dirty clothes

When I joined Dressing Your Truth, I found out that a few colors do not work with my energy type, a.k.a. black, navy, gray, and white. I kind of jumped the gun and got rid of A LOT of clothes. 

BIG MISTAKE! HUGE!!

About one week--7 days--after I shipped off my clothes, I found out about bleaching and tea dying. Now, all those clothes that I thought I HAD to give away, I am repurposing them and using them in my wardrobe again!

Want to know how to dirty your clothes? Well, here you go.

1. Gather your supplies: 

My jean jacket, jeans, white shirts, white skirt, 

and pink striped shirt all ready for their bath.

My jumbo box of tea bags. 

2. Get your clothes wet.

3. Steep your tea. I didn't know what steeping was (I'm not a tea drinker) and had to look it up. You boil water and put your tea bags into the boiling water. I boiled 15 cups of water and added 30ish bags of tea and boiled them for 5 minutes. 

4. Fill your tub (or large pot or tupperware or other LARGE container) with warm water and the tea. **Make sure that the water is and stays warm/hot the entire time and that clothes can move freely. 

5. Add clothes. Leave them in tea bath until desired darkness is achieved. **Make sure if you have clothes in pot on stove that you simmer the entire time and STIR them!

My jeans didn't really change colors but I LOVE LOVE LOVE how my whites turned out. They're dirty looking and NOT white! Perfect for me. 

curl up and dye ... or bleach

I cannot stop raving about Dressing Your Truth! I realized when I get excited about something I get a little jittery and can't explain it properly. So, here goes nothing. 

Dressing Your Truth is the study of movement as it expresses itself through us. Beauty is more than skin deep. It is created from the four elements in our DNA:, nitrogen -1, oxygen-2, hydrogen-3, and carbon-4. These elements create an innate movement that expresses itself in every aspect of our lives. These elements are the basis of the four Types in Dressing Your Truth. We have all four elements in us but we lead with just one.

The 4 Types are:

Type 1) Nitrogen/Air: You have an light energy so you are naturally inspiring, fun loving, and hopeful. 

Type 2) Oxygen/Water: You’re naturally calming, inviting, subdued and sensitive. 

Type 3) Hydrogen/Fire: You’re naturally dynamic, sure and purposeful.

Type 4) Carbon/Earth: More constant and still. You keep things structured and purposeful.

If you want to learn more, check out Dressing Your Truth:

http://ambofirstblood.dressingyourtruth.com/

The first time I heard about energy and elements and such, I thought it was hocus. Really? I learned more about it and read a couple books by Carol Tuttle and IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE! I was never in to makeup, or jewelry, or clothes. I never knew what to wear and kind of felt horrible in my own skin. This energy profiling system has opened my eyes to what looks and feels good on me, not a skinnier version of me, but me. Curves and all. And I feel fantastic!

I determined that my energy Type is 3: dynamic, sure and purposeful; although, I may act more like my secondary Type 2: calming, inviting, subdued and sensitive. I bought the online course and found out what colors and other factors look good for my energy type, which did not include navy, black, or gray. Crap. That's 75% of my wardrobe.

But do not fear! 

These used to be navy.

These used to be gray.

These used to be black.

Now most of these clothes fit in my chroma and I can wear all of them but 3! Amazing, considering I was going to donate all of them to the consignment store!

This was a rather long, long, LONG post. I apologize. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll try not to get so excited and actually answer some of your questions.