How Outfit Planning Changed the Game – January Outfit Ideas

I know we’re more than half way through January, but I wanted to pause and recap some of the outfits I had planned out this month and have worn so far to give any of you who need a little wardrobe refresh some outfit ideas. (*affiliate links used below!)

If you follow along on Instagram Stories, you may have seen that I’ve been picking out my outfits on Sunday nights now just like I do for my kids. It truly makes life so much easier for my Enneagram 9 self. And if you still haven’t taken an Enneagram test or read The Road Back to You, you just might be a 4 or a 9. ;)

Outfit Planning 101

By picking out my outfits on Sunday night, I 1) get to look through my closet and see how I can wear some old things 2) make sure I wear things I love and 3) take the guess work out of putting myself together when I’m rushing out the door in the morning with my kids. True game changer and one of those things I’m kicking myself for not doing sooner.

For those of you who like spontaneity or think this is not for you, I get it. I really do. What I do for a case of “I’m not really feeling this outfit I had planned on wearing” is plan out a full 7 days worth of outfits for the five day workweek. I make sure to add in super casual outfits and then the dressier outfits.

Here are some tips on how I outfit plan:

On Sunday night, I check the weather app on my phone to see what the forecast is to pull outfits appropriately.
During the week, I screenshot outfits I see on Pinterest & Instagram that catch my eye that I know I want to recreate with pieces I already have in my closet. Come Sunday, I have some idea of what I want to wear.
After washing and put away all of my clothes over the weekend, I already know what I have in my closet. I pull pieces to pair together and place them in a certain spot in my closet along with the shoes I’ll wear. I pull these and place them front and center.
I do this for 7 outfits for my 5 day workweek, giving myself some wiggle room in case I change my mind for a certain day.

This has been such a freeing task, friends! I didn’t do my outfit planning this past week because I thought I had it under control and negative on that, sister. It truly makes a world of difference for me. No more wasting time in the morning aimlessly looking for something to wear while I’m in a rush. No rush = more calm. Who doesn’t need more of that in her life?

I’ve also been wearing a lot of the same pieces in different ways, which I hadn’t been doing before. It’s been so nice to finally get some wear out of my favorite clothes.

January Outfit Ideas

I’ve been updating my LikeToKnow.It account with all of my daily outfits I’ve worn since planning out what I’m going to wear for the week, so if you’d like to use this as a source of outfit inspiration, be sure to bookmark it or download the app (it’s a totally free service), and follow along with me there. You’ll be the first to see what I’ve picked to wear for the week. You always can shop straight from my shop tab here on the blog, too!

I’ll link each outfit below straight to my Like to Know It account to make this blog post less bogged down with a thousand direct links. Hope it’s helpful! You also can click on each photo to take you straight to all of its links.

Outfit Idea #8

leopard tights + oversized tunic + sneaks

Outfit Idea #9

balloon sleeve turtleneck + over-the-knee boots + grey jeans + headband

Outfit Idea #10

slip dress + sweater + over-the-knee boots

Outfit Idea #11

sequin top + blue jean jacket + army green pants + classic black slides

Outfit Idea #12

trench coach casual + sweatshirt + cropped wide leg jeans + sneaks

There you have it! Two full work days of outfit inspo. Let me know if you want to see more posts like this! Super excited for all that we have up our sleeve this year here on Seven Graces.

Happy weekend, friends!!!

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