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[GreenTealael 25,474]

19 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Went to the annual gala fundraising lunch for the charity my friend is a director of yesterday. This is the same dress I wore to my friend’s daughter’s formal wedding last year. I had the hem shortened so I could wear it more often & for day events. Still love it & am glad I’ll have more chances to wear it now than as a long dress. Everyone was wearing very bright floral dresses at the lunch. It was so much colour and vibrancy it was verging on too much for my dark soul. 🤣🤣🤣

We’ve been having a warm snap so it was a lovely spring like day despite it being winter. I still took & wore my overcoat! It was black of course.LOL!

It is a great dress! I love the pattern. The positive/negative space reminds me of looking up to the sky through trees while laying in a field.
How was the event?

[GreenTealael 25,474]

I bought this shirt randomly because it needed a 100% cotton shirt and it was organic (I wanted to see if it was worth it) but every time I wear it the words seems to get attention 🤣.

Today after Uni/College move in for my daughter the words are 100% for me because we moved her into a walk up only building.

[Arabesque 7,494]

3 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

It is a great dress! I love the pattern. The positive/negative space reminds me of looking up to the sky through trees while laying in a field.
How was the event?

Oh it does. What a beautiful analogy @GreenTealael. The lunch is always very well done but it is such a mix of emotions as it deals with the loss of children. There’s a memorial slide show which is heartbreaking & a video with parents, grandparents & siblings talking about their loss. It is balanced with great MCs, entertainment & live auctions (men get so competitive 😁) and raffles drawn.

Wha does your t shirt say! A walk up. You would have hit your steps in. Lol! Is this your baby leaving home?

Edited August 19, 2024 by Arabesque

[GreenTealael 25,474]

8 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Oh it does. What a beautiful analogy @GreenTealael. The lunch is always very well done but it is such a mix of emotions as it deals with the loss of children. There’s a memorial slide show which is heartbreaking & a video with parents, grandparents & siblings talking about their loss. It is balanced with great MCs, entertainment & live auctions (men get so competitive 😁) and raffles drawn.

Wha does your t shirt say! A walk up. You would have hit your steps in. Lol! Is this your baby leaving home?

The shirt says Take Care of Yourself . I definitely hit my exercise goals for the day and my arms are sore from carrying boxes.
Yes this is the baby! Am I still allowed to call her that? I remember being called the baby through my late 20’s even after having children of my own 🤣.

Edited August 19, 2024 by GreenTealael

[ms.sss 15,748]

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I remember being called the baby through my late 20’s even after having children of my own 🤣.

im 52. and still called the baby.

[ms.sss 15,748]

On 7/18/2024 at 4:32 PM, GreenTealael said:

Is it a structured cargo skirt?

exactly that!

[GreenTealael 25,474]

23 hours ago, ms.sss said:

im 52. and still called the baby.

Good to know! I’ll keep the tradition going 🤣

[GreenTealael 25,474]

On 8/19/2024 at 10:06 AM, ms.sss said:

exactly that!

I love it! Too bad you didn’t get it 😔

[GreenTealael 25,474]

The only two outfits that I managed to get pics in while on vacation. Black high neck bodycon maxi, macramé fringed shawl, granny square boat neck sweater & tiered dress.

I’ve worn these many times in but I try to wear them in different ways. Anyone else working a capsule wardrobe? Staple items? Favorite style?

[Arabesque 7,494]

No capsule wardrobe in my house. I’m guilty of having far more clothes than I need. A example of the proof of me having too many clothes is this dress which I found in my wardrobe recently and couldn’t remember buying it. Obviously worn (no tags) but where and when I had no idea. Wore it last weekend because of my guilt & than I remembered the last time I wore it - to my friend’s daughter’s hens party three years ago. Oops.

Where did you go for your holiday?

[GreenTealael 25,474]

18 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

No capsule wardrobe in my house. I’m guilty of having far more clothes than I need. A example of the proof of me having too many clothes is this dress which I found in my wardrobe recently and couldn’t remember buying it. Obviously worn (no tags) but where and when I had no idea. Wore it last weekend because of my guilt & than I remembered the last time I wore it - to my friend’s daughter’s hens party three years ago. Oops.

Where did you go for your holiday?

I was on a Grand Canyon and other national parks road trip, big fun.

I had to look up hen party! It’s the first time I’ve heard the term and I love it.

Don’t feel guilty @Arabesque I also have items I have never worn (tags still on) even though my wardrobe is minimal. How’s that even possible?!?!

Well I recently binned my favorite leopard lounge pants (that I should have never owned 🤣) because they started to become my uniform. Need eggs and milk? No problem I’ll go get it…

[Arabesque 7,494]

Oh I have plenty of still tagged items too just waiting on special events/occasions to wear them. Did you mourn when you binned your lounge pants? I would have especially if they were super comfy. Leopard print would have been fun & there’s nothing wrong with a little Catwoman self-empowerment moment. 🐆

Your road trip to national parks does sound fun especially the Grand Canyon. Would like to visit that one day.

[GreenTealael 25,474]

10 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Oh I have plenty of still tagged items too just waiting on special events/occasions to wear them. Did you mourn when you binned your lounge pants? I would have especially if they were super comfy. Leopard print would have been fun & there’s nothing wrong with a little Catwoman self-empowerment moment. 🐆

Your road trip to national parks does sound fun especially the Grand Canyon. Would like to visit that one day.

It’s really hard to imagine the scale of the Grand Canyon until you see it in person. If you can make it, I highly recommend it.

I actually don’t miss the leggings because they were not flattering (although super comfortable) and I washed and wore them thread bare.

Also I’ve replaced them with “ I 🩷 my boyfriend” pajamas. I can only imagine that my neighbors are tired of seeing me garden with “🩷🤍🩷🤍” all over my a$$.

Edited October 11, 2024 by GreenTealael

[ms.sss 15,748]

On 10/10/2024 at 11:40 AM, GreenTealael said:

The only two outfits that I managed to get pics in while on vacation. Black high neck bodycon maxi, macramé fringed shawl, granny square boat neck sweater & tiered dress.

I’ve worn these many times in but I try to wear them in different ways. Anyone else working a capsule wardrobe? Staple items? Favorite style?

these pics look like they belong in an editorial photoshoot for a magazine ❤️❤️❤️

suitable for framing!!

[ms.sss 15,748]

12 hours ago, Arabesque said:

No capsule wardrobe in my house. I’m guilty of having far more clothes than I need. A example of the proof of me having too many clothes is this dress which I found in my wardrobe recently and couldn’t remember buying it. Obviously worn (no tags) but where and when I had no idea. Wore it last weekend because of my guilt & than I remembered the last time I wore it - to my friend’s daughter’s hens party three years ago. Oops.

Where did you go for your holiday?

still looks fab, 3 yrs later!!!❤️