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1 Dress 100 Days: Days 30 and 31

October 1, 2022

I just got to type the word October! Hallelujah!!!

Yesterday, we road-tripped west a couple of hours to visit a LOVELY area call A Better Place Forest. It's for interring cremation remains - under trees! Brilliant...

And today, I'm mostly working. I will probably go out and wheel my mom around someplace pretty, when I get some things done... (chambray shirt is UNDER my magic dress today)

I'm still loving my dress; yesterday in the forest I managed to attract about 100,000 burrs, which I pulled off over a period of hours. No damage done - a quick hand-wash and we're all good!

love,

Janice

 

 

 

p.s. Four years ago, I filled in what were (to me) some pretty big gaps ... View the Post

1 Dress 100 Days: Days 26 and 27

September 28, 2022

I'm sorry - this is the only post I will have today. Being sedated on Monday made it impossible for me to do anything useful or constructive for most of the day! I don't remember ANYTHING before about 8 p.m.... Kind of scary, but everything went well; preventative medicine is an adventure, isn't it?

Two more days wearing my dress, both days with a tee shirt underneath. I do NOT remember getting dressed after my test on Monday; I suspect that putting on tights was not a lot of fun...

love,

Janice

 

 

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1 Dress 100 Days: Days 24 and 25

September 25, 2022

Yesterday, I got my flu shot, so I wore my wool shirt and a scarf over my dress; the pharmacy staff needed easy access to my arm!

And today, I'm prepping for a medical test tomorrow, so I'm just going to nap as much as I can...

Still comfortable, still liking my dress. I'm surprised...

love,

Janice ... View the Post

1 Dress 100 Days: Day 23

September 24, 2022

Yesterday, I spend a HUGE portion of the day sitting at my desk (in The Vivienne Files International Headquarters - aka our bedroom!), catching up on things and working on Monday's blog post.

It's cool in Chicago, and I mostly wanted to wear something soft and cozy - hence I FINALLY have a chance to wear my sweatshirt from 4 Objects. It is a thing of beauty...

love,

Janice

p.s. I'm surprised that I'm not at all bored with this project; I'm actually thinking that my long-term wardrobe could be nothing more than "columns of black" with 2nd layers... So easy!

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1 Dress, 100 Day: Day 18

September 18, 2022

A long LONG walk through the parks, and then our favorite Mexican restaurant for an early dinner! My linen shirt over my dress kept me from getting sunburned - it was really warm today...

If you're in downtown Chicago, hunt down Gordo's Tiny Tacos; it's worth the search!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

1 Dress, 100 Days: Day 16 and 17

September 17, 2022

The weather remains warm, so I'm not able to tear into my sweaters and scarves, but I'm unearthing jewelry from before the pandemic to wear with Sierra.

I am not tired of my dress - far from it! It's pretty freeing to have the bulk of my outfit already chosen, and to be able to think of nothing more than jewelry and shirt choices.

But I am eager to start wearing scarves every day! Any scarf that I don't wear in the next 83 days will probably be sold - that's a happy goal...

love,

Janice ... View the Post

I Love It, But Will I Wear It? Boden Paisley Velvet Skirt

September 16, 2022

I knew, when I linked to the blue velvet skirt on Wednesday, that someone would see this one:

 

Questions started showing up immediately in my mail box - "do you THINK that I could wear this skirt enough to justify buying it?"

Well, yes, I do!

Let's look at some possibilities, ranging from just a blouse in warmer weather, to bundling up in the dead of winter:

If you assemble everything together that I've shown here, it's a pretty neat, bright wardrobe!

But no matter how much you love that skirt, you probably can't wear it every day! So I might add just a few things:

For many of us, this wardrobe would get us through the winter with no trouble!

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1 Dress, 100 Days: Day 14 and 15

September 15, 2022

Yesterday and today the weather has been warm, so I'm not wearing scarves. My linen shirt worn over my wool dress is cool and keeps the sun off of my shoulders - I'm very careful about the sun!

But I AM being reckless and put my wedding ring back on my hand; if my hands swell, they can just cut off my ring finger!

love,

Janice ... View the Post