January 20

 

A student said I look nice today. I suspect it's because of the skirt.

I have a few type 3 items in my closet, but I suspect these items are not them (though the leggings probably are!) The jewelry is the kind I've stayed away from , sticking to silver. I  don't know if silver or if gold is "right" for me, ultimately.

I've definitely stayed away from the T3 style of jewelry as too wild for me.

Maybe I need a little more wild in my life.

January 19

Carol Tuttle says a lot about our "Beauty Sixth Sense," that we are dressing our truth before we even realize it.

It turns out I have a lot of T3 colors (if not the styles themselves) in my closet. So here's my attempt today. How do I feel, though? I feel the same as always. This is what I wear most every day, so there's really nothing different. I love this necklace, and wish I could find the earrings, but it is much too small to be the T3 look.

And these are my favorite khakis, which appear to be the T3 color of khaki....

 


I'm very frustrated, and wish I'd skipped DYT altogether.

Another week, Another type

I may be a Type 3, Rich and Dynamic Woman.

I've tried Type 1, and it felt like I was faking. I tried Type 4, and I felt like it wasn't ok to be goofy.

So maybe I'm type 3. Why? Well, I have a good deal of the facial elements.

As you can see in the photo below (that guy is now 8.5!), I used to have a point in my eyebrow. It's since been threaded away. This, along with the swiftly rising eyebrow, is characteristic of Type 3; according to Carol Tuttle, ALL Type 3's have this trait (though other types have it too... sort of confusing). You can also see the triangular shape of my jaw, and the lines connecting my nostrils with the side of my mouth, which are more clearly defined in a Type 3.

I'm not sure what type my eyes are, since they seem to turn down at the corners...

I've analyzed my face a LOT in this process. It's kind of annoying.

With my current hairstyle, I am DEFINITELY not living my truth, as they say. I have kept it long out of laziness, and because of encouragement to do so by friends that I look so good in it. I've said before that I'm pretty sure I'm just a short haired kind of girl (I don't call myself a woman EVER, so maybe I'm Type 1 after all). At this point, I'm extremely hesitant to cut my hair because I don't want to be WRONG about my type.

But it's just hair; it will grow back.

But oh the money (Type 3's have a hard time spending money... I'm pretty sure I was raised this way since my dad sometimes seems like he survived the Depression)..

This resonated with me as I searched for Type 3 hairstyles. It's from Fabulous After 40.

• "I am a very results-driven woman. I take action swiftly to make things happen and create a result.
• I am a “Ready-Aim-Fire” person and can change focus quickly, but I always come back to unfinished tasks.
• Type 3s are often called “intense” and “pushy.” Carol encourages us to embrace all the traits of our type and to use them to our advantage rather than see them as flaws. When a situation calls for someone who is a bit more aggressive and results-oriented, Type 3 women are your go-to gals.
• Because Type 3s are so focused and often over commit, we become burned out by the many things we have going on at any one time."

I tend to think of myself as scatterbrained, another reason I think I could be T1. I pick things up and put them down...but forget where I put them when I need them. But that last bullet, about over-committing, totally and completely resonates. I often think I'm frazzled because I don't plan enough time for things, but really, it's because I try to do too many things at once.

So I tried Type 3. It's really tough since my hair is so off, and I don't really have any makeup to speak of. The ladies on the T3 unofficial board say the colors are great, but the pattern is off for a T3.

 

The Great Pixie Grow Out

I looked through old posts and decided to post an update on my Pixie grow out process. It's not really a process at this point; my colleague who often commented on how long my hair is getting has officially stopped commenting!

Here's the entire series. Post 1 documented the first six months, Post 2 the second six months, Post 3 documented two years from a very short pixie, or 18 months from deciding to grow out.

Now, it's long. It's to midback. I haven't gotten it cut in I don't know how long (I know I didn't get around to an August/September back to school cut, and haven't cut it at all this school year.. it's raggedy and I need a trim!). It's almost three years since I decided to grow it, in April 2013.

Now, to determine what NEXT! 

Back in the midst of my #pixiegrowout I thought it would never happen. Buy I assure you, it will, and you'll be itching to do it again (then wonder if the grow out is worth it). Top left: April 2013 Top right: November 2014 Bottom: today, January 2016

A photo posted by @feisty_yoga on Jan 15, 2016 at 3:33am PST

Crazy NY & Co Haul

I went on an online shopping spree at NY & Co, and chose stuff I thought would be Type 4 through Dressing Your Truth. Some hits and major fails.

Pardon my sports bra.

I've had a crisp white blouse on my "to buy" list since Black Friday, and haven't found the right one.

This is the petite version of this blazer; you'll see the not petite version soon. It drowns me.

I ADORE this... it's a bit sheer in the white sections, but has ruching on the sides and buttons on the sleeves. I kinda love it with those pants too.

Help, I'm drowning!

You can't correctly see the blue. It's beautiful. But this isn't correct either.. note how red my lips look!

I ADORE me in this dress. But it's too dressy for anything in my life!

So disappointed these blue pants don't come in petite.

WHAT should I keep???

Jan 13

January 12

I love this cardigan. I may wear it way too often.

January 11

This top almost got the Kon Mari heave ho, simply because I'm not sure if it's really an ok style. But I look awesome in it, I love the happy bubbles, and it totally works for me. I'm glad I hesitated to get rid of this one.

January 9

This sweater almost got purged when I did a Kon Mari of my clothing a few weeks ago, but I am always cold, so I held onto it. The color was always ok (before DYT, at least), but I hated the weight, the weird neck flap, and the way my boobs look.

I stared at my closet on this morning, in absolute frustration. Nothing is good.. it's cold today, I have class, and I have absolutely nothing to wear.

This is one of the better pictures I took in this series; some of them I look like my puppy died. So frustrated with this process, I actually had tears.

January 8

I purchased this top at the beginning of my DYT experience, because I liked the polka dots and the Peter pan collar as type 1.

But I dislike the sweater, the teal is wrong, and what was I thinking by pairing it with maroon pants (I was thinking "I don't want to wear black pants again; they're boring.")

January 7

I have no idea what "type" this is, but I really liked the concept if not the execution.

January 6

Pretty type 1. Note that I have a mouth like The Joker?

January 4

December 31

I went Type 1 for New Year's Eve, even pulling my hair into a high ponytail. I wanted some sparkle, so I wore my gold sparkly scarf.

December 28

December 24

December 23

December 19

The weekend! I didn't really care how I was dressing, but I did wear my hair in a high T1 ponytail, and I loved it. I loved whipping it around. 

I suspect the blue of this top is T4, but who would wear a Fraggles tshirt but a T1?

December 18

Not really sure that this is particularly T1 or T4, but I do like this top a lot.

December 17

I have never received so many compliments as I did on this day. I received compliments like crazy on this scarf, which I've worn a ton of times.

I really wished I had a bright red lipstick, because this outfit sure did call for it.

Maybe I'm T4 after all!