I'm always faced with the challenge of choosing items I can wear on the weekend while wrangling kids but also outfits I can wear to work! I wanted to add in some color but I went with old faithful...neutrals. I'm not going to lie and say I wore every one of these outfits during the 10 days because life happened and we were traveling on the weekend.

As a kid I used to batch shop a couple of times a year with my mom. By batch shop I mean buy 5-6 outfits that would all mix and match together plus coordinating shoes. Basically I was raised creating a capsule wardrobe...haha! I lived in the country with only a Walmart so going to a clothing store on the weekend or weeknight wasn't a normal thing. It was a big event to go shopping in the city, and we would go to San Antonio and spend the ENTIRE day shopping. I miss that type of shopping. Now I pick an item here and there, and I find that I can't create as many outfits because my pieces are a bit random.

How often do you lay out your clothes and mix and match them finding different ways to style them? When I plan for the 10x10 challenge I actually draw my outfits out on a piece of paper. I also spend time mixing and matching them in front of my full length mirror. It's not necessarily something I love to do, but it makes getting dressed so much easier and ultimately can lead to you making better purchase decisions. After thirty minutes I can usually identify what type of item I'm missing that would complete a great capsule wardrobe. Now, I will say that after the challenge ends I don't stick to a strict capsule wardrobe because I like having options.

It's tax free weekend in Texas and I'm itching to shop, but I have everything I need and a credit card to pay off so I'm going to try my hardest to stay AWAY from the mall! If there's anything I learned from this challenge, it's that I don't need a ton of clothes to have a versatile wardrobe. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for links to all my items!

See my Winter 10x10 recap and Spring 10x10 recap!