How many happy pieces are in your closet?
How many pieces in your closet are ‘happy’ pieces?
These are pieces that you would consider joyful, fun, beautiful, bright and guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Pieces that light you up every single time you wear them. Pieces that you were wowed by when you saw them at the store and knew you had to bring them home with you. Pieces that can boost your mood when you’re having a bad day. Pieces that get your heart thumping from excitement because you know you’ll feel oh-so-good when you slip into them.
Keep in mind these are not pieces that you sometimes like depending on how you’re feeling about yourself that day or pieces that would have made you happy 10 pounds ago. There are no lukewarm feelings involved with a happy piece! Happy pieces are soul-thrumming, heart-thumping, thrilling-to-your-bones styles that you can’t wait to wear.
Go ahead and peek into your closet right now, I’ll wait!
Okay, do you have a count of all your happy pieces? Great! Keep reading to learn what your number says about you:
0 Happy Pieces - Ready for Change
If you don’t have any happy pieces in your closet, you’re likely going through or have recently gone through a major life transition. Maybe you gained weight (hello and thank you, quarantine 15!) or lost weight, recently ended a significant relationship, had a career change or are entering a new stage of life like menopause, retirement, or your first job. This has caused a significant change in your energy and personality.
You’re rethinking what brings you joy and who you truly are––which means this is far from being a depressing number, this is a number of opportunity! It means you’re ready for change and open to exploring new styles. You may not know what makes you happy just yet, but you are ready to start the journey of figuring out your happy pieces (and happy life) and you will end up with more joy than you’ve ever experienced before!
1-10 Happy Pieces - Tentatively Happy
If you have one to a handful of happy pieces in your closet, you’re tentatively happy. You’re open to being happy, you know it feels good to wear a piece you love, and you know it’s possible to find styles you enjoy. It also means that you have something holding you back from fully accepting and giving into happiness. It could be that you believe happiness is earned. Only after you lose the weight, get the promotion, find your true love, etc. will you buy styles you truly enjoy. Meanwhile, you give into happiness every now and then in the fleeting moments that you know you are worthy of so much more than what you let yourself have. Can you tap into that part of yourself more often, I wonder? Clothes are a powerful tool for change and believing you deserve to be happy no matter what could start with buying pieces you love NOW and not waiting another moment to celebrate your awesome self!
11-20 Happy Pieces - Finding Time for Fun
If you have a nice collection of happy pieces going, you are someone who finds time for fun. You make sure that no matter what happens in your day, week or month that you steal at least a few moments for yourself and you make the most of those moments. Whether it’s slipping away for a mani/pedi, meeting up with a friend for happy hour or spending some time browsing your favorite store, you aren’t afraid to treat yourself. It also means you’re tuned in to knowing what makes you happy and you allow yourself to buy those colors, patterns, silhouettes, etc. without letting others opinions or thoughts get in the way. You have confidence though it may be spotty at times. Some days you’re loving life and feeling amazing while other days you wish you could crawl back into bed and are racked by thoughts of insecurity. But when those less than stellar days occur, it’s totally okay - because you have many happy pieces to choose from that you can slip on to turn your day around!
20+ Happy Pieces - Enjoying Life
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! Are you clapping? Because this is you!! You have no qualms about indulging yourself and surrounding yourself with styles, people and experiences that make you smile from ear to ear. You know life is short and you’re all about having fun while you’re here to make the most of it. You also have confidence coming out of your ears! You not only wear your happy pieces, you strut your stuff when you rock them. While you’re not happy every minute of every day, you are generally able to have fun and enjoy life. We could all take a page out of your notebook so keep doing what you do!
100% Happy Pieces - Empowered
If every single thing you own is a happy piece, congratulations!! You are living your best life, enjoying the hell out of it and know that you are the master of your fate and happiness is a choice. This is where we all strive to be and you are leading the way! With great empower(ment) comes great responsibility and it’s your turn to spread that happiness and love everywhere you go. So smile, compliment others and leave behind a touch of that pure ray of sunshine you are riding on!
Do any of these hit home?
If you identified with any of the first three numbers, I want to invite you to take the first step toward increasing your happiness, confidence and enjoyment of life by signing up for a complimentary style consultation. I’ve gone from Ready For Change to Empowered and I’d be honored to guide you through your own journey to empowerment too. 💖
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ABOUT:
I'm a Minneapolis personal stylist on a mission to eradicate outdated style 'rules' so women can unleash themselves in all their beautiful, authentic glory!
I offer personal styling services that empower women to wear what they love by helping them ditch any outdated style rules keeping them stuck, showing them how to dress in a way that embraces their beautiful body and, the key to it all, having fun! I believe in a liberated style approach so there are no style rules, body shapes, seasonal colors or dos and don’ts given out here. Rather, I help my clients tap into what lights them up and dress with the purpose of expressing their authentic selves rather than impressing others.
This is all done through a combination of styling services (including wardrobe edits, shopping trips and styling sessions) available in thoughtfully curated styling packages designed to help clients unleash their true self through the power of style.
When I'm not helping women take back their power style, you can find me reading (about a gazillion books at once), learning the art of pole dancing, making & decorating cakes, binging a random circa 2000's TV show with my hubby, Aaron, while playing with my adorable rescue pup or, of course, shopping! :-)