tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28819364692825445622024-03-05T00:08:25.549-05:00wardrobe dresstructionan adventure in dressingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-11654145386585382862010-07-27T19:51:00.000-04:002010-07-27T19:51:47.232-04:00a random post-project day<span style="color: #4c1130;">i used to be the biggest procrastinator ever. it's 8 pm on a school night and i have an entire anthology due first thing tomorrow? sure, let me just get started on that! it's my best friend's birthday today and they live in a different city? that's why there are courier services! i need to read an entire book and report back on it to you in two days? thank goodness for coles notes! it's just how i used to get by. sometimes the procrastinator bug sneaks up on me still but hey, i work well under pressure. plus i've dealt with it for years and have learned how to work all that extra stress and frenzy to my advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">all this is to say that i totally understand the procrastinators out there. so when i got another donation for this project three weeks after the six-month project had come and gone, hey, i totally got it. sometimes life - and its more exciting aspects - get in the way. and if it weren't for the procrastinators out there, we wouldn't get lovely little unexpected surprises. see? procrastinating can be a good thing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">so thanks, my friend. better late than never indeed.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-16089494080440320662010-07-17T10:12:00.005-04:002010-07-18T15:06:45.225-04:00update!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXkuKx2ND0H60WekTZV-5ZfwGg1KsH-S5Ou72I06hn7gUomKInEhBZKYMrE0ONR1aHhlQA2GzHbQ_JIA7naMY0aVd4F6AkrxIO9PB6PCcr6tpWF5fipXWDDV46tYzFcLKyr6QvAhva0w6/s1600/Almost+Home+Visit+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXkuKx2ND0H60WekTZV-5ZfwGg1KsH-S5Ou72I06hn7gUomKInEhBZKYMrE0ONR1aHhlQA2GzHbQ_JIA7naMY0aVd4F6AkrxIO9PB6PCcr6tpWF5fipXWDDV46tYzFcLKyr6QvAhva0w6/s320/Almost+Home+Visit+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">yesterday was a special day for me. i visited <a href="http://www.almosthome.on.ca/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">almost home</span></a> to drop off the cheque! i met and caught up with the house manager, the lovely laurie morgan, who is pictured here at the left with tenzin and me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">before we arrived, i got a strange feeling. it felt like drunken butterflies had somehow become trapped in my stomach. i couldn't quite pinpoint the exact cause, but the thought of returning to the place i hadn't visited in two years kind of made me nervous. if i'm being completely honest, i was worried i'd experience an embarassing flood of emotions since that is where i spent three of the hardest weeks of my life. the flashes of memories i have of that moment in time are a confusing mess of emotional opposites: scared stiff mixed with comfort, tears mixed with hope, loneliness mixed with elation. but the constant in all of that was the place that gave me what i needed at the time - <a href="http://www.almosthome.on.ca/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">almost home</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">as it turns out, there was no need for my nerves. as soon as i walked through the familiar bright yellow door and saw the warm smile on laurie's face, i was immediately put at ease. the happiness i felt in reaching what i consider the real official end of this project filled me with a feeling of accomplishment. the past few months of personal self-challenge and sacrifice was all worth it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">i - we - really did make a difference. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">and as i walked down the stairs away from the amazing home with the bright yellow door, i set the butterflies and the past free...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">have you been wondering about the dresses? the shopping? the ugly betty hair? the blog? here goes...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">1) no, i haven't worn the dresses. will i ever? it's looking doubtful at this point, but i can't quite bring myself to get rid of them. i believe it's something to do with a symbolism of sorts. their future is still undetermined as of yet. i am just grateful to be able to wear whatever i want again, especially considering the weather here this summer has rivaled the hotness of jordan catalano circa 1994.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">2) yes, i've been shopping. as with the great vegetarian experiment of 2009 whereby i still get excited when i eat meat of any kind, my shopping desires have been a bit insatiable. i must constantly physically stop myself from doing it. something about deprivation just sends me into sensory overload when i am able to return to my old habits. i have recently been banned from internet shoe shopping.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">3) i finally took my embarassing self-cut bangs to the hairdresser a couple of days ago. <strike>ugly betty has left the building for now at least.</strike> after washing out my blowout from the other day, i realize that after waiting over a year to cut my hair and paying $30+, i now apparently have the exact same ugly betty style but two inches shorter all over. the hairdresser was very nice, however, and told me my bangs weren't actually that bad - although when i asked how much she charges for just a bang trim, she says it's free since she'd rather do it herself than have to fix a botched job. uh, lesson learned. from now on, scissors are for sewing, making cool paper projects and all non-hair-related activities.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">4) and finally, what about the blog? its future, like the dresses, is still a bit undetermined. i have never had an audience for my writing before. i might go somewhere else incognito or i might come right back here when i'm ready to write again. it might be tomorrow, it might be a year from now. hey, what can i say? if you know me at all, i'm indecisive. woman of mystery, yeah that's me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">what i do know for certain is that The Husband can rest easy: i am hailing this as the official end of the extreme personal challenges segment of my life. amen.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-62545447487040113202010-06-30T22:10:00.000-04:002010-06-30T22:10:01.151-04:00day one hundred eighty-one...the final day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojvCVFBmgRHFQyR9t4x72uGn688u_xzivS4EiI1jmSiqnSLWl3UBWP0yflztV34wjXO3tSThWZ6Kl_DnZsZEIZP4w16Wx_YKu543evPOLfmdQVGJwwq42PIdcxou4WifzGm-b_qO7w17G/s1600/Day+181+Chg+World+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojvCVFBmgRHFQyR9t4x72uGn688u_xzivS4EiI1jmSiqnSLWl3UBWP0yflztV34wjXO3tSThWZ6Kl_DnZsZEIZP4w16Wx_YKu543evPOLfmdQVGJwwq42PIdcxou4WifzGm-b_qO7w17G/s320/Day+181+Chg+World+Polaroid.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">yay! i made it! today marks the end of a long six-month journey. what started off as a fun and slightly frivolous project turned into more than i ever could have expected. i've definitely stepped out of my comfort zone more than a few times...</span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">if you take a look at the total box, you will see that </span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><strong>wardrobe dresstruction raised $1305 for </strong></span><a href="http://www.almosthome.on.ca/"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><strong>almost home</strong></span></a><span style="color: #4c1130;">! a special thank you so much to the person who pushed me over that last milestone today...amazing! i will be heading to kingston very soon to give them the grand total.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">a final thank you again to everyone out there who supported this project with money, clothes, interviews and encouragement. you kept me going and showed me that what started out as a little project could turn into something amazing.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">and i have to say an enormous thank you to everyone at <a href="http://www.almosthome.on.ca/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">almost home</span></a> - the reason why i started this project in the first place. you provided a home for me when i needed it. you provided comfort, necessities and a place of warmth and generosity. what you do is amazing. i will never be able to fully thank you enough. i hope this project will help towards keep it going for others when they need it most.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">you never know where life will take you.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">and now - at last - time to get un-dressed...</div><br />
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today's look while saying a final farewell to my dresses:<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>it doesn't really matter what i'm wearing or what it costs...</strong></span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i knew the promise of a few rounds of kumbayah would get you all hot and bothered.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">so this is the last you'll be seeing of the long brown dress. it's officially going into retirement tonight. if you ever want to visit, it will be taking up permanent resident in the</span><span style="color: #4c1130;"> back left corner of my closet in a few short minutes. it's probably not the most dignified end to a life that has brought me so much more than i ever expected, but i'm happy to let it go. i will be sure to glance at it fondly every now and again and remember all the good times we had together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">one more last wear of the short dress tomorrow, and then this project comes to an end...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while bubbling over with excitement:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>white skirt under dress:</strong> the dump <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>yellow scarf around waist:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about 8¢ (just the cost-per-wear of the dress!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-38875162236959507482010-06-28T20:34:00.000-04:002010-06-28T20:34:41.962-04:00day one hundred seventy-nine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9ZlqQe1wTbQeviFIDV48uqsbcgkWjvUDgh8Gd3yw0On2UuRmtaubAce9j632yUn6yy8832uVYflVI6xqef5DB0oZ9a9X64-YWQeOpk7EIQKrk9thaYzHjGXrDOt00ZWsf4fCgpeFhNt8/s1600/Day+179+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9ZlqQe1wTbQeviFIDV48uqsbcgkWjvUDgh8Gd3yw0On2UuRmtaubAce9j632yUn6yy8832uVYflVI6xqef5DB0oZ9a9X64-YWQeOpk7EIQKrk9thaYzHjGXrDOt00ZWsf4fCgpeFhNt8/s320/Day+179+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">you people are amazing! the total just keeps going up and up! thank you so much to the person who contributed today. you guys are just making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. i could never have done this on my own.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i can't believe it, but there are only <strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">two</span></strong> more days left if you want to contribute. yes, i've already surpassed the goal, but every bit really does make a difference. </span><a href="http://www.almosthome.on.ca/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">almost home</span></a><span style="color: #4c1130;"> is an incredible place that's obviously close to my own heart, but i want them to be around for all the other people who will need them in the future.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while asking for a</span><span style="color: #4c1130;"> last-minute boost:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>t-shirt over dress:</strong> secondhand <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>jeans:</strong> liquidation world, a year old <em>($3)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>orange beaded bracelet:</strong> donated by my friend <a href="http://www.vanessadewson.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">vanessa</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $83.08</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-31860414566846973032010-06-27T20:29:00.000-04:002010-06-27T20:29:31.912-04:00day one hundred seventy-eight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tr8xVole6s8nn_1SX6b22Z_YjJGpKW9DS7OMvYolMK5rZzYlaSsBdSPi5iudgBiWrdicOGtz0pb2MC63NAN038hQUKVxqlb8llHurjiWXDIdHixSkBo7JvREwmtYJ2aND7q-g4e573kc/s1600/Day+178+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tr8xVole6s8nn_1SX6b22Z_YjJGpKW9DS7OMvYolMK5rZzYlaSsBdSPi5iudgBiWrdicOGtz0pb2MC63NAN038hQUKVxqlb8llHurjiWXDIdHixSkBo7JvREwmtYJ2aND7q-g4e573kc/s320/Day+178+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">to my fellow 401 travellers today:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to the guinea pig suffering from rigor mortis in the middle lane: okay, i know you weren't really a guinea pig, but you sure looked like one. sorry, but whatever you were, you didn't have a chance...</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to the police car that didn't stop me when i was in front of you going 130: thanks for not giving me a ticket. (especially since you were going at least 150 after you passed me).</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to all of the transport trucks, pickup trucks, construction vehicles and school buses: thanks for entertaining my two-year-old in the back seat.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to tenzin: thanks for sleeping for half the time. and not crying. and for the dance party. and the singing. when you were singing that one high-pitched duet with prince, your voices blended seamlessly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to the truck with the ridiculous racing stripes, the porsche, and the five other cars that nearly cut me off going across toronto: you're obviously making up for what you lack in other areas, if you know what i mean. i didn't give any of you the finger, but i was shouting at you really hard in my head. i hope you heard me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to the girls with the massive sorority sticker across your back window: you probably should have spent a little less time talking and more time looking at the road. but you both had really nice hair and sunglasses.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to the person driving 80 in the fast lane for quite some time: there were a lot of people that were really really annoyed by you. yeah, you were pretty oblivious.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">- to all of the cities i drove through besides toronto: thank you for not being as chaotic as toronto.</span><br />
- to the city of toronto: thanks for not being a parking lot despite the g20. you had me worried, but you pulled through for me after all.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><br />
and, most importantly, to the person who donated today:<br />
<br />
thank you so much! it was so generous of you! i'm beyond grateful as always. check out the new total...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><br />
today's look while spending even more time than usual in the car:<br />
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<strong>white t-shirt with hearts:</strong> secondhand <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>jeans:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>green crocheted hat:</strong> value village, a year old <em>($4)</em><br />
<strong>brooch worn on hat:</strong> jacob, about four years old <em>(about $15)</em><br />
<strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em><br />
<br />
<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $99.08<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-88653750150486605182010-06-26T13:42:00.000-04:002010-06-26T13:42:07.193-04:00day one hundred seventy-seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSweHsdm4x4EP5gPBlmBL_YbDBcPPkScvdCE1G8x0Nk7DvoyKwvraGJirKQ6n37tklcAGdMIl5EAl_ruDZ5QDod5djvX9M-BvObWYwJ9nSONfYMegJcq7o_BFzKJGgo1o-CbtobdY4M7kM/s1600/Day+177+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSweHsdm4x4EP5gPBlmBL_YbDBcPPkScvdCE1G8x0Nk7DvoyKwvraGJirKQ6n37tklcAGdMIl5EAl_ruDZ5QDod5djvX9M-BvObWYwJ9nSONfYMegJcq7o_BFzKJGgo1o-CbtobdY4M7kM/s320/Day+177+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">the total is like a little kid - it just keeps growing! pretty soon it's going to be all embarassed to be seen with me and asking to borrow the car...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i'm a little late announcing it, but <a href="http://wardrobedresstruction.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-one-hundred-sixty-nine.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">the friday generosity trend</span></a> continued again this week! thank you so much to the person who donated...your contribution put me above and beyond my goal...amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">only four more days to go...the sky's the limit...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while sneaking around surprising people:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>black t-shirt under dress:</strong> old navy, about four years old <em>($15)</em></span><br />
<strong>black dress under dress:</strong> old navy, about two years old <em>($30)</em><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>material around waist:</strong> recycled from a secondhand t-shirt <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>butterfly-print scarf on head:</strong> donated from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $45.08</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-61157751351172829052010-06-25T15:00:00.001-04:002010-06-27T20:31:18.901-04:00day one hundred seventy-six<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB17Lv8ZIIhQqagy-I7BMGADtoKMkdYu7MFWQNDvOR00huboPUSddQUB6RhWMPbe0YG8ZAbkv55DwH1LUziwq6WNXYDzF4Lp45rm_q16O7p0l2dlVom7CsEpxMdW18kbtKWHfwA0FesKas/s1600/Day+176+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB17Lv8ZIIhQqagy-I7BMGADtoKMkdYu7MFWQNDvOR00huboPUSddQUB6RhWMPbe0YG8ZAbkv55DwH1LUziwq6WNXYDzF4Lp45rm_q16O7p0l2dlVom7CsEpxMdW18kbtKWHfwA0FesKas/s320/Day+176+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">i was listening to the radio the other day and heard an ad for a mattress company. so what, right? well, apparently they have a pillow expert. is this an actual job? does this person have a business card that actually reads "pillow expert"? i wonder if there is a secret place somewhere in the world that has a pillow school that hands out pillow expert diplomas.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">it's probably the same place you go to learn to be a magic carpet rider.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">maybe it's just me, but don't you just <em>know</em> when a pillow is good and when it's not? some people prefer a firm pillow, some prefer soft. some prefer feathers while others prefer synthetic fill. some like a small pillow while some like a full-on body pillow. don't you just try them out until you find one you like?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i imagine that in this particular store, you walk in casually looking to set yourself up with a new pillow because the one you currently own is too firm/soft/ratty/lumpy. you are approached by the pillow expert who leaves a faint trail of stardust in his wake. he offers you a tray of gnocchi and marshmallows (his favourite snacks). like a fine storyteller, he explains to you the origin of the hand-picked duck feathers that were bred in an exotic-sounding country specifically for you to lay your head on. he pulls out charts outlining the quality and thread-count of each pillow. you are amazed by the intricacies of the pillow world that up until this point you were completely oblivious about. you buy the perfect pillow hand selected by the pillow expert and go home and feel like you are sleeping on a cloud.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">at least that's what it better be like. last time we bought new pillows, i flung my head into each one while they were still on the shelf, and The Husband actually lay down on the dirty store floor testing them out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">fine, point taken. this is the last time i will mock the pillow expert.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><span style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while wishing i owned a magic carpet:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>flowered dress over dress:</strong> remade by me from a skirt donated by <a href="http://lanarklocalflavour.ca/users/queen-beet-farm"><span style="color: #a64d79;">coral sproule</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>green tie around waist:</strong> from dressing gown <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>jeans:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>green crocheted hat:</strong> value village, a year old <em>($4)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brooch worn on hat:</strong> jacob, about four years old <em>(about $15)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $99.08</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-455827700590365642010-06-24T20:38:00.000-04:002010-06-24T20:38:48.757-04:00day one hundred seventy-five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUF2Olu3m80dnEVKNSYcZQdJiK8yITLnb6k0THsfokJOSqgjQcmR_kZnam2m2bc8bLX7zNhNoafahVEo3MQaHhTkpSbt0J0bn6l0-D_RCaWqPm9zS8Biw1qYXoc5DN9EuCvLoaNzFBR8_K/s1600/Day+175+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUF2Olu3m80dnEVKNSYcZQdJiK8yITLnb6k0THsfokJOSqgjQcmR_kZnam2m2bc8bLX7zNhNoafahVEo3MQaHhTkpSbt0J0bn6l0-D_RCaWqPm9zS8Biw1qYXoc5DN9EuCvLoaNzFBR8_K/s320/Day+175+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div>it's been a little round of interviews here in the past little while! today, my interview with the perth courier newspaper was published. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2bteey5"><span style="color: #a64d79;">click here</span></a> to read all about it...and look at the beguiling face of tenzin<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">yes, he wears the pants in this family. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">i can't help but repeat how grateful i am to everyone who's supporting this project. you keep me going. we should get together sometime soon and sing a round or two of kumbaya. </span></span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">the countdown's on...only six days to go...</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while getting my message out:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>grey t-shirt under dress:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.judysquared.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">my sister</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>necklace:</strong> donated by my friend <a href="http://www.vanessadewson.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">vanessa</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>silk liberty of london scarf worn around waist:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<div align="left"><span style="color: #4c1130;">about $80.08</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401)</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-42599276718641620962010-06-23T20:19:00.000-04:002010-06-23T20:19:02.293-04:00day one hundred seventy-four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQt-iekPpwGH90JtkPIWW6SVK7Z-dLbjYKhSg7DTOfxSqTwDzEIQxW9pVlqR3rBBdjOyztYLswdPiGkDRuecgtHr5i7rq0EoJhxrFnNAhdv-wkLWJmDweqWiktsuf7HYVLkrOCXDL_GDK/s1600/Day+174+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQt-iekPpwGH90JtkPIWW6SVK7Z-dLbjYKhSg7DTOfxSqTwDzEIQxW9pVlqR3rBBdjOyztYLswdPiGkDRuecgtHr5i7rq0EoJhxrFnNAhdv-wkLWJmDweqWiktsuf7HYVLkrOCXDL_GDK/s320/Day+174+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">i stopped buying women's magazines a couple of years ago. i used to buy them all the time, and i'd hold onto them for years. when it came time for decluttering, i'd throw everything out except my magazines. i saw them as a snapshot of the times - the clothes, the stories, the issues. but after a few years, i noticed the trends. they were just so annoyingly predictable.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">i haven't picked up one of these magazines in months, but i can pretty much guarantee that any given magazine currently on the racks has titles on the cover like "how to look cool while beating the heat!", "get your body beach-ready in less than a week!", "ten products that will keep you gorgeous all summer long!", "painless swimsuit shopping!", "fake tanner minus the smell!".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">lies! lies! lies!</span><br />
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if i had a magazine, i'd tell it like it is. my magazine would be called <em>get real</em> and would have headings like "it's damn hot outside, and chances are you are going to look like a wet cat by the end of the day", "no one will be looking at your juicy lips when you smell like that", "the last time you went swimsuit shopping and enjoyed it you were five. some things never change.", "melancholy reads for the anti-beach set", and "fun things to do rather than getting peed on at the local pool".<br />
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hey, sometimes reality bites.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><br />
today's look while being bratty:<br />
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<strong>brown skirt over dress:</strong> kilborn's, seven months old <em>($45)</em><br />
<strong>black tie around waist:</strong> found in a bag of wrapping paper <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>beaded necklace worn as bracelet:</strong> stitches <em>($5 for a set)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $50.08Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-23267145223637054432010-06-22T19:59:00.000-04:002010-06-22T19:59:38.419-04:00day one hundred seventy-three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YWN-euG7uJqZfxgduLl-Q1YoBLHH1C1PDTX1HVSDvSbvtplAX1vsUicFja7UOoTQYa0FbVw94_R8OCakuDjQEQBnyUVARc6XDrfTSZvnfQl5Z4y32c112-AXlluFcrWMgfFbA-q-2YLa/s1600/Day+173+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YWN-euG7uJqZfxgduLl-Q1YoBLHH1C1PDTX1HVSDvSbvtplAX1vsUicFja7UOoTQYa0FbVw94_R8OCakuDjQEQBnyUVARc6XDrfTSZvnfQl5Z4y32c112-AXlluFcrWMgfFbA-q-2YLa/s320/Day+173+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">today, i'm going to steer you on out of here and over to </span><a href="http://chai-sngz.blogspot.com/2010/06/interview-christine-chu.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">the end mark</span></a><span style="color: #4c1130;">...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">steve (the lovely writer of) approached me recently to do an interview about this project. i happen to like steve, so i said sure. he's been a great supporter of this little endeavour, </span><span style="color: #4c1130;">and one day he <strike>might even</strike> will work for <a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">interview</span></a>. if you want to learn more about the cause and effects of this project, the fashion goings on, the fundraising, and the dresses themselves, you should definitely check it out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">think you already know everything? then <a href="http://chai-sngz.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">go over there</span></a> and check out some of steve's writing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">because i said so, that's why.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
today's look while getting all bossy:<br />
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<strong>blue silk scarf around waist: </strong>donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>brow</strong><strong>n sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $80.08<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-69026881852558998142010-06-21T21:33:00.000-04:002010-06-21T21:33:41.239-04:00day one hundred seventy-two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7igX99kwmnBFfQYmtnksOV-ltiMz6DrFhvZfMp-fIXu4uJAxiK5ZQMyXRuOxBgObOIfyyqErrKxxIplLp3YZjyo73m8aBUDeNfzUvDh7h0OPC2u83HlKZ7WxnPrtXCD2EO0dnbedFKte/s1600/Day+172+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7igX99kwmnBFfQYmtnksOV-ltiMz6DrFhvZfMp-fIXu4uJAxiK5ZQMyXRuOxBgObOIfyyqErrKxxIplLp3YZjyo73m8aBUDeNfzUvDh7h0OPC2u83HlKZ7WxnPrtXCD2EO0dnbedFKte/s320/Day+172+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">i have never been good at traditional math. i liken math to a foreign language that i will never understand. i remember one specific incident when i was in grade three and we'd been given a math test. i had no idea what to do, so i thought the teacher would appreciate a lovely pencil drawing on the page instead of some badly-done long division. i drew a robot out of geometric shapes, you know, all art-with-an-ode-to-math style. i put a lot of effort into the drawing. as it turns out, my teacher didn't appreciate it at all and i was reprimanded. this didn't exactly endear me any further to math.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">but when it comes to my own version of math, i excel. for example, i can translate my day today into math and come out with the right answer:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">1 morning stomachache + 1/2 cup of coffee + 2 pieces of raisin toast + 1 peed-on dress + 1 long day + 1 summer solstice party + 2 plates of food + lots of happy kids + 1 tired kid 1 1/2 hours late to bed - not much night left = 1 very tired me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">see? i can even do fractions. but maybe you'd rather i just draw you a picture instead.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while contemplating implications derived from the effects of quantum physics:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>jeans:</strong> value village, a year old <em>($20)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $100.08</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-17979682475873710232010-06-20T20:11:00.000-04:002010-06-20T20:11:26.303-04:00day one hundred seventy-one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2MRtMiqzBFBZ5p6CQ8JV7KCGVNq2RqerxO40Qlie1gCdJ5dhko2EiJ-5XhjMWhkI06g4_8oCR2MYRysbXKpuBn5WDpAO70Bu-0p1YR1NEqM86NCnsrbpAjjnNay5WummL4-b7syyPZnG/s1600/Day+171+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2MRtMiqzBFBZ5p6CQ8JV7KCGVNq2RqerxO40Qlie1gCdJ5dhko2EiJ-5XhjMWhkI06g4_8oCR2MYRysbXKpuBn5WDpAO70Bu-0p1YR1NEqM86NCnsrbpAjjnNay5WummL4-b7syyPZnG/s320/Day+171+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">a couple of days ago, i came across </span><a href="http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/style/96487154.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUHPYDiaK7DUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr"><span style="color: #a64d79;">this article</span></a><span style="color: #4c1130;">. it's so hard to give credit where it's due because i am kind of voracious when i'm on the internet. it's all, first i'm just going to check this site for a second, but then i'm invariably grabbed by the hand and led off to another site, and two hours later i'm sitting hunched over the laptop squinting, contorted like a pretzel, and can't even remember what i was doing on the internet in the first place because, you know, there <em>are</em> interesting things beyond this square glowing object. (that was a convoluded note to self. must ignore the internet more and reacclimatize to reality. and stop interrupting so much. ugh. it's bad-mannered and annoying).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">where was i again?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">oh yeah, the summer of dresses. i love this idea! go figure. dresses are just so easy and comfortable. there's no matching to do - just add some accessories - or not - and you're done. there was a full year when i was a little girl when i refused to wear anything but dresses, even though in my daydreams i was a wild tree-climbing tomboy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">so just as my six months of wearing certain dresses is coming to an end, i won't be ignoring dresses altogether...just these particular ones.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
today's look while wishing a happy day to all the amazing dads out there:<br />
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<strong>white t-shirt under dress:</strong> smart set, about three years old <em>($10)</em><br />
<strong>green silk tie around waist:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
$10.08<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-70391316196569890972010-06-19T21:13:00.000-04:002010-06-19T21:13:55.125-04:00day one hundred seventy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuynVoLb6OdL4jmY7l0SEdSmqaVtJ_lWGLIc5WbufaoGtrH3AN2NgXRZlhIIJdiqDmkKq5VeEYywHrzfi7ndeDaTqz7DxtYyNpuyAzP3HD_pxJ4ur0IckCbqFA4SYUv7Q4jYlaPTA0hhJ/s1600/Day+170+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuynVoLb6OdL4jmY7l0SEdSmqaVtJ_lWGLIc5WbufaoGtrH3AN2NgXRZlhIIJdiqDmkKq5VeEYywHrzfi7ndeDaTqz7DxtYyNpuyAzP3HD_pxJ4ur0IckCbqFA4SYUv7Q4jYlaPTA0hhJ/s320/Day+170+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div>i am beyond words...check out the new total! this one was an extra-special donation in that it clinched my goal with just under two weeks to go! thank you so much to the person who donated today. i am amazed and grateful to everyone who is helping keep me inspired on a daily basis. there are lots of you out there.<br />
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now, there's no limit. i'm just gonna see where this goes from here...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><br />
today's look while getting butterflies:<br />
<strong>blue t-shirt over dress:</strong> liquidation world, about a year old <em>($10)</em><br />
<strong>jeans: </strong>liquidation world, about a year old <em>($3)</em><br />
<strong>bracelet:</strong> handmade by me out of recycled zippers <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em><br />
<strong>purple headband:</strong> made out of a recycled t-shirt <em>(free)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $93.08Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-58456737643565030922010-06-18T20:08:00.000-04:002010-06-18T20:08:52.592-04:00day one hundred sixty-nine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DX5jeAAE9IVvZMBSjpxSqyQIxFCOvMi-yPqHAKke05DbfUbSwn5jc08GHGausVGJHzAGHdQucLt9wBGS-K-c2Lti4YHfC8PzzJ4KUpD0vIl14LhwfKT-WbbjIN_gZqMVXSIGVFG8DS1p/s1600/Day+169+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DX5jeAAE9IVvZMBSjpxSqyQIxFCOvMi-yPqHAKke05DbfUbSwn5jc08GHGausVGJHzAGHdQucLt9wBGS-K-c2Lti4YHfC8PzzJ4KUpD0vIl14LhwfKT-WbbjIN_gZqMVXSIGVFG8DS1p/s320/Day+169+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">i am pleased to announce that the inadvertent but lovely <a href="http://wardrobedresstruction.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-one-hundred-sixty-two.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">new-total</span></a><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><a href="http://wardrobedresstruction.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-one-hundred-fifty-five.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">fridays</span></a> are still on a roll! i came home tired, but a generous cheque in the mailbox put a smile on my face. thank you so much to the person who sent that in. look at the new total!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">today is also a special day...it's <a href="http://www.judysquared.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">my amazing sister</span></a>'s birthday today! happy birthday, judy xo</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while enjoying my day the positive way:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>jeans:</strong> stitches, four years old <em>($30)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>vintage blue ribbon around waist:</strong> thrift shop <em>(about 10¢)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>silver bracelet:</strong> secondhand <em>(free)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $30.18</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-77210430142911371392010-06-17T20:14:00.000-04:002010-06-17T20:14:04.331-04:00day one hundred sixty-eight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5der1FisaTXN5ksUKJo_YHSESfWBrr2BCrNvnw3xRb9o1cHKstgc-i5YKbu2YTf4pOFeqH-3FJatynv3YTYdty86g7doiZX3eGk2pGrjlCBquiquGsxDEqsjPbwBJt3cQgvY5KkvuYMj/s1600/Day+168+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5der1FisaTXN5ksUKJo_YHSESfWBrr2BCrNvnw3xRb9o1cHKstgc-i5YKbu2YTf4pOFeqH-3FJatynv3YTYdty86g7doiZX3eGk2pGrjlCBquiquGsxDEqsjPbwBJt3cQgvY5KkvuYMj/s320/Day+168+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div>i can't get enough of this relaxation thing. no really, i actually can't get enough. i think <a href="http://wardrobedresstruction.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-one-hundred-sixty-four.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">the other day</span></a> must have been a fluke. i just always seem to have my head at least two steps ahead of what i'm actually doing at any particular moment. and that is why i am writing to you tonight from a hammock. because everyone - even people like me who can't do math - knows that hammock = relaxation, right? it's as though the holes were designed specifically to help drain away the worries of the day....<br />
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so i should be feeling pretty relaxed, right?<br />
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sure, except for that subtle but always-imminent feeling that i might fall onto the ground at any moment. this could be partly due to the fact that i am sort of sitting upright in order to type, so i haven't quite achieved the (literally) laid-back feeling i'm after. also while you're over there, i can't reach my drink. plus there's the fact that i am right now serving as a human appetizer to a bevvy of bugs - but i think everyone's heard just about enough of that out of me this week.<br />
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i think this was a better idea in theory. apparently relaxation appears to require quite a lot of effort.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><br />
today's look while trying to achieve a zen-like state:<br />
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<strong>black dress under dress:</strong> smart set, about two years old <em>($30)</em><br />
<strong>beaded bracelets:</strong> a mix of some from smart set <em>($5 for a set)</em> and others donated by my friend <a href="http://www.vanessadewson.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">vanessa</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>grey material around waist:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.judysquared.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">my sister</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $35.08Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-35042424089899358732010-06-16T20:13:00.000-04:002010-06-16T20:13:53.826-04:00day one hundred sixty-seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4N7sp4_gHWO6oDCcyfUwKeC4Ik3iPV7FE9c3UXpDXvTrwSoJGBtqIZbUUeDwmpT6cS5cdd_WJv_wSrst6-MPcvIAZB8XeF-Z6LOAyqLw_iiQn0-YyQXmmppwkMKF7dyHN5Rs6QtIKlwC/s1600/Day+167+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4N7sp4_gHWO6oDCcyfUwKeC4Ik3iPV7FE9c3UXpDXvTrwSoJGBtqIZbUUeDwmpT6cS5cdd_WJv_wSrst6-MPcvIAZB8XeF-Z6LOAyqLw_iiQn0-YyQXmmppwkMKF7dyHN5Rs6QtIKlwC/s320/Day+167+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">have you been wondering how the dresses are doing lately? it's nearly their six-month birthday! they are just starting to show a little wear and tear at this point, but they've held up remarkably well for the abuse they've taken. right now, the long one has a few minor stubborn spots that just won't seem to come out. they are the result of a full head-on collision hug from tenzin to me one night after dinner had been eaten but hands hadn't been washed. sorry, dress, but the hug wins every time. the dress is to the <a href="http://wardrobedresstruction.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-one-hundred-sixty-five.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">mosquito</span></a> as the hug is to me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">rainy days like today are good because then spots can at least pass for raindrops.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">both dresses are starting to fade slightly, but i guess we all do a bit as we get older. overall, they're doing quite well. i was asked recently if i will ever wear the dresses again once this project is done. i thought about it, and the answer for now is leaning heavily towards idon'tthinksoanytimesoonthankyou. i might even swear off all brown items for a little while. but at least if i ever change my mind, my loyal dresses will be there waiting.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">they've put up with a lot - but they've given so much more in return.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while pondering the yonder:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>pink cashmere sweater over dress:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>white skirt under dress:</strong> the dump <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals: </strong>aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $80.08 <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(palindromes are cool)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-52366261347293241532010-06-15T21:07:00.002-04:002010-06-16T20:12:09.400-04:00day one hundred sixty-six<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz1BBgQsDOSEFazd5lo-iiS08Q0E1QQt8029cEqlE8S86Yjm8NNc63MLrGrLzZhVQ_dkikeDGKQptH9CMJIDm56jJAVpJINVz658O6Ij5Qjw9ez65YFu-iU9y2dfi5YFaiQaGkJRcspOS/s1600/Day+166+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz1BBgQsDOSEFazd5lo-iiS08Q0E1QQt8029cEqlE8S86Yjm8NNc63MLrGrLzZhVQ_dkikeDGKQptH9CMJIDm56jJAVpJINVz658O6Ij5Qjw9ez65YFu-iU9y2dfi5YFaiQaGkJRcspOS/s320/Day+166+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">do you see the total growing over there in that box to the right? people, you are coming through for me once again! the final push to the finish line is nearly here! i received another amazingly generous cheque in the mail tonight. thank you so much to the person who sent it through. (and word is, there's another one on the way...)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">again, my goal at this point is to raise that number up all the way up to <span style="color: #a64d79;">$1000</span> in the next two weeks. if there is any way you can help me reach it, i would be more than grateful. you know, you could be like one of my best friends or something. no amount is too small and it's all for an absolutely amazing cause...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while getting exceptionally excited:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>flowered top over dress:</strong> handmade by <a href="http://www.judysquared.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">my sister</span></a> (free)</span><br />
<strong>jeans:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>black flats:</strong> payless, about two years old <em>($20)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $20.08<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-57653285094119985892010-06-14T20:06:00.000-04:002010-06-14T20:06:10.858-04:00day one hundred sixty-five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RFHlfwFf6PTj6ovzs-iHyoRcHAhfc01cHmCMwhaKHrqK78ad4t9zedKiw-11FNakJmGkqaGjVV6YXjN4weyAlkTVspvVUUbRwAvTrIRNejgbO4lvcVjfdTXtnRAN04d9wgLsQJEZtpVC/s1600/Day+165+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RFHlfwFf6PTj6ovzs-iHyoRcHAhfc01cHmCMwhaKHrqK78ad4t9zedKiw-11FNakJmGkqaGjVV6YXjN4weyAlkTVspvVUUbRwAvTrIRNejgbO4lvcVjfdTXtnRAN04d9wgLsQJEZtpVC/s320/Day+165+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">please don't take this personally, but you're really starting to bug me. i know you can't help it. i might even be leading you on a bit, wafting past you trailing the alluring smells of dinner that my husband cooks each night. but then you get too close. you sit with your arms on my back or my neck or my leg. and then i feel the horrible zap through my skin.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">you bit me...and now i want revenge.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">it's a close race. i swat at you, but you keep lunging back at me. i try a spot of shadowboxing. you win the rodeo prize for sitting on me the longest without letting go.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">but in the end, i always win.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">take my advice: there are much better birds out there for you to chase.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>green tank top over dress:</strong> can't remember origin, a year old <em>($30)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>jeans: </strong>donated by <a href="http://lanarklocalflavour.ca/users/queen-beet-farm"><span style="color: #a64d79;">coral sproule</span></a> for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $110.08</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-68655840554827184192010-06-13T19:55:00.001-04:002010-06-16T20:08:16.272-04:00day one hundred sixty-four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLbutiu9kTHlWhv6dXsK2fTpntnBKdSofFGLKlocP1oXAj_Cmwym1mDvfmm2-4Fx1RZdcbmHADt9-m3JwBEzT1BKGJiM5VSzbjnwVAy8dXX-iF9gRzhA7MNi673XDHmGgqGH8m3WWmBIv/s1600/Day+164+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLbutiu9kTHlWhv6dXsK2fTpntnBKdSofFGLKlocP1oXAj_Cmwym1mDvfmm2-4Fx1RZdcbmHADt9-m3JwBEzT1BKGJiM5VSzbjnwVAy8dXX-iF9gRzhA7MNi673XDHmGgqGH8m3WWmBIv/s320/Day+164+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">do you hear that sound? it's the sound of me exhaling in a rare moment of genuine relaxation. i feel as though i have been short on time lately and long on things to do. but this morning, i won the child jackpot. tenzin slept in until 10:40 am. it was getting so late, i was reaching the point of wondering if i should wake him up. yeah, i know, dumb idea. sleeping babies and all. so i let him keep dreaming and cleared every item of my to-do list, and do i ever feel better now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">although i usually don't condone such things, if you were feeling so inclined you could practically eat off our floors, they are so clean. dishes were done and put away (by me for once)! thank you notes were written and are sitting in actual addressed envelopes ready to go in the mail. a gazebo was moved and a rather large picnic table dragged into it. some fun was had too - some guilt-free tv watching and lots of playing with t in the short time he spent awake today.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">did i ever need that. now i'm off to shower. cleaning up to-do lists is a very dirty job.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while off to make a new list:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>black t-shirt:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>green material around waist:</strong> recycled from an old t-shirt <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>zipper bracelet:</strong> made by me out of recycled zippers <em>(free)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about 8¢ (just the cost-per-wear of the dress!) </span><strong><br />
</strong><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-72653531838613010332010-06-12T19:44:00.000-04:002010-06-12T19:44:12.968-04:00day one hundred sixty-three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim53oFgYzEJj_lYVqd5mGKwjO2VxxWsXQpHko9DHQwQqJTpGkAwKqPfFg5MrrBIK1Ls8Vvgg8LbQyI3BmkDBI_S3totDHztfQnbsv3PMLLM_ZJX6W9wzcBJbXyYadYNW9YD3QlYzQ-UxcA/s1600/Day+163+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim53oFgYzEJj_lYVqd5mGKwjO2VxxWsXQpHko9DHQwQqJTpGkAwKqPfFg5MrrBIK1Ls8Vvgg8LbQyI3BmkDBI_S3totDHztfQnbsv3PMLLM_ZJX6W9wzcBJbXyYadYNW9YD3QlYzQ-UxcA/s320/Day+163+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">i want to tell you about something i didn't know about until now. one of my friends, elizabeth, brought it to my attention, and i'd really like to share it with you in case you haven't heard of it either. elizabeth has a friend who urgently needs a bone marrow donor. you can read more about this in a letter she wrote to the local ottawa newspaper here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/38srjfx"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://tinyurl.com/38srjfx</span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">she is trying to get the word out about <a href="http://www.onematch.ca/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">onematch</span></a> - a canadian registry for blood, stem cell and bone marrow donors. full disclosure: blood and blood-related topics usually get my stomach a little churny. but then i thought about it from the perspective of someone who is in actual need of a donor. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i've signed up and am waiting for my swab kit. for elizabeth's friend and all the other people out there who are relying on the kindness of strangers, please consider doing it as well. you never know, you might just save a life.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>sweatshirt over dress worn as a skirt:</strong> value village, about ten months old <em>(about $10)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>grey t-shirt underneath:</strong> stitches, about four years old <em>($5)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>black flipflops:</strong> old navy, a year old <em>($1)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $16.08</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-57912743960499062142010-06-11T22:31:00.000-04:002010-06-11T22:31:37.116-04:00day one hundred sixty-two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOeQ70ZTot3-l-TaR1fle5LMCV9tw-vsiuFTNI2T4LTQD7xltNBP8OY5hzgJzP5LuZc80TDMz9Blpi622pDCITfFnWiqM0kO-t2p1qspXmx2P73rEqnvb5KTDCns3QO7DuDjYbxMChAiy/s1600/Day+162+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOeQ70ZTot3-l-TaR1fle5LMCV9tw-vsiuFTNI2T4LTQD7xltNBP8OY5hzgJzP5LuZc80TDMz9Blpi622pDCITfFnWiqM0kO-t2p1qspXmx2P73rEqnvb5KTDCns3QO7DuDjYbxMChAiy/s320/Day+162+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">it's really late once again. i just got home after being out at another birthday celebration. june is definitely a birthday month around here. i am way behind on emails, late on posting, the list at the moment goes on and on...this will most definitely be a catch-up weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">but look at that new total! thank you loads to the person who generously donated! is this becoming a friday tradition? i think i like how this is going...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while chasing my tail:</span><br />
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<strong>white sweater:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>blue t-shirt over dress:</strong> liquidation world, about eight months old (about $10)<br />
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<strong>jeans:</strong> liquidation world, about ten months old <em>($20)</em><br />
<strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-76557283926152153462010-06-10T20:03:00.000-04:002010-06-10T20:03:26.420-04:00day one hundred sixty-one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP9noh-JF9VNggsTFoTzDoxAxh-7aNGRY6iRopry8I1l4zL24VpvJs5kjmYQlmxBzVyfeu67MRb_1zfvCDKJU6uQrc1XOY9ku8HyIotiB5CC20RvMZhFBt_A4W73G32mSFeVCISiPB-ot/s1600/Day+161+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP9noh-JF9VNggsTFoTzDoxAxh-7aNGRY6iRopry8I1l4zL24VpvJs5kjmYQlmxBzVyfeu67MRb_1zfvCDKJU6uQrc1XOY9ku8HyIotiB5CC20RvMZhFBt_A4W73G32mSFeVCISiPB-ot/s320/Day+161+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">the last thought i had before my head hit the pillow last night was how amazing it would feel to sleep in. ironically, this morning i jolted awake five whole minutes before i was supposed to leave for work. turns out the alarm was set but the sound wasn't. unfortunately one doesn't work without the other in terms of performing the needed function of waking me up.</span><br />
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i bolted out of bed, disoriented and confused. i slapped on some makeup, ran something through my hair, power brushed my teeth, and threw on the first thing i saw in the drawer. i heard tenzin say "mama" on the other side of the wall. i was torn: go in, say hi and leave two seconds later causing certain upset or bolt up the stairs and out of the house before he could see me. i chose option number two and felt guilty about my choice all morning.<br />
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i drove to work blanking out several minutes down the highway which is always disconcerting. how exactly did i get from a to c without remembering much of b? without any of the usual caffeine streaming through my body, i assume. i jolted to when i saw a dead deer lying on the side of the highway. that's two this week.<br />
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i walked down the road to mail a letter in the afternoon. i was waiting at a light and after a moment realized that i was humming. out loud. great, now i've become a crazy girl who hums out loud in public.<br />
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i came home. the sound of gunshots was ringing through the air. where exactly do i live?! i don't think i will ever get used to that sound. i went outside to take my daily picture. tenzin decided to come with me. he thinks it's really funny waiting for the timer to go off and then having the picture taken. so the sound was gunshot! laugh! gunshot! laugh! the poor hunter was likely thrown off his game. oh well, hopefully we saved a deer.<br />
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soon it will be time for bed again. another day is winding down. tonight i will still dream about sleeping in, but i'll be double-checking that the sound's turned up this time.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><br />
today's look while in a bit of a fog:<br />
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<strong>green t-shirt over dress:</strong> donated by marci bruyere for this project - thanks! <em>(free)</em><br />
<strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em><br />
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<strong>grand total:</strong><br />
about $80.08Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-45077088727947284942010-06-09T21:50:00.000-04:002010-06-09T21:50:19.108-04:00day one hundred sixty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYVsF8BbbkZBjf99FZdENHh7LE9VaVwCJCtChnyiZBWT1wbaK6BgNp_sTWNA25wkdZMwGqfG3JkrXHfoix8gE2Cxoe8ah4RMRXytIAcamv56wqGkjq26rJh3ujhb75u3s4mcR2Zc6UqKL/s1600/Day+160+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYVsF8BbbkZBjf99FZdENHh7LE9VaVwCJCtChnyiZBWT1wbaK6BgNp_sTWNA25wkdZMwGqfG3JkrXHfoix8gE2Cxoe8ah4RMRXytIAcamv56wqGkjq26rJh3ujhb75u3s4mcR2Zc6UqKL/s320/Day+160+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">today is cold. it's the kind of cold that you get in england where it passes straight through your skin and nestles deep in your bones.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">one hot meal, one hot bath, one warm sweatshirt and one wool blanket later, the chill has finally gone. it's always strange when june feels like october.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while dreaming of england:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>black t-shirt with velcro tab worn over dress (today it spells "one sixty"):</strong> next exit, about seven years old <em>($45)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>white skirt under dress:</strong> the dump <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>green hairband:</strong> recycled from an old t-shirt <em>(free)</em></span><span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years ago <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $125.08</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881936469282544562.post-29636855592863577562010-06-08T20:40:00.000-04:002010-06-08T20:40:33.836-04:00day one hundred fifty-nine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KyseJvXGYjn0Q6r6NDGxHmcUhosD5ha_PHlUqJCEqW6stv5LrSbwFmKhVwD40eVgJ7vqb7W8wDQ-0HC05E-NbFRFw4RpUXtVWazo2VR0hEbvbThoCofVGNwvfqugH7YHkwu0q0QIHnVD/s1600/Day+159+Polaroid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KyseJvXGYjn0Q6r6NDGxHmcUhosD5ha_PHlUqJCEqW6stv5LrSbwFmKhVwD40eVgJ7vqb7W8wDQ-0HC05E-NbFRFw4RpUXtVWazo2VR0hEbvbThoCofVGNwvfqugH7YHkwu0q0QIHnVD/s320/Day+159+Polaroid.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">dear tenzin,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">today you turned two.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">it's been 730 days since i first met you. 730 mornings that you have made me smile. 730 times we've said goodnight. 730 days where my heart has nearly burst straight through my chest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i love it when you wave. when you smile. when you run. when you're free. when you hug me. when you learn. when you try.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">you have grown from a tiny newborn to a little boy. you have challenged me. you have made me proud. you have amazed me. you have changed me. you have shown me another side to this big strange world. you will teach me more than i will teach you. you inspire me in so many ways. you mean the world to me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">you are small, but you are strong. you are young, but you are wise. you are quiet, but you take it all in while the big world spins around you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">you have changed. you are changing. you will always change.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">i love you for being you. i wouldn't want you any other way. happy birthday, sweet boy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">xo,</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">mama</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">*****</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">today's look while lost for words:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>black cardigan over dress:</strong> fairweather, about two years old <em>($15)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>butterfly print scarf worn on head:</strong> donated by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belleville-ON/Kimberlys-DeJa-Vu-Boutique/63587248487#!"><span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span></a> (details below) - thanks! <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>silver bracelets:</strong> secondhand <em>(free)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>jeans:</strong> liquidation world, a year old <em>($3)</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><strong>brown sandals:</strong> aldo, about four years old <em>(about $80)</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">grand total:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">about $98.08</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">kimberly's deja vu boutique</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">sommerville centre, 6835 highway 62 north (1 mile off the 401) </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">belleville, ontario k8n 4z5</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">613.966.3352 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1