I thought about calling this blog the “white t-shirt contest” but that seemed slightly inappropriate thus, I went for the less offensive choice of the white t-shirt campaign. So as life goes, we have mountains and we have valleys. I pretty much decided to build a tent and embrace my valley and take it for what it is worth because I put up a pretty lousy battle against the Creator of the universe. I’m just going to dive into this one head first. If you know me, you already know all of this but I’ll try to keep in entertaining. I like to dress up. I love clothes, clutches, shoes, scarfs, make-up, mirrors, BOWS, ribbons, cute belts, fun jewelry… you name it- I love it. If you’re pink, you’re in. If you’re ruffly- you’ve won a top spot on my list. If you’re both- well… let’s not go there… Back to the point. I have endless clothes in endless amounts and shoes to match everything even you own. Sadly, shopping addictions are an acceptable sin in the church (body of believers) today. I decided to analyze why cute clothes, accessories, and shoes play such an important role in my life…. the conclusions- not so cute.
Here is the raw me, the real deal… breathe… and… so I don’t feel pretty unless I am dolled up, perfectly matching, well-coordinated, and feeling like I just stepped out of a doll house. Disclaimer: It is TOTALLY ok to get dolled up as long as your heart is in the right place. I realized I am not comfortable in my own skin. This HAS to change, my God made me the way HE wanted me, clothed in Lilly and Anthropologie or not He is satisfied with just plain old me. So that I will be…for now. God put this on my heart awhile ago and today it just happened. I’m throwing myself a little campaign I like to call- drum roll- the white t-shirt campaign. The simplest thing I own is a white t-shirt thus I chose to embrace this. I am going to be secure and comfortable in just a white t-shirt. And to top it off- I’m NOT wearing all my designer jeans. Nope. It is just going to be me and God for awhile. No more Lilly dresses worn to publix or 9 outfit changes before I leave the house. I am going to be happy and feel great, secure, and pretty in the simplest thing I own. So here is me today (in the pic above) with my past to the right… a pile of TONS of clothes (mind you this is about .01% of my clothing). Simple t-shirt and simple jeans was me today and to be honest…. It didn’t make my day any better or any worse. So there you have it, my white t-shirt campaign… I’m going to stick with this for awhile so if you think I am wearing the same outfit a lot, I am. It will be the first time I wear an outfit twice… Prayers are welcomed. If you are so inclined feel free to join me on this white t-shirt campaign.