It’s officially the last day of January (literally uploading this at 11:00 p.m. because holding yourself accountable matters!) and, like most people, I had set some pretty hefty goals for myself this month. One of them being to create a blog post and to then continue doing so throughout the year. (it’s officially out there, so I guess it’s happening) HERE. I. AM. She’s back (not better) and ready for 2019. Hi hello!
As my first blog post in TWO YEARS (yikes, didn’t realize I procrastinated that long…), I thought it would be most fitting to bring a little awareness into your life. Ladies, I am talking to you on this one (sorry fellas). I want you to think about an area that, if you’re like me, you don’t necessarily think about often. You just go through the motions DAILY; open it up, pick one out, put it on, move forward with your day. No active thinking really goes into it. I want you to think about you underwear drawer. Odd...I know, but bear with me. I thought it was odd too until I really started to think about it. Now if you’re someone that is super into getting new panties every six months, has an Angel Card for Victoria’s Secret, or just really like buying lacy panties on the reg - this isn’t for you. But if you’re like ME and don’t really think about your underwear often; you try to match your bras and panties, put on ones that can’t be seen in your favorite LuLuLemon Align leggings for yoga class, and generally don’t think about it when you open your drawer this IS for you. This all started at the end of December. One of my best girlfriends told me that she had gotten rid of all her underwear and purchased new, cotton only, ones. Naturally, I went home and opened my drawer and stared down at the disorganized mess that laid before me and thought "how old are these puppies?" I really started to wonder when the last time I splurged on new underwear was... So I picked up a pair of my favorite, go-to undies (they really don't show in my favorite naked sensation yoga pants!!) and looked at them. I stared at them like they would give me some sort of answer that I was looking for. Low and behold, they did. In that moment I realized the tag, of said favorite pair of undies, had a date printed on them. Now I was either born under a rock or am just oblivious to the world...but I had NO idea that clothing companies put dates on their products? So I started digging through my drawer and realized, indeed, clothing companies do put dates on their products. I was shocked, I was scared and then I talked myself out of it and forgot about it for a month. Typical. A few weeks later I saw an article from my weekly Glamour email called “I Got Rid of All My Old Underwear, and It Was Life Changing.” Seeing the title I thought "this is my sign from God to take all my underwear and throw them away." Once my naturally dramatic ass calmed down I realized that the article talks more about doing something that is solely for yourself, riding the underwear that no longer serve you and wearing sexy things to boost your confidence and treat yo’ self. Who couldn't get on board with that?! It had a lot of really great points, but it started really making me think about the hygiene side of our underwear drawer. Next thing you know I'm texting my best friends and we're all going through our panty drawer in horror at the secret dates on these little pieces of fabric (for myself and all those involved, I will not be releasing any of the dates...........okay 2011 was my oldest "I went to high school with that thong" said my best friend....HIGH SCHOOL. UGH.) We (obviously me included #nojudgement) have got to start thinking about our underwear more. I mean they’re the closest, at all time, to our most precious part of our body. They're on us for extended periods of times; at work, the gym, church, during our half-marathon, then washed, then put back on our body. Last night after throwing away 35 (THIRTY FIVE PEOPLE) pairs of underwear, I decided that I was going to start prioritizing my underwear choices more. Ladies, join me in making sure that you're wearing new, breathable, and yes even sexy underwear! According to Good Housekeeping, we should purge our panty drawer every six to twelve months...but my ladies and I decided that as long as they're less than two years old, you're gucci. I challenge all of you to go throw away you undies, BURN THEM ALL Okay, that's dramatic...but seriously, throw them out and invest in yourself. Get some new undies that make you smile and feel sexy! I've officially deemed January the month of my #annualpantypurge Ta-ta for now - you'll hear from me next month!
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