18. I have nothing to wear

So I moved house again. It is the last time for a very long time now, I know it. Other than the fact it’s a perfect place to live, the three flights of stairs also have something to do with it. Along with this move comes a new realisation that I do not feel cool enough for Melbourne. The suburb I live in is very Melbourne if you know what I mean. Forget “new year, new me”, in Melbourne it’s potentially more fitting to live by “new suburb, new me”. I not only need to change my whole wardrobe but I want to. I don’t think it’s hyperbole when I say I officially have nothing to wear.

As I still experiment with my personal style, I know that Melbourne is the place to find and explore it. I wouldn’t say it’s a social pressure any more than it’s a personal choice (although Brunswick Street instils a certain fear of being basic in me). I commonly take all my best outfits on holidays just to wear them in front of my family and imagine the waiter at the restaurant will fall in love with me due to my immaculate style. Yet when I return home, I give my tired outfits a run for their money again. I don’t know how I fell into this pattern, but I’m too self-aware now that I think, “What would I wear on holidays?” when getting dressed. I need to wake up and smell the roses and wear the linen mini dress that I have been saving for a rainy day.

I not only savour high-end clothing purchases but candles, makeup products and fancy moisturisers, all sit and collect dust when I buy them to be used! I’m making it my mission to use things and not just save them for ‘special occasions’. Life is more fun when you have a little sweet treat to look forward to so I am aiming to be more intentional with my self-care behaviours.

So let my rebrand begin and let us all look forward to sweet treats. Whether that be another item from your favourite brand or something similar to your friend's necklace that you always compliment. Sometimes money is for saving, and sometimes it’s for spending. A rebrand requires the latter and abandoning “saving” things for rainy days. Treat yourself shamelessly! Check in next week when I write about financial distress and why I didn’t need the rebrand before buying a washing machine!