Day 14: Retail Job

I work a retail job. The dress code is really casual. Thank God.

Jeans are legit as long as they are jeans from this particular store. Cool. I can't really wear jeans the rest of the week, so I'm kinda stoked to be able to wear them today.

I realized this morning that while I was putting this post together, I talk a lot about how it's a "casual" day. Well, see, I live in Vermont. Here in Vermont, everything is casual. Sometimes I ask customers at my retail job, "Well, what's the dress code at your work place?" if they're looking specifically for work clothes. "Well, you know, it's Vermont," they reply, which is code for "khakis are business attire here." And it's true. In my last full-time place of employment, we had several nice awards dinners, and my truly awesome male work colleagues tended to wear suits with sandals. Yep...we're hippies here. And I kinda like it.

Becky Day 13

Sorry I'm a little late on yesterday's post. It was kind of a busy day!

When I woke up yesterday, a predicted AM thunderstorm had dissipated, so Andy and I decided to go hiking, which was a bit muggy, but really nice. After that, I had to get ready or church yesterday afternoon, as I had to lector (do the readings) at Mass. Hence, slightly dressy Saturday outfit:

I know I've been recycling this sweater a lot, but the beauty is that I'm getting to wear it to different places, so hopefully the outside observers aren't catching on :)

Becky Day 12: Polka!

Not the dance. The dot!

I have a complaint about the challenge. My first complaint, I think. I wish I had more underwear. Because I go to the gym in the middle of the afternoon. This leads to sweaty-ness and...yeah. I wish I had more underwear.

Other than that, the challenge is rolling right along! So far, I don't feel as if I've been too limited in my choices, and I don't think anyone's looking at me funny. Which is awesome. It also makes me think really seriously about getting rid of some clothes post-challenge. There are definitely some things I want to keep, but there are some other things I've had in my drawers for a long time, the kinds of things that often elicit the thought, "Well, I'll wear them sometime." Or "I might need that! For something!" But I don't need it. And I may or may not wear it. But I also probably won't miss it. (But I might...and there's still a little anxiety about that).

Anyhow, off to the weekend, and another laundry attempt tomorrow!

Caroline: Day 11

Pretty casual today. T-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes. It's been so hot here recently. It was in the 90s today and the same is expected for tomorrow. Unfortunately, my dorm has no a/c and band is outside. My main concern is being as cool as possible right now. I'm seriously considering sleeping in the computer lab; I'm pretty sure it's air conditioned there. And it's open 24/7. It's legit.

Tomorrow will be Hank suit day for the pep rally. I'll try to take a picture. Then Saturday is game day! Go Irish! Beat Bulls!

Becky Day 11: Feel-good Thursday

Thursday mornings are rough...it's just the day when the week starts to catch up with me. My alarm feels like it goes off 5 minutes after I've gone to bed, and I'm just exhausted. Today, I decided to make it better by treating myself to yoga this morning (just a bit of light stretching, but it feels nicer than the toning stuff I sometimes do in the AM). I also ate strawberry frosted shredded wheat, which is delectable. And I unpacked the mushy and less-than-appetizing rice and vegetable leftovers I had packed for lunch today, and repacked the fixin's for a peanut/banana English muffin. That's a much more decadent Thursday lunch, with just a smack of protein to get me through the afternoon without falling asleep on my clients!

I also decided to treat myself to looking adorable:

Items worn:

Black work pants

Teal button-up "peasant" shirt (not really peasant...but it's not really a traditional button-up, either!)

Black cardigan

Black socks

Black slip-on Mary Janes

Becky Day 10: Stupid Cat. Stupid Battery.

I went to take a lovely pic of myself today to find my camera battery dead. Having charged it not long ago, this made me pissed. So I charged it just enough to take one picture before it died. Catso was uncooperative:

Ergo, I was not ready for the picture. Then my camera died. So I had to go plug the battery in AGAIN for one minute. Thankfully, Catso stayed on the chair where I put him long enough for me to get my shot.

I LOVE this sweater, it's relatively new and I'm glad I used it in the challenge...I've gotten a bit of mileage out of it already! Also, as we are getting to the end of August, it's starting to get cooler. Not cold, mind you, but capri weather is dwindling.

So far, the challenge hasn't felt too...challenging. I'm liking it. I want fewer clothes. I have enough choice to be pulled together. Relative success, although we'll see how the next 20 days go.

Items worn:
Black capris
Blue t shirt
Black and grey sweater
Black slip on Mary Janes

Also, hiking clothes this afternoon:
Grey capris
New Balance sneakers
pink workout shirt.

Becky Day 9: Old Man Sweater

I felt the need to post my outfit twice, because over the course of a day, my sweater is an on-off kind of thing. I like this sweater, in that it is comfy and easy to wear and makes me think of a grandpa, which I find fun. I also recognize it to be relatively unflattering, although it does elongate my shape a bit. Let's be honest...the original outfit wasn't that flattering, either, but at least the shoes are fun!

(As you can also see, Pascal aka Catso decided to make an appearance for picture 2. "I like your sweater Mom. Hey, what's on the floor here? I could eat that.")

Another interesting phenomenon...despite the fact that I prop my camera on my bookshelf and stand ENTIRELY STILL for my pictures, they still manage to be kinda grainy. Weird. Stupid camera. Stupid not enough light in the morning.

This is noncohesive, and I am tired.

Items worn:
Blue striped work pants
purple t-shirt
purple cardigan
brown wedge shoes