(See the dress in 2013 here and in 2014 here.) Last night we had a crazy thunder storm (a rarity for our part of the world though something that's happened a few times recently) and it poured rain all morning. Pearl and Bella and I went for a rain walk in the morning, splashing in… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge – Day 15
Last summer, shortly after we bought our house, my parents also moved. Since we were moving into a larger place and they were down-sizing, they brought me a few boxes from my childhood, mostly books. Being in the middle of moving and having a newborn, those boxes went into our crawl space where I mostly… Continue reading Reading with Pearl: Puppies Are Special Friends
There's our lawn mower! (See the dress in previous years here.) This was really a day when I should have taken pictures before I went to work/spent the day blowing my nose. But I don't exactly need one more task to accomplish before I leave my house on workdays. (Parents who work full-time, I salute… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge 2016 – Day 13
I purchased this tunic style dress in the fall from Old Navy* as an easy item to wear around home or to work. I love the pattern and I often get compliments on it. Today I added a belt (thrifted) to wear this outfit to church. My cardigan was bought in Rome. *(90% of the… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge 2016 – Day 12
See it in 2013 here and in 2014 here. (Strangely enough, I also wore it on Day 11 in 2014.) Okay, so I'm aware that this is a bit of cheating. I would never wear this without leggings so does it actually count as a dress? I'm pushing the definition here because we had yet… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge 2016 – Day 11
This morning was rainy and grey and Pearl and I had nowhere we had to be. I would happily have stayed in my pyjamas until noon. This is a BCBG dress that I bought at a local consignment shop in Sechelt. I've always worn it as a dressy item (see it here) but dressed it… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge 2016 – Day 10
Most people get suicide, I guess; most people, even if it's hidden deep down inside somewhere, can remember a time in their lives when they thought about whether they really wanted to wake up the next day. Wanting to die seems like it might be a part of being alive. I've read a few of… Continue reading Book Review: A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
(See the dress in 2014 here.) This dress is from H&M. It's a nice mid-season item, easy to wear in Fall and Summer. Today started out overcast and rainy and ended sunny and this worked well for most of that. My boots were a thrift store find at a Goodwill in Seattle when we were… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge – Day 9
(See this dress in 2014 here and in 2013 here.) After several days of heat and sun the weather has returned to a more familiar rain today, albeit a muggy and confusingly warm rain. It seemed like a good day for this dress, which is best worn with leggings. Especially when dealing with toddlers and… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge 2016 – Day 8
I'm clearly not here to impress anyone with my photography skills but I have to warn you that today is particularly unimpressive. Yeah. At least Pearl's head is mostly there. I took pictures (with a timer, obviously) early this morning before my parents came up from the big city to visit for the day. I… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge 2016 – Day 7
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