No Complements?
Honesty is the best policy, right? So today I'm going to be honest about one of my flaws - compliments. Not me giving them - but how I feel when I don't get them! In today's blog, I am going to talk about how a compliment shouldn't change your view of your outfit. You should dress for you, not others!
Compliments
Putting an outfit together that makes me feel good is hard to do sometimes. But when I finally get there and create a perfect outfit, I feel accomplished and proud. But many times, I go out in public and expect to get all of these wonderful compliments. "Oh I love your outfit!" "I like the fit today, Charli!" And when I get these compliments, I am very grateful!!! I feel as though I did something that I can be proud to show other people. Like "Hey, this is what I did! I put this together!" But I constantly have to remind myself that I don't put together cute outfits for other people. I work hard to find cute clothes for ME! I shouldn't worry about whether or not someone likes my clothes and says something about it. But truth be told, sometimes I do care about what others think. But I'm working on it.
Since today is all about the truth, I'm going to tell you a little situation that has happened to me before. I spend a lot of time looking for the perfect pair of pants and the best shirt to match them. I finally find this new combination and I love it. Then, I go out and talk to and see a lot of people. But no one says anything about my outfit that day. I then get a little discouraged because at that point I think that the world depends on a simple compliment (I'm being a little bit dramatic here, but you get the point). After the discouragement, I never want to wear that outfit again because I feel as though no one liked it. No compliments = not another wear. BUT this should not be the case. I focused way to much on what others thought about it that I decided that I never wanted to wear it again! How crazy am I? After a little bit of maturing, I realized that I shouldn't care about what others thought or if they decided to say something about my clothes. I wear my clothes for me, not other people!!
I hope a few of you can relate to this blog and understand that you shouldn't care about what others think of you or your clothes! I know it can be easier said than done, but I know you can do it!
Always remember that you look good in what you believe you look good in. It doesn't matter what other people say about you or your outfit. Your clothes don't make you who you are!!!
always with love, Charli