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Me Made May Post 2: Focus on Modifying.

So I've been preparing for Me Made May the best way I know how: organizing, talking and shopping and going on Pinterest.  My goal, honestly, going into May is to modify as much clothing as possible so I have options and, honestly, to save myself money.  Why buy fresh fabric when I can use old pieces in my closet that haven't seen the light of day since college?  Also, in terms of time cost, I think this will be the best way to rejuvenate my wardrobe while still preparing for the month of May.

Now before you think about the post that said this is not about completing a bunch of projects in April to prepare for May, I am simply using this deadline as inspiration.  I am a deadline girl, so I find it to be enough fire under my butt to finally do something.  Also, I've had a big creative burst thanks to a recent Disney trip and I want to channel that energy into something besides paintings.  (If you want to see the paintings though, look here.)

I think my Pinterest habits are going to make it into another post, so for now, let's focus on thrifting and planning.

Thrifting

 I have not ever been a big thrift shopper.  I'm no Macklemore, but after I started watching WithWendy, Coolirpa and Annika Victoria on Youtube, I found myself obsessed with going to thrift shops to modify clothes to fit me.  I find their creativity so amazing and inspiring.  Now, here's the thing: even they say thrifting takes forever and it's hit or miss.  That's the part I find hard.  I went shopping last night with a friend with a few projects in mind: I wanted to recreate Annika Victoria's romper from dress project, I wanted to get a denim jacket to add embroidery to, I wanted to get either a cardigan or sweater to add embroidery to and I wanted to get a simple jersey dress.  Needless to say, I got none of those things. A thrift store trip is a crap shoot.  You have to go into it with realistic expectations and an open mind.  Which is tough when you have grand aspirations.  I did get one dress that I do need to modify, so I'm excited about that.  I think it's supposed to be somewhat of a maxi dress for normal sized people, but it hits really well at my mid calf.  I think the biggest hints I could give someone about thrift shopping is go in with an open mind, ignore sizes and just try anything.  Maybe it's just my area, but a lot of the clothing was crazy stupid small on me and there weren't a lot of options in my size.

Overall Planning
My sister created a monster when she showed me how to bullet journal.  I've been tracking my daily accomplishments on it for a bit and last night, I sat down and really considered how much I had done and left to do, which is how I knew what I wanted from the thrift store.  I color code, I list, I journal. And I love it.  Basically, between personal and professional life, it keeps me running.  I think it's also nice to see how much I've actually done and how much I have to work with, which is way more than I thought I had.  I don't realistically know if I'll finish this list, but I know it'll look pretty as I do, which is reason enough.

Organizing is my forte.
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