Hi everyone!
We’re nearing the end of March. Bring on spring! As you know, I put together my first Project 333 capsule wardrobe just over a month ago. If you’re just joining me, Project 333 is an online challenge that requires you to choose only thirty-three items of clothing, including accessories, to wear over three months. If you follow the website’s timelines, you will know that the “winter” capsule period runs from January to March. I didn’t start until late February, so I’ve been wearing my capsule (which you can read about here) for only about a month. In that time I’ve found that the website’s timelines don’t really make sense for Colorado weather, so I’ll be changing it up for my next capsule (more to come on that). I also found myself glad that I only committed to this capsule for one month because I kind of sucked at it this first time!
I’m on spring break right now, so I’m using my extra time to go ahead and switch out my winter capsule for my spring one. When it’s complete, I’ll share, but in the meantime, here’s a recap of my first ever Project 333 capsule experience.
I didn’t use a bunch of the stuff I included.
My Target tank top fits me well, but it just didn’t get warm enough to wear it as a stand-alone, and it doesn’t really go with the oversize cardigan. It went well under the poncho, but I think I only wore them once. I guess I really was overly optimistic about needing it in March.
The gray tank from the Gap is totally cool. It makes my body look nice because of the round cut at the bottom. However, the arm holes are so big that they show my bra underneath. If I can find at least one bra that won’t show, I’ll keep it for my spring capsule, but if not, I don’t see the point.
What was I thinking including two belts? I rarely wore my jeans, and you don’t belt yoga pants. I didn’t include any skirts or dresses, so what did I think I was going to use belts for? They never got worn.
Short sleeves are best to pair with bracelets, and I wore my long-sleeved tees more than anything else, so my little silver one didn’t get much use.
I only wore my poncho once, and even then I took it off halfway through the day because it just wasn’t comfortable. I couldn’t move well in it. Even before Project 333 I didn’t wear it that often, so it’s on its way to the Disabled American Veteran’s thrift.
I made a couple of swaps.
It became pretty evident right away that I wouldn’t need three cold-weather hats. I swapped the gray and black cloche for a straw cloche for warmer days. I also spent a few days wearing a bandana over unwashed hair, but found I didn’t really like the look and abandoned it.
The brown leather bag is beautiful, but it was too much to carry when added to the diaper bag. I moved everything into my Vera Bradley mini-backpack which is much lighter-weight and easier to carry.
And I filled the “Ummmm” category.
I knew I would need space to add something I had forgotten. Silly me, I forgot sandal weather! The most wonderful thing after a winter of wool socks and boots is sandal weather. We start to get it in March here in Colorado, and I take advantage of it as soon as I can. I added my burgundy Gizeh Birkenstocks to the mix the first chance I got.
I also sported my opal necklace pretty often because I love it.
So that left me with…how many items? It depends on how you count them. If you count everything I wore, including swaps counted individually, I used thirty-eight items total. Now, if you count swaps together with the original piece as one, I used thirty-four items total. Finally, if you count only items I wore more than once, I used twenty-eight items.
Stay tuned for my spring capsule coming up in April. Thanks for reading!
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