The thing I found in the first week of Mission: Put Together is that I’m really self-conscious about the way I look right now. Self-conscious is not an adjective I’d usually use to describe myself, so it’s caught me by surprise. It’s probably because I’ve been struggling with weight/acne/hair lately (seriously, why did my awesome hairstylist have to quit her job??) Could also be the result of having a totally different job and not feeling like I completely know myself anymore.

I know, so deep.

When I struggle with weight/acne/hair, I tend to totally ignore myself by not looking in the mirror and not paying attention to how I look at all. Perhaps it’s somewhat healthy to not care about one’s appearance, but for me it’s a defense mechanism. Seeing the photos of myself was the motivation I needed to get super-serious about Weight Watchers and triathlon training again, so bonus. The photos also prompted me to get another haircut, which I may or may not have needed, but I’ve been mostly pleased with the result.

Anyway, here’s how I dressed for week one, which was color week. Color week is so easy for me because if I’ve focused on filling my tiny breadbox closet with one thing, it’s color. I love color. I didn’t totally love how I looked in all this color, but refer to brain dump on self-consciousness. (The last photo is actually a part of week 2, but the uneven columns were making me crazy).

Something else I’ve struggled with is taking clear self portraits. Self portraits ain’t my thang, but the photo quality gets better in week 2.