My First Outfit Post & a Confession

Happy Monday everyone! I'm so excited to be sharing my very first outfit post with you all. I also wanted to be honest and let you know why I've never done an outfit post before even though I've always wanted to. I normally keep things light on my blog, but I thought this was an important thing to share and that may resonate with some of you. 

I've told people who have asked me why I don't do outfit posts that it's because I live alone and don't have a roommate/boyfriend/husband to take photos of me, and although that does make it tough, there was a much deeper reason behind my outfit post avoidance.

The truth is, I was really worried about posting photos of myself. I can admit that I am an extreme perfectionist which makes me avoid doing things that I don't feel like I will be the best at or succeed at 100%. My fears about posting photos of me included but are not limited to the following:

• I don't like always looking at photos of myself, so why would anyone else?
• I'm not a model...how am I going to pose? What if people stare at me as they walk by and I look silly?
• I know I'm pretty stylish, but what if my readers don't like my clothing and accessory choices and don't have anything positive to say about my outfit? What if they aren't interested in what I'm wearing? 
• I don't want anyone to notice the flaws I see when I look in the mirror: the 3 surgery scars on my face, the fact that one of my eyes opens more than the other when I smile, the little roll in my belly that doesn't go away no matter how much I exercise or my chest which is much larger than I want it to be and I feel makes me look bigger!

These fears (and others too) held me back from doing something I wanted to do. I was afraid to expose myself and worried that I'd compare myself too much to other bloggers and then feel self-conscious or inadequate. I was worried because I am not perfect. But after lots of self-reflection and encouragement & compliments from other blogger friends, including Chelsea and Megan, I've decided to let them all go and post photos of my favorite outfits. Instead of focusing on my flaws, I'll focus on my great hair, dancer's legs and long eyelashes. I think that's the right way to go about this all, don't you? None of us are perfect, after all. :) 

Thanks for reading along as I share my feelings and confession with you. I hope you like the outfit I wore this past Saturday to dinner with my friend Renee, who was also my photographer! We took the pictures on the steps of my new apartment building :) Some of them are a bit blurry, but we will get better with time at taking the photos!!

necklace: So Kate via The Tiny Heart giveaway

tee: Victoria's Secret {they make great tees for us bustier gals}

skirt: LeTote {similar}

shoes: Elizabeth & James

bag: Furla