Just Do It...Everyone Else Is.

Just Do It. This slogan has been at the forefront of sports for decades here in the United States and Nike has a long lasting reputation for having quality products. From their shoes to their sports equipment; Nike is a lasting product.  My opinion only of course... t-shirts in general have transformed from something you only wear to the gym to that of some sort of a fashion movement. I know, some of you are like, "Of course Lauren would write a post about how we all need to wear t-shirts like she does." Actually no, there are very few people who can actually rock a t-shirt straight up, I am just really thankful to be one of those people. (I am kidding by the way). But if you have not noticed t-shirts, graphic tees can actually be dressed up instead of just being considered dressed down.

T-shirts are fun ways to express yourself, show your opinion, wear a sports bra...t-shirts are indeed part of fashion. A t-shirt alone may look like crap but what if you put a fun cardigan over it? Or maybe wore a blazer over it with a fun necklace? I am really, really never going to tell anyone how to dress but if you want to be what you want and that involves a t-shirt then the opinions of others need not matter, but if they do; dress it up if you need to. Ask anyone who knows me, t-shirts are a big part of my life. I like them because they are comfortable, fun, I can express myself with them...with or without everyone's approval. Sure there are those t-shirts you need to wear to bed, or only in the confides of your own home...the old SPRING BREAK 1999! You may want to leave that in your closet for painting. No matter which way you look at it, t-shirts can be a fun thing to find at thrift stores. The t-shirts you buy in a thrift store could be looked at as the ones that you liked when you saw it but would never pay full price for it to begin with...Serendipity...I think so!

I like Nike t-shirts because they are (made up word) statemented. By that they make a statement, duh. Here are a few examples of the Nike t-shirts I have found at Goodwill. The Just Do It tee to the right is still being sold online at Nike, for $30, I paid $2. A lot of people do not appreciate the material that Nike t-shirts are made out of. Their lack of appreciation makes me love them even more. PEOPLE SHRINK THEM! My favorite! My thoughts on this is that when the good lord made me he made me with the ability to fit into clothes other people shrink! I can wear a men's medium shrunk and a youth large not shrunk! I love the diversity. Yes, sorry to inform you that I can do that, but I am honest only because one of the t-shirts I found at Goodwill is very obvious to be a youth shirt you will see it in upper left. It says, "we came we saw we kicked butt." I have yet to wear this in public but I like the shirt, it entertains me.

You see t-shirts are not the only thing that you can find in thrift stores. Jogging pants, running shorts (also known as wear wherever you want shorts) and other various athletic clothing pieces can be found at thrift stores. If you are on a mission to reinvent yourself, turn over a new page, start a new habit..which are all ways of saying "I am going to start going to the gym." I would start your workout wardrobe at a thrift store. There is no sense in you going to Academy Sports and dropping a hot $150 on shorts, tees, compression shorts for your BIKE you do not own yet when you have not even decided that this is going to be an actual, long term life change. Baby steps people, baby steps. Smoking mirrors: if you want to fool people into thinking you are a marathon runner look around the thrift store...people donate the shirts they received at runs all the time...I have actually never purchased one, but there are tons of these in thrift stores. If you can't join them...look like you did. No one will ever know that you got your workout clothes at the Goodwill...after all do you really even care?

All in all if you want to only wear dress clothes every day that is good, I am sure when you walk into a room no one notices you...while when someone in a JUST DO IT shirt waltzes in people do tend to take a second glance. For whatever reason that last statement makes me sound like I only wear them for that reason. Let me clear that up, I wear them because I cannot stand other types of shirts, my body was not made for Old Navy Tees, mine was made for t-shirts. I just choose not to wear a plain colored one everyday...I like to throw in a KONY 2012 every once in a while, also found at the Goodwill.

There you have it, you should JUST DO IT...whether that is buy t-shirts, wear t-shirts, go to the gym...all are good choices. Just don't buy your sports bras there, yuck.

"it's nice to be important, but it is important to be nice!"