Finito! My January style challenge has come to an end. Life with a capsule wardrobe wasn't so bad, I'm genuinely proud of myself for completing the month with only a few moments of not complying (work duties!) but I'm also so pleased it's over. January has felt like the longest of months and this reflected on my capsule wardrobe completely - I got pretty bored by the end of it! I'm really excited about opening up my whole wardrobe again and just being able to introduce more variety into my blog, YouTube, Instagram - basically everywhere!

With my January style challenge very nearly coming to a close, I want to share a few things that I've learnt from having a capsule wardrobe for a month. Not only have I become more experimental with my style, I've also figured out what works and what doesn't work for me. I'm more aware of the clothing I pick, what I want vs. what I will get the most wear out of. Because trust me, those are two very different things.

It's pretty rare for me to buy new jeans although recently I've actually bought quite a few new pairs - some I've kept, some I've returned. Buying jeans is so tricky and honestly, once you find a pair that are the perfect fit for you then don't let go! With that said, I'm always up for trying something new, I'm always shopping and so newbies are inevitable (even if I think I've found my perfect pair).

Going out out: it isn't something I do frequently if at all to be completely honest, I've never really enjoyed going out - more so the process of getting ready as opposed to actually going out (I hope I'm not the only one!) I made sure I included some appropriate options in my capsule wardrobe should I need them and whilst I haven't needed any yet, I wanted to put together a possible combination for if I do need something. Plus, tonight is date night so I needed some ideas stat!

I'm doing this thing where I try not to be too hard on myself when it comes to my content; last night, after spending the day shooting, I remembered that Wednesday is blog post day and I was ready to start scrambling down my thoughts into a blog post at 11pm which would mean I would be up until the early hours to have a post scheduled for 9am. I decided not to do that and instead put more time and energy into creating this blog post in the morning. I forgot.

A night in with the girls - a night in with an amazing group of bloggers - really inspired me to think about us bloggers, the women in this industry and what we have all, as a collective, created online for ourselves. Whilst what you see on the surface may appear to be solely superficial - yet another photo of her outfit, there she is again pretending to apply lipstick whilst lounging in her bathrobe - there is so much more to it. Recently there has been a lot of talk surrounding a few key questions including: what are blogs? What should bloggers be sharing, or striving to promote?

 I never steer too far from my beloved jeans, I'd say the most experimental I get is trying new styles (which I'm always open to) but I when it comes to bottoms it's either jeans or no jeans - meaning I instead opt for a dress, skirt, shorts etc. not stepping out in my underwear to avoid any confusion! However, as part of my January style challenge I thought I may as well attempt to step out of my comfort zone and I included a pair of pinstripe trousers in my capsule wardrobe which have been a revelation.

I've had a slow start to the month, and year, but despite feeling like I've been somewhat absent over the past few weeks I wanted to come back and do something a little bit different. And so this month I have set myself a style challenge, which I am so aptly calling my January Style Challenge where I have chosen 30 pieces to make up a capsule wardrobe for the month. I am both excited about it but equally worried about how the month will pan out and whether or not I'll make it to the end of January loving the pieces I've picked or loathing them.