In the beginning of the Covid-19 quarantine, I had zero interest in shopping. I could barely wrap my mind around what was happening, let alone worry about outfits. Now that the stay home orders are starting to lift, I have shifted my focus to just updating my Summer wardrobe essentials.

For the first month or so, I couldn’t bring myself to even get out of my pajama’s. What was the point? I wasn’t going anywhere. I wasn’t seeing anyone. Heck, I even stopped doing our family’s grocery shopping. My husband took over because the mere thought of going to the store would cause me to have an anxiety attack. Thankfully, 70 days later, I have started coming out of my shell. I have forced myself to go to the grocery store a few times. And we have even started going to our favorite donut shop on the weekends again.

Thankfully my family are all homebodies and we are happiest when at home together. I am grateful that my husband has been able to work from home. And most of all, I am grateful we are all healthy. But I have to admit, I sure do miss date nights out!

Updating my basic Summer wardrobe essentials:

Now that I am ready to wear “real clothes” again (even if it is just around the house), I have been updating some of my staples. I’ve been wearing the same white jeans for years so I finally bought these and these. One pair has a regular ankle length and hem. And the other has a frayed cropped hem. Both are thick enough so they aren’t see-through. But best of all…both are on sale! I also bought this white denim skirt to update the one I have (which had a slit in the front that I didn’t care for).

I also bought these new yoke front Mother Denim jeans (also available here) while they were on sale for 30% off (unfortunately the sale is now over). The slanted “yoke” front pockets are unlike any of my other jeans. Plus, I prefer a zip fly to button up. I’ve been wanting a new pair of sandals but none of the newer styles caught my eye. So I went with a classic and bought a new pair of Birkenstocks. These are narrow so a little more flattering on.

Lastly, it appears we are going to be wearing masks for some time. I have purchased a few different styles including this one from Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS line, this one from The Tight Spot and also these from Grocery Apparel. I find the masks with straps that go around just your ears to be the most comfortable (instead of around your whole head).

I hope you are all healthy and getting used to our new normal.