One Wednesday morning when I woke up, I didn’t know what to wear, but for some reason I was feeling the color brown. Famous for being grounded, secure, and mature the outfit I ended up wearing- a vintage off-white belted cardigan, brown plaid shirt, beige fashion tee and brown sweatpants caused a co-worker to comment, “You have on every type of style!”

My story was all over the place that day, and wouldn’t have made sense, if I hadn’t been feeling brown. At times, when I wear a monochromatic outfit, I accent it with a contrasting color by accessorizing with a scarf, hat, or purse, but this time I felt like wearing one color that I could sink into as long as it was well coordinated.

Emotionally the outfit made me feel calmer and more collected than I usually am on Wednesday, so I guess mood-wise it did the trick. So the next time I need to feel like the earth is steady beneath my feet I’ll choose brown again.