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Why You Should Be Proud Of Being Basic

In the fall and winter, we get to forget what size pants we wear, and I see no issue with that.

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Why You Should Be Proud Of Being Basic
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Someone must have been talking to their mirror this morning! It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year, and no I'm not talking about Christmas. It's time to go to class in my sweatshirt that's five sizes too big, my leggings and my boots with a pumpkin spice latte in my hand. I'll sit down at my desk, put my North Face book bag on the floor, pull out my Lilly Pulitzer planner and written on the weekends will be "Corn Maze with BFFs," "Apple Festival with Mahm" and "Netherworld with Sisters." So many people comment, "you know you're like so basic right?" and I used to apologize, but no more.

Say it with me. "I'm basic, and I'm proud of it."

Urban dictionary defines basic as "an adjective used to describe any person, place, activity involving obscenely obvious behavior, dress, action."

Do you want to know why people wearing oversized clothes, leggings and loving pumpkin flavored everything is so "obscenely obvious"? It's because they are the greatest things on this planet.

This guy was trying to make fun of all the basic girls, but who's laughing now? He knows he's never been more comfortable in his life. Giant t-shirts are like one big, engulfing hug all day long. Also, if you start putting on a few pounds from too much pumpkin bread, those iced pumpkin cookies from Starbucks and drinking pumpkin spiced lattes in place of water, no one will ever know.

Doesn't she look comfy? Leggings are just practical in all aspects of life. Want to go to the gym? No one ever wants to, but you get my point. Leggings work. Want to curl up on the coach and watch all six seasons of "Private Practice?" Leggings give you the freedom to contort yourself however you want to on the couch. Want to hide your hairy legs comfortably? Leggings have you covered (literally).

In the fall and winter, we tend to forget what size pants we wear, and I see no issue with that. Pumpkin lowers blood pressure, makes you sleep better, aids in digestion and tastes delicious. What more could you ask for?

He says, "Brace yourselves," I say, "Embrace your pumpkin-loving self." So wear the basic fall uniform proudly, drink all the pumpkin spice lattes while you can and forgive anyone criticizing you for being basic because their jeans probably put them in a bad mood.



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