Black and White and Read All Over

So I took a hiatus from my blog. I lost a job, found a new one, and needed time to regroup. I felt I lost my style mojo but now I've settled into my new job, with new people and a new perspective.

So today, I did one of my favorite things that helps me to relax. I looked in stores for something interesting to add to my style closet. However, I picked up a white blouse and a black skirt and then I realized, I was buying the very thing I was wearing.

I tend to gravitate to the same things. I have 10 or 12 black skirts, 10 or 12 black dresses for various occasions and I can never have enough white shirts. Then I thought how easy my life would be if I wore black and white as my self-imposed uniform for work. I like the idea a simplistic wardrobe but I also need color and variety in my life.

I like creating new outfits with various colors and configurations. It's the artist in me to create something interesting, different and unique. But then there's something to be said for a classic. I think a trip to White House Black Market is in order this weekend.