October 18, 2024
She’s going to the whole Homecoming thing – the game, the pre-party, the actual dance, (which is allegedly SUPER casual…), the brunch. Her friends persuaded her, and so she’s happy to be going. But she doesn’t want to paint her face, wear some outlandish hat, or just in general do anything that might look foolish!
Her school colors are navy and forest green. She loves them. And she’s been using this painting to inspire her wardrobe for a while, so she’s in good shape for having things to pack.
These are the colors that she uses for her wardrobe… After a few minutes, she makes the decision to NOT pack anything in periwinkle blue. She’s always tempted, but too many colors in a travel capsule wardrobe might be too many colors. She knows what she’s thinking! (even if the rest of us aren’t quite sure…)
A simple outfit, with the plaid scarf that has been part of their school uniform for decades:
She remembers, as she’s choosing things to pack, that green flatters her eyes. And her hair. And her skin.
Her complete wardrobe is pretty foolproof – she likes knowing that she doesn’t have to do too much thinking about how to get dressed. It’s going to be quite enough effort remembering her classmates’ names!
As always, our heroine stops for a few moments to mentally assemble outfits from her suitcase. This exercise will keep you from forgetting that you might want a clean tee shirt every day, or that you want wool socks for the football game…
I could cheerfully pack this for a long weekend…
love,
Janice
p.s. Ten years ago, we were SO ahead of our time – the Rijksmusem tickets in Amsterdam had little color palettes beside images of art. Heck, we’ve been doing that for years!
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