2020 in Review

As I did for 2018 and 2019, I went through my 2020 posts and picked out the most read blog posts that were published this year (not including review posts, which are always among my most popular posts) and a few of my favorite looks (click each look to go to the original post). It was difficult to pick my favorite looks (a.k.a. looks I’d wear again) this year because I wore mostly loungewear in my day-to-day, and a bunch of the outfits I blogged were outfits I would have worn but didn’t get a chance to actually wear out and about so I don’t know how I would have felt about them after wearing them all day. All-day comfort matters a lot when considering which outfits I’d wear again!

I also recapped my travel (ha—I did go on one trip this year) and looked back at my purchasing trends including spilling how much I spent on clothes this year (as always, I’ll be sharing my best and worst purchases of the year in their own post next week). Wishing you all the best for 2021! ✨

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TRAVEL RECAP

I almost excluded this section until I remembered that Korri and I went on a long weekend trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone at the end of September. When I saw lodging availability within the actual parks (which is always booked a year or so in advance), I barely thought twice before booking the trip. And at the time of booking (late spring), I was hopeful that COVID would be more under control by the time of our trip. It wasn’t.

We still went on the trip but were extremely careful—I brought a bag with multiple bottles of hand sanitizer and a wide variety of face masks, we stayed as far away from crowds as we could, and we took quick trips to grocery stores and ate take out. It was busier than I had anticipated it would be at that time of year but 95% of other people we encountered also wore masks and kept their distance. Both parks required masks and distancing when inside any buildings.

We primarily spent our time hiking, sightseeing, and driving from one attraction to the next. I took so many pictures that I have only managed to squeak out two blog posts thus far. I haven’t even started looking through my thousands of Yellowstone photos!

I would have liked to explore more around Idaho this past year, but the pandemic put a hold on most of our nearby excursions, too. We hiked at Shoofly Oolite on a hot summer solstice and also frolicked in a beautiful sunflower field on a smoky late summer day. We stopped at the Idaho Potato Museum on our way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone, which was most definitely a highlight of the trip for me! Fingers crossed for good health and more travels in any capacity in 2021!

Clothing BUDGET RECAP

In January and February 2020, I added a total of 9 new items to my wardrobe, and I purchased a mix of things to wear at home and to wear out. My purchases took a turn in March 2020 when I started focusing almost solely on loungewear. I added 18 new items to my wardrobe in the spring, and it was the first time I started including loungewear and activewear in my clothing budget.

I added 15 new items in the summer and 12 new items in the fall (I ended up not purchasing anything that arrived in November—all of my late November sale purchases are included in December’s total). December was a big shopping month—I added 14 (!) new items, but six of them were purchased with store credit. (Though I did technically spend my entire winter budget already, lol.) You can find all of my 2020 wardrobe additions on this Pinterest board.

In total, I spent $2,872.50 on clothes this year (less than I spent in 2019!), and that number includes the gift cards and store credit I spent. Without those and money earned from Poshmark sales, I’d be over my $2000/year ($500/quarter) budget. I know that number may seem high to some of you and low to others, but it’s important for me to be transparent about my spending both to hold myself accountable and to show that you can also build a wardrobe of quality pieces you love slowly and on a budget!

Even more random facts from 2020:

  • Total number of items added: 68 (including December; up from 56 in 2019) (Note that this number includes loungewear!)

  • Total number of items from my “main” closet sold on Poshmark: 29

  • Donated a few older items that were in my main closet (on Stylebook) that weren’t getting activity on Poshmark plus a few others that weren’t in my main closet

  • Started including loungewear due to the pandemic and WFH situation

  • Added 7 new sweaters

  • Added 4 new cardigans

  • Added 4 new pairs of leggings

  • Added 4 new pairs of lounge shorts

  • Added 4 new hats: three baseball caps and one beanie

  • Added 3 new sweatshirts

  • Added 3 new pairs of lounge/sweatpants

  • Added 3 new pairs of jeans

  • Added 3 new pairs of earrings (two thanks to a collaboration)

  • Added 2 new dresses

  • Added 2 new pairs of bike shorts

  • Added 2 new scrunchies

  • Added 2 new pairs of shoes thanks to a collaboration with Earth—one pair of flats and one pair of sneakers

  • Purchased 5 new-to-me items via Poshmark

  • Spent the most money on my Two Days Off Suki top ($126.50 including shipping; worn here) and the least on a Girlfriend Collective scrunchie ($6; worn here)

  • Top brands/retailers: Madewell, Nordstrom, Amour Vert, Everlane

  • New-to-me brands/retailers: Vetta Capsule, Valerie Madison Jewelry, Aliya Wanek, Maison Miru, Two Days Off, Romy Studio, Naadam, Outerknown

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