. single. day. In fact, it’s probably not on point, ever. There is no cookie cutter fashion blogger look because we are not cookie cutter. We come from everywhere, and with every type of style.
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The more I thought on this little lesson in self-confidence, the more I discovered it could apply to a lot of areas in life. We don’t go after that career move, because we’re afraid it just doesn’t “fit” us. We don’t try that bold new beauty trick because it doesn’t mesh with what other people think of us. Worst of all, we feel negatively about ourselves because we don’t fit into a certain mold we’re aspiring to be.
My question is, why are we aspiring to be anything else? I’m not saying I’m going to start showcasing my t-shirt looks for Haute in Texas, I’m just saying I’m going to stop glancing in the mirror and feeling like I don’t “look” like a fashion blogger. The truth is, I’m a fashion blogger because I’m writing this post, and as long as it continues to bring me happiness, I’ll keep on typing.
XO,
A
