Hey folks! So despite a surprisingly few amount of me-made garments in my wardrobe that still
fit me, I've been able to meet my own personal challenge of wearing at least one me-made garment or accessory every day this week! ...So far... Let me tell you, I'm not at my best in the mornings and it got real challenging the one morning - I was 10 minutes late for work in fact - but I mostly blame that on my unwillingness to get out of bed after a painful arm workout the night before. I'm pretty stoked about the combo I came up with that day though.
And surprise surprise, I actually took pictures everyday too! Not always...good pictures, but whatever.
Day 1:
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| Nice face there Heather. My friends were just pulling up so I snapped this real quick before they caught me. |
I was mostly a lazy bum all day, but I did wind up meeting some friends for a walk around the airport, and that required something comfortable and a bit warm because of the cool weather. I thought at first I was only stuck with dresses, when I remembered my
purple Linden. A t-shirt underneath and a pair of jeans, plus my
Haines-Hampton hat,
Rock Paper Scissors SHOOT fingerless mitts, and a scarf, and I was all set for a couple hours walk with friends!
Day 2:
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| SNEAK PEEK! |
BLURG MONDAYS. Thankfully, my brand-spankin' new
Daelyn pullover was finished blocking, so I wore that with jeans and was cozy all day in the office. Yes, I owe you a blog post about this, just as soon as I get some decent pictures. Yes, it fits perfectly and is the new knitted love of my life.
Sorry
Henri. I'll love you again once I find the oomph to wash you and wait the week it takes for you to dry.
Day 3:
Okay, that's a lie, because I totally love my
Cardboard Cafe more than the previous two sweaters, entirely because it helps me make up outfits like this! Seriously, this combination of dress, tights/leggings, and sweater NEEDS to be my "uniform". So easy to pull together and SO EASY TO WEAR, and I feel so SO awesome in it!
The dress is one of three I bought in the same style from Superstore, if you believe it. I was just looking for fit inspirations, but these dresses fit me perfectly and I LOVED them! I even scoured the whole store to see if there were any other colours. I need to replicate this dress like, yesterday.
Day 4:
Erm, hello again purple Linden. So in the spring time, volunteers come
out in droves to clean up all of the garbage that accumulates in Whitehorse
over the winter. Our entire office was doing a power 15 minute spring
cleaning in the area around our building this day, and there was no way in hell I
was wearing a dress. Again, Linden was the easiest thing to throw on
over jeans, so there we go. I wore a different scarf though, does that
count?
Day 5:
This was the day I struggled with. Nothing was comparing with Day
3's outfit (I need more lightweight cardigans) and I wasn't feeling my
other dresses. But this top (which I still have to blog about - yikes!)
was being worn by my dressform, Mable, so I ripped it off of her and
tossed it over a favourite navy dress. Wasn't sure how I felt about it,
but looking at the picture here, I'm actually pretty happy with it!
It's a little too short to wear with jeans, but it's perfect with a
dress. WIN.
Day 6:
Today was sort of a crummy day, and I like to wear these teal pants on crummy days. I don't know why, they just make me happy. I normally wear a boring black 3/4 length sleeve henley shirt with it, but since none of the things in that outfit are me-made, I pulled out my first grey Linden instead.
This is a cute outfit, and I still like this top objectively. But...there's just something off about the fit. I nailed it with the purple Linden, but this grey one makes me more self-conscious of recently expanded waistline (I've been feeding the Stress Beast a little too hard of late). I don't know, I think this is one of those Wardrobe considerations that's leaning more towards "donate" than "keep". It doesn't make me feel awesome - in fact, it counteracted my awesome pants - so it should probably go.
How's your May going? I know not many of you are doing MMMay this year, but are you enjoying seeing everyone's attempt?
What great outfits. In spite of your self deprecation, they are all different and look smart and I am loving that orange rust crochet top. Did you make it???
ReplyDeleteI did! Finished it in Cuba and still have yet to share it. Granted, this is one of the first times I've worn it since it was finished, so if nothing else, MMMay has been a success! :D
DeleteUgh, I told you guys yesterday was a crummy day. Need to be more positive! <3
Gah, are you kidding? I love outfit roundups! They're so fun and inspiring. I see people try things that I wouldn't have thought of, like layering a short sweater (that isn't a cardigan) over a longer dress. Plus, you sometimes get a sneaky-peak into someone's sewing room. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYep, short sweater! Or t-shirt, I guess. I'll post about that tomorrow. :) My poor neglected sewing room. It's such a disaster too, because when I'm not in there, it accumulates all of the crap we don't want to deal with. But it is a fun little space!
DeleteWay to go, you! I love that orange crochet top and the peek at your Daelyn-catch up on your blogging, girl! All of your outfits look super cute and comfy so far.
ReplyDeleteThanks! AND I'M TRYING!! :D
DeleteComfy (and aiming for cute!) is sort of a requirement.