Wrapping up my 30 x 30

First, some general stats and analysis thereof. (Percentages are out of 30 possible days, i.e. if I wore something once, I wore it 3% of the time.)
Most worn shoes: purple flats (27 %)
Least worn shoes: red chucks (3%) or grey heels (7%)

Most worn tops: grey stripes, navy, purple plaid, and the black and brown cardigans (13%)
Least worn tops: cream, goldenrod, and the red-orange and peacock cardigans (7%)

Most worn bottom: light jeans (23%)
Least worn bottom: white skirt (7%)

Pants available: 3 (37.5% of total bottoms), jeans=2 (25%)
Frequency of wearing pants: 15 (50%), jeans=12 (40%)

Favorite outfits: day 7, day 20, & day 25
Least favorite outfits: day 3, day 8, & day 23

Very little of this information surprises me. I am quite proud that I managed to not wear pants for half the month. I kind of love the goldenrod sweater and red-orange cardigan, so I’m a little sad I didn’t wear them more often. I’ll have to figure out how to work them into my clothing rotation more often. The purple plaid button-down was a bit unexpected, since I rarely wear it and only included it to see if I could get some use out of it. Turns out I like it better than I thought, and it works well with a lot of things. But the cream tee? Probably going away, along with the white skirt and coral cowl-necked shirt. I just don’t love them as much as maybe I once did.

As for fulfilling the purposes of this experiment?

1) To regain some control in my life. While I don’t know whether I regained any control, I was certainly made more aware of what I can control. Like how if I don’t have to wear or not wear something just because it’s easy or difficult to breastfeed in; I can just schedule our outings around Amelia’s meals so I don’t have to strip down while we’re out and about. Or how heels don’t just have to be Sunday shoes, because I can totally wear them (at least the sturdier, comfier ones) and go on adventures with a baby in tow. So there’s that.

2) To get to know and feel good about myself. Well, I certainly felt cuter more often than usual since I was a) putting more effort into choosing my ensembles and b) fixing my hair and wearing makeup so my photos didn’t look too heinous. I’m vain like that. I learned that some parts of my postpartum body are bigger than they used to be and other parts are smaller (Did anyone else’s butt shrink after having kids? Anyone? It’s SO WEIRD.) and my clothes don’t all fit the way they once did but that’s ok. I spent a lot of time looking at photos of this new version of me this month and you know what? I kind of like it.

3) To curb my shopping habit. This month I only bought one thing for myself, I waited till it was on sale and I had a coupon, and I haven’t even taken it out of the box because I told David he could give it to me for Christmas. Ten points to Jen’s willpower!

4) To assess my wardrobe. Done and done. I think it’s time for me to acquire some non-jeans casual pants and maybe some more skirts like my brown one. I could’ve worn that thing and jeans exclusively all month and been completely happy. Also, I’d like to start working in more patterns that aren’t stripes. A few of my 30 will be donated to Goodwill or DI soon, as mentioned before, and there are a handful of other things in my closet that I didn’t miss at all and that I don’t intend to keep any longer. This was by far the most helpful part of this experiment, and I’ll probably be doing another 30 for 30 in a few months to see if my wardrobe is closer to where I’d like it to be.

5) To have fun. I refer you to this post so you can judge for yourself.

I deem this venture a successful one. I’m also open to any and all feedback from you guys. Did my 30 for 30 affect your sartorial choices at all this month? Did you have any favorite or least favorites among my many ensembles? Would you recommend I wear or not wear anything differently?

And as a reward for making it through this was a long dry post, here is Miss Mila, who turned six months on Wednesday.