It's that time of the year again! I hope everybody had a nice Christmas eve, full of love and joy (and food and gifts! haha) and will also have a happy time for the new year!
2016 is coming to an end and let me tell you, what a shitty year we had!!! And I'm not even talking about all those celebrities, actors and musicians, who died. On a personal level, 2016 was also really bad and weird (and that's the same for many of my friends), but I won't talk about it more as this blog is supposed to be focused on my Lolita life. Let's keep it fashion-related.
As usual around this time of the year, I was about to post on tumblr my 10 favourite outfits of the year.... oh, but wait a minute... I don't even have more than 10 outfits to choose from, I don't even actually have 10 outfits. I only wore Lolita fashion 8 times in 2016! Oh my, that's really a first. It first made me sad, but now it makes me think about what I want for 2017. So yeah, it's time to make some New Year's resolutions!
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| My Lolita year 2016 |
I need to sell things, lots of things. I was looking at my 2016 outfits and noticed that on 8 outfits, I wore 4 times the same blouse and 2 times the same dress. So clearly, there's no need for me to have so many clothes anymore. I have more than 30 dresses right now and in a perfect world, I would like to be able to reduce this number to 10-15 (but that's a sweet dream I think, as I won't be able to sell some dresses I'm really emotionnally attached to, even if I don't wear them anymore). Also, I keep buying things before I even managed to sell anything so my wardrobe is always increasing more than it's decreasing...
2. Try some different styles.
I clearly got bored of my actual style and have the feeling I'm running in circles. I always was attracted to Sweet Lolita and never really took the time to look at other styles and possibilities. I'm still searching for a nice Gothic dress, I would love to see how I look wearing Gothic Lolita.
I could also maybe try wearing different colour schemes, try some things out of my comfort zone! To make it simple: have fun again and play with the fashion!
3. Go to local events.
Or even better, try to organize events myself again! I have some dear memories of meetings and tea parties I hosted and would love to plan some more, but it takes time and energy. I could start by something very simple and relaxed, but deep down I would love to have a big Lolita-related event in Switzerland one time, with international guests, vendors, prizes and all...
I actually feel a bit lonely in the fashion right now. I'm only blaming myself for that, I need to be more sociable but it's hard for me as I'm basically a very independent and shy person. I mostly only feel really well when I'm by myself.
4. Wear Lolita at least one time per month.This is actually the easiest resolution of all, but also the most difficult one. I don't need to invest money or anything to make this one real. I just need motivation. I have a closet full of clothes, I have time and occasions. I have no excuse, I am just lazy. "One month, one outfit (or more)" should be my motto for 2017.
If I manage to keep these 4 resolutions in mind through the year, I think 2017 can really be an amazing year with lots of fun, friends, frills and all!
What about you? Do you have any resolution for the new year?
This, for sure, will be my last entry for 2016! So thank you so much for reading my blog and have a
☆★☆ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017 ☆★☆
☆★☆ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017 ☆★☆
I can understand #3 so much. I don't think you should blame yourself for being not so sociable, I'm the same like you, it's really hard for me to socialize when I don't have a real conversation topic, and to keep up connections with people I rarely see. It's just who we are, of course I'm sometimes (or often) frustrated with myself because of this, but on the other side we are persons who can perfectly live on our own, don't have a problem with going out and have fun on our own, not dependend of other people for our happiness.
ReplyDeleteBut at the same time I also want to organize meet-ups again, I'm often afraid that people won't have a great time, but in the end there is always one girl who talk like a waterfall and conversation gets started and becomes easy haha.
I wish you all the best for 2017, I hope we will see each other again at some Tea Party next year (Angelic Pretty? haha)~
Thank you so much for your comment!
DeleteI feel a bit relieved to see that I'm not the only one feeling uncomfortable in social situations! I'm always so afraid people could think I'm cold, while I'm just terribly awkward, especially when I'm meeting people I don't know... I really enjoy being by myself, but I also really enjoy going to event and it's not always easy to handle! It's so conflicting...
I also hope to see you again this year :) (Yes yes, Angelic Pretty tea party!!!)