No Day But Today, September 26th

If you’ve seen the play or movie Rent and love the music, the song No Day But Today is likely one of your favorites, sung originally on Broadway by the spectacular Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal playing Maureen and Roger respectively. And I always tear up when I hear the lyrics… “There’s only us. There’s only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road. No other way. No day but today. No day but today.” Truly a gripping message. However my closet might disagree. Let me explain…

The picture above is for me. I do this. I shop for the fantasy life that I don’t have where I’m still in corporate-ish clothes and fancy silk scarves because I have a deep rooted fear that today I might need them for an important meeting or speech or dinner. What if I receive a last minute invite to a party or concert or event? Don’t I need to be prepared? OMG, I have curated a fear based closet for everyday except today. How did that happen? I buy something in black and white because don’t I need both? I could join a handbag of the month club and be the dang supplier at this point! I have tons of jackets and blazers and clothes on deck for what may or may not be happening in my future. And I feel ready for… I don’t know, anything? But hey, newsflash. There are no surprises. Nothing’s happening! So this leads me to experience closet fatigue…

So when I peer into the stuffed together hangers, I have options that don’t make sensible outfits for casual days. And then I have a hard time deciding what to wear to conferences because the choices are overwhelming. Of course I then obsess that I’m overthinking business travel (I am) so I try to simplify my color palette and end up in neutrals or black and white with a pop of color. So the intricate woven blazer gets saved for something better and the blue and white linen shirt with the scalloped bottom that I HAD to have (it is super cute) will undoubtedly be pushed to the corner for a warm weather debut next year. Sigh. And I’m embarrassed to say that the gorgeous new earrings I was desperate for I did wear. Once. Shame!! Shame.

I love the line that says being here is worth dressing up for. So I’ve decided to make a more conscious effort to shop less (especially after such a successful Dry July thankyouverymuch) and attempt to use and wear all the things I have. And if that means getting the mail in a blazer and flashy earrings, so be it. I can be the snazziest dressed person grocery shopping at Whole Foods, too. Patent leather boots to take an Uber to the dentist? Right here, dude. Do you hear that red cashmere sweater that perfectly matches my uber cool, crazy expensive Chanel hat? Get ready! We. Are. Going. To… CVS maybe or the park. And you’re gonna love being outed!