DAY 25

So I suffered a slight injury at last nights scrimmage.... nothing too serious but I dont think I will be able to wear these heels today. Its tragic when an injury sidelines you from wearing Prada. But these shoes are so pretty I at least had to wear them for the photo......I love Prada. I wish I could own a thousand pairs, but these are my only ones and I treasure these sweet Mary Janes. . As for this dress, this was another great find at C`est Sera. If you haven`t been to their stores you really should. Buy local. I love the embroidery, its so lady-like. I bought this almost 2 summers ago when my friend Jana got married. We all wore pretty dresses for her shower/staggette and although I hesitate to wear white to a bar, I managed to keep it stain free (huge accomplishment). And despite how lady-like we all look in the pic, we still got our drink on and acted like hooligans. I dont remember everything that happened that night (as with most nights with Kathleen and Jana) but I know I had fun in this dress!

(from the staggette. Kathleen, Jana and me)

Im off to meet the girls for lunch. Chicken for Lunch. Happy Friday folks

I made the Team!!

Just wanna share some good news. I again tried out for the E-Ville Dead travel team... and this time I made it. Its a pretty big deal, and I worked my ass off for this.

So you better come watch us play against Rat City on July 3. The ladies from Rat City are incredible, and if you haven`t seen Blood on the Flat Track, then you should, cuz its all about Seattle Roller Derby Girls and how awesome they are.

DAY 24 - Day off

I love having a day off in the middle of the week! Especially when I can share the day off with one of my bestest friends, Amber. She is so boss. She brought over the first two episodes of True Blood (mmmmmmmmmm) and I almost kissed her I was so happy. I needed to catch up before Sundays episode. And more importantly I needed to see the `scene` everyone has been talking (but not spoiling) about. Sweet lord, if you know the show, and you watched the season opener, then you know what scene Im talking about.... lets just say i haven`t been that turned on since HBO cancelled OZ.


After that, it was more hot man action as we went to see the A-Team movie. I had such low expectations, that i was actually pleased with the flick. I mean, granted, its total hollywood schlock, lots of action, some cheesy dialogue and dont think too hard about the plot.... instead just sit back and enjoy Liam Neeson chewing on a cigar and have fun...... and Bradley Cooper, well, he just should never wear a shirt. Two thumbs up!


And for all this fun, I wore another cute pleated skirt from Marc Jacobs. Its burgandy and has the cutest tulip print. The t-shirt is from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I`ve never been there, but my friends Jay and Bobbi have, and when they came back from snowboarding trip last year, they brought me this tee. Its pretty rad.

Oh, and the leg bruise..... courtesy of last nights practice. I love Roller Derby!!

Original Diva

This is Jean Nidetch. She is an awesome dame who started Weight Watchers from her living room. I have never met her but she changed my life. She also had fabulous style. She loved big hair and fishnets for daytime. I can respect that

Day 23

Im feeling rather blah today, and my outfit kinda shows it, sorry. Not every day can be a gold medal winner, but this one at least gets a participation ribbon. (note: that was the only kind of ribbon I ever received in school track meets)

The skirt is a heavy cotton with pleats and front buttons from Marc Jacobs and I usually wear this in winter with tights. But its bare legs today, woo hoo! (even though they are in some desperate need of some self-tanner)

The black satin vest is from LeChateau that I bought last year and honestly, Im shocked that it hasn't fallen apart yet. (Sorry LeChat, but the shit u sell may look cute, but falls apart fast)

So this is it. The final week. This time next Wednesday it will all be over....or will it???

DAY 22

I think I need to work on my poses, cuz I was looking at all the dress pics I took of myself and apparently I really enjoy the 'hand on the hip' look. It must be my Blue Steel.

Today I am wearing another wrap dress, but I have no idea who made it as I bought it second hand, at Value Village, and the label was ripped out. I dont even know what it is made from but, its definitely not a natural fabric. Buts its maroon, and its super cute! And for $6, I dare you to find a dress as bangin' as this one. Oh and altho I do own other shoes, Im wearing the same pair of Michael Kors pumps again, whatever.

We be ballin'

Los Pistolitas 2010

Yay! Computer issues appear to be solved, so here are a couple of pics from Saturday night. Our Derby team went out for some Lady Bowlin' fun to wind down a fabulous season.

We all wore our team jerseys and headed to the giant mall. Turns out most of us are much better derby players than bowlers. I wore my jersey with this wicked skirt from Neiman Marcus (I used to work for them and I seriously miss the discounts!) Its %100 silk pencil skirt with kick pleat in the back. Totally inappropriate for bowling, but its June, so I worked it. (At least for the first game)

DAY 21

Its officially summer!!!!

So, its another Monday. Ugh. But here's the thing, today I woke up before my alarm to the sound of happy little birds and the sun shining on my face. It was almost Disney-like....almost.

I just about wore the same skirt today that I wore yesterday. (OMG!) And usually this would not be an issue, but this challenge is making me a little diva-esque and I decided that I should wear a different skirt.

Luckily, I have this super summer-y one from C'est Sera. I bought it during the Fringe last year as I was spending the whole day seeing shows, and it was too hot for what I was wearing. Sweaty and crabby, I walked into their store and spied this white cotton skirt with cutout details. I bought it on the spot and wore it out of the store feeling so much cooler (in temperature and style) and way less crabby. With it, I just have a cheap-o t-shirt from Suzy or Ricki or some mall store, but I think it works.

It saddens me that i will be spending the entire +26 day inside, but gotta pay those bills I suppose. But I have a big window here at work, so at least I can still see how nice it is outside....

(my world view, outside my office window)

To cheer myself up, I am wearing my sunshine yellow peep-toe pumps from Who Cares? (yes thats the name) It is impossible for me to be in a bad mood when I wear these shoes.

DAY 20

Its Monday, and I'm at work. And instead of doing actual work, I figured it was a perfect opportunity to do a lil bloggin'. Even thought I had plenty of time yesterday to blog, I spent the entire day outside in the sunshine! I was wearing this flirty silk skirt from Neiman Marcus that I scored on their "Last Call" clearance sale (plus a employee discount) for about $20. Its hard to tell in this photo, but its white with tiny black polk-a-dots. Cute. Only problem is that when I stand with my back to the sun, you can pretty much see right through this skirt. But whatever, so you can see the silhouette of my legs, you aint gonna see the good stuff.....Im wearing Spanx

Oh, and this tank is from the last time Clutch played a show here in Edmonton. Its a true statement....I ♥ Clutch.

I then hopped on my bicycle and peddaled across the river over to the Empress to share in some summertime beverages with the girls (Tron, Halen, Mel... trust me they are girls). Oh and of course Halen and I had to make a pit stop at Coney Island Candy store where I stocked up on some sours and a PayDay chocolate bar. (Just cuz I work for Weight Watchers, doesn't mean I can't have sweet chocolate-y treats) Halen got some fancy Whoppers, while Tron and Mel didn't get any candy, they stopped for hot dogs and by the time they got to the candy store, it was closed :(

Then it was time to bike home and enjoy the sunset on my deck (and do some laundry) (Side bar: biking in a skirt is probably one of the most liberating experiences ever. So freeing, I highly recommend it!!)

Patio Time

Okay, I admit, I wore the same thing this afternoon as I did last night. But seeing as how I was doing the same activities.... (going for a walk in the river valley and chillin with some wine on my deck that overlooks said valley) I figured it was okay to done the same attire.

This may become my summer uniform. Simple cotton skirt with elastic waist and a tank top. This particular tank and skirt combo came from Old Navy, but lets be serious, you can find tanks and skirts all over. And right now, they are ridiculously cheap as they are having End of Season Sales already and technically the first day of summer hasn`t even happened. I hate when they do that. Pretty soon it will be Back to School sales..... (and whats even more depressing for us Northern folk, is the fact that in less than 2 days the longest day of the year will occur and then the days start getting shorter again!)

So this is me on Friday and Saturday. And this is my deck. Its my happy place and you are welcome for cocktails anytime!

DAY 19 - Saturday morning

I kinda hate working on Saturdays, but sometimes, it is a neccessary evil. This is one such evil Saturday, so I was up early today. Ugh. You can again tell by my face, that Im not impressed to be up at this time of day on a Saturday. Its one thing to be up early when you have something fun to do, quite another when you have to go be cheerful when you are not so full of cheer yourself.

But, on the upside, I put on a pretty dress, put a smile on my face and by 12:30pm it was all over and I was back on my deck where life is good.

This particular pretty black dress is a sleeveless Calvin Klein that I picked up from Winners last fall when I need a dress to go to a derby wedding. (One of my teammates Jessy Jynx married our head ref Crankshaft, true story). You gotta love Winners when you can find little treasures like this, especially since I found it the day before I needed it. And as it turns out I have worn this dress for several business and personal occasions since.

I slipped on some black patent Mary Janes Guccis, wut wut ;) and my fake pearls and I was out the door.

DAY 18 - better late than never

I was totally lazy yesterday cuz it was beautiful outside and since there are such few days that the sun shines in this city, I took full advantage of the great outdoors and stayed off the computer....bliss.

However, I did manage to throw on this green and pink sundress from Trina Turk and meet the girls for our usual Friday lunchdate.

I bought this dress for three reasons.

a)its super cute

b)it was on a ridiculous sale

c)I wanted to own a dress with my name in the label.

(oh and the shoes...... from Payless.... see, im not a total label whore)

CAFTANS

So on the first week of the 30 days of dresses, I wore this caftan as my dress since I spent the majority of the day lounging around the house. I wanted to again share this photo, along with the inspiration for me even wanting a caftan...my Granny.

This is a picture of me and my grandma (way back in the day) dancing in her living room. Granny is rockin just one of her many caftans while Im rockin the haircut of a little boy. I miss you Granny.

DAY 17

Thursday.... i love Thursdays. Even when I have to work I love Thursdays. Its like the first day of the week where co-workers finally get in a good mood. But I love Thursdays even more when I only work a half day. Don`t get me wrong, I do love my job, and most of my co-workers, but I kina love hanging out in my yard more. So that`s where I will be in about an hour!

I know I keep over using the word favorite, and not all my dresses can be favorites (unlike children, of which I have none). So I hesitate to use the word, but this is another favorite. This dress is so damn easy to wear. Its a simple cotton dress but its sort of a shirt dress combined with a wrap dress combined with awesomeness. It has a collar, which I popped just before snapping this photo. And it has POCKETS! I love dresses with pockets. And even though its black, its such a light material that it works in the summer as well as winter. Its an almost perfect dress and its a shame Im only wearing it for half a day.

Dresses banned at world cup??

Check this out. Dress drama at the World Cup! Oh those crazy Dutch

Nope!

So yesterday, I finally bit the bullet and went into BCBG and tried on the white sequined mini dress that was in their window. I took a photo of it and posted it last week as I was coveting it so much.

So what if its way too short and way too tight. Or that the back is totally open and cuts so low I dont know how you could wear any underwear, let alone a bra. I still wanted it, until I tried it on. Yeah, its hot. But you kinda need to be a stick to wear it. A stick with an extra $335 burning a hole in yer pocket. Oh well......

DAY 16

I love Love LOVE the dress I am wearing today.... not that I dont love all my dresses, but this one in particular is pretty special to me. This was my goal dress.

Three years ago I joined Weight Watchers and managed to lose a bunch of weight (62.4lbs to be exact). And I wanted to buy something to celebrate that achievement. I wanted to buy a dress that made me look as good as I was feeling. And then I found this David Meister jewel. Its a dark chocolate brown, with a black abstract pattern. Capped sleeves, a black belt that nips in the waist and a high slit up the back.... I totally feel like an extra on Mad Men when I wear this dress, with its hot 1960's secretary vibe. Not gonna lie, this dress is cut like magic and gives me a better figure than I actually have. The fact that it still fits means that Im still at my goal of being at a healthy weight...Its a power dress, and I just try to use the power for good and not evil.

DAY 15

Today has been a crazy busy day hence the tardiness of today`s post. This is the first chance I have been able to just chill all day, so I have poured myself a glass of wine, pulled up to the computer to share another day of dresses with you.

So, Im still digging through my closet for options, and I haven`t yet bought anything new for this 30 day challenge and considering its the half way point, I think that`s pretty damn good.... yeah, halfway. Actually that makes me kinda sad know that in a couple of weeks, its just not going to be as fun to get dressed in the morning. I hope that I am able to hold on to a bit of this enthusiasm and excitement Im feeling each morning and use it after all of this is over. I dont know if its the power of the dress, or just doing something new, or knowing I will be sharing this with others, but I have been waking up each morning excited to get up and get dressed....And Im telling you, that is a huge deal! Cuz sometimes, I have my days where I really dont want to get out of bed. I could be Brian Wilson I like to lay in bed so much.

Today I wore another wrap dress. I love wrap dresses and the best wrap dresses in the world are made by Diane von Furstenburg. I love the way she makes a woman look in her dresses. Effortlessly stylish. Now this is not a DVF dress, (stay tuned, hint hint) but it is a pretty little wrap I picked up from Bryans last summer. Its brown and cream floral print and feels like Im wearing nothing... especially today, brrrr, what happened to the sun from the weekend. You can tell by my face that Im not at all impressed. It must be so easy to get dressed when the weather is the same everyday... so maybe I am for Global Warming after all.....

Almost Famous

So on Sunday, I was thinking about joining "Critical Lass" for their fashionable lady bike ride. I really wanted to go, but sadly, I was too hung over from baseball and missed the whole thing. Had I not been such a lush, I might have made the front page of the Edmonton Journal.

Girls in dresses on bikes. Awesome!

DAY 14

I hate Mondays. I know its cliche. I know its a pop song, but dammit its true.

Seriously after this weekend going to work seems almost painful. Why can't I be in a parade everyday? But no, it was back to work for me today. The only thing that cheered me up was putting on this outfit today. I took the time last night to lay out this black and white leopard print skirt from L.A.M.B and a green top from Old Navy. Cinched it at the waist with a wide stretchy belt that gives a tiny waist illusion (supposedly). It really does make for easier mornings when you plan your clothes the night before....(oh great, another thing my mother was right about).

This skirt rocks! And what it does to my ass, sweet lord I can barely handle it. It hits all the right curves and gives me a sweet high water booty! I feel powerful in this skirt, and trust me I need all the power I can muster this Monday morning.

So yes, I own three L.A.M.B skirts and maybe thats excessive, but Im telling you what I paid for all three on sale was still less than buying one of them at full price. Trust me, I do not pay full retail, EVER. Twice a year, Holt Renfrew has massive clearance sales..... and thats the only time I can afford to shop there. I dont even think they carry Ms. Stefani's clothes there anymore, but whatever, I loved her line... all three are cut in a similar way with this retro '50's flair, knee length pencil skirts with back kick pleat & side zippers.... and seams designed to show off the ASSets.....