My week in minimalism

Spoiler alert: It didn't go well.

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Every once in a while, I decide I should be a minimalist. Or at least dress like one. It just seems so confident, so stress-free, so satisfying. Knowing who you are with such certainty. Calming the riot of colors and prints to see the subtler textures a…