how to create an everyday uniform

...Let me give you a window into an average day for me as a mom of 2 little kiddos. My kids wake me up before 6 almost everyday. I wear my pajamas around the house while getting the kids ready for school and I'm so out of it I'm lucky if my shirt is not on backwards. I maybe change into a slightly more adult-ish looking outfit to take my son to school, (aka turn my shirt around the right way). My shirt kind of smells because i really want to use natural deodorant (but it isn't working quiet right ... yikes). I come home with my three year old daughter and think, oh good, she is playing quietly, maybe i'll get ready for the day while she plays.

As soon as this plan is set in my mind, she starts to follow me around making a request for her third breakfast. I start to think about what kind of outfit I want to wear today, but my brain starts to skip around like a scratched CD.  I can't focus without my thoughts being interrupted with a request from my daughter and think in my head, "LEAVE ME ALONE". I love her, but as an scatter-brained introvert, this wears me out. 

I brush my hair, put on some mascara... and I feel guilty that I told my little girl to leave me alone in my mind. I throw on some workout shorts telling myself that I might work out today. 

Also worth mentioning, my daughter has worn three different outfits at this point (before 9am) & the one she finally lands on includes Christmas leggings and a watermelon dress.

Can you see why I need some simplicity in my life (and my closet...)? I'm working on sharing an idea for a solution to this problem tomorrow, but want to hear from you:  Is this at all what your life is like?  Have you figured out anything that's helped?

As I am on a mission to simplify my life & closet, i definitely find that sometimes life becomes more complex as a result of decision fatigue. 

here's an idea: create a uniform that helps simplify your morning routine.  here's what I mean:

no, this does not involve joining the navy or getting a job at taco bell.  an everyday uniform is a consistent, pre-planned outfit you always have ready for a day of the week or occasion that makes you look and feel amazing.

First, define what type of day you need a uniform for.

Maybe it's Monday for you because Monday is one of the hardest day to get going with life/work/kids. Maybe it's getting ready for church that always is a sticking point. What will you be doing on this day and what kind of outfit would best help you to look and feel great?  Mondays are my sticking point.  I'm going to create a Monday Uniform outfit. 

second, Decide What clothes ideally would make you happiest for this type of day? 

Comfortable clothes? Professional?  Sassy?  Fun?  Is there a color or pattern you love that makes you happy? To create your uniform, start with your favorite clothes that fit the bill. Make it something you feel awesome in, but that also will be appropriate for you to handle the tasks for the day.

third, set out your clothes.

Put your 'uniform' pieces in a place where you can easily pull them together and put them on.

My Monday uniform:  the Allie top + Summer Cardigan from my shop (+ leopard printed earrings!), paired with Target jean shorts and birks

fourth, redefine seasonally. 

This could almost be a mini-capsule for you. I don't know if I like the idea of a capsule closet, but I think I this sort of applies the same idea on a smaller scale. 

I would love to see what your uniform would be + what it would be for if you give it a try! Tag me with your uniform on ig or share your uniform in my facebook community. 

If you are looking for some pieces like the ones above to help simplify your closet, these pieces will be available Monday in my shop. 

what is one delightful shop?

As I am simplifying my closet...life...all the things, I wanted to share with you the direction we are headed with One Delightful Shop. First off, we don't know 100%.  We are on a journey to figure out what its going to look like to run a shop that helps people find clothes they feel amazing about while also remaining committed to helping others find simplicity in life and in our closets.

Allowing this to be a slow process of figuring out what is next has allowed us to dream more than I would have imagined. I am grateful that it has helped our vision to shift as we have it given it time, which is why we are slow to say 'this is what we are doing.' 

If you are in our facebook community, you are seeing us process simplifying to our messy lives. I started with our kitchen & now am working my way through my clothing & accessories.  I still love fun, comfortable clothing with a conscious ... I just want to have less of them and to feel good about myself in everything I own. As we have started to dream, what's become clear is our desire to keep One Delightful Shop open with these value I just mentioned in mind. 

Being a mostly stay-at-home mom (well, more like work-at-home mom), I like comfortable clothing. I don't need a lot of dressy things, but I like comfortable clothes that makes me feel beautiful and stylish. Because so much of my brain space is devoured by my work and my little minions, I need easy to assemble outfits so that I don't end up wearing the shirt I slept in the night before everyday. 

I know need a few accessories that make me feel fancy...

or can accessories that can take a causal outfit and dress it up a little bit for a date night. 

But I still want to be comfortable in those things.

Ya dig me? 

Maybe this describes your life or maybe you work outside of the home, but you still need those kind of pieces in your wardrobe.

so...We are beginning to curate a shop like this

+ we can't wait to show you some of the things we've been preparing for you very soon!

simple.  

functional + versatile.

comfortable, but fun!

made in the USA. 

& we hope you will love it! 

P.S.  If you love the simplicity experiment, don't worry!

We are continuing on our journey toward a simplified life that leaves space for what matters most.  

One Delightful Shop is a part of this journey + we hope the two will overlap nicely.  Here's to a simplified life + closet!