august 30x30...days 25-30

i did it! i survived another 30x30. when these 30x30 challenges started appearing all over instagram and blogland, i thought there was no way i could ever do it. 30 pieces of clothing cuts my wardrobe big time. 2 challenges in, and i can honestly say it isn't that hard. here's what i wore the final few days.

day 25...church 

day 26...monday night tradish with celsey and shawn although i took the pic at work. 

i'm wearing the mint cardi. i would never have put this combo together without the challenge.

day 27...met up with my blog partner from bigs and littles since we both live in Utah. so much fun!

day 28...monthly dinner group

another outfit i never would have put together, but i got a lot of compliments that day.

day 29...i could have used more accessories, but i'm still in a moving mess.

day 30...lunch with aly, mikael, and michelle. i really really miss the days of all of us working together in the same office.

the shine project event. i put on some heels to dress it up a little. the lighting wasn't very good even though we took quite a few.

i met up with diana, deidre,and alycia for the event and then dinner after. whoever says blog friends aren't real is seriously CRAZY. love love love these girls.

this round of the challenge was a little different than in may. i still like it, and i'm still glad i did it. BUT, it was definitely different. carrie posts the things she learns each week so i decided to end the challenge with the things i learned this time.

1. i still HATE taking my picture everyday. i seriously need some help in this before november.

2. i have WAY too many clothes.

3. i can easily survive 30+ days with the same 30 pieces of clothing

4. i might die if i had to add shoes. i need options.

5. just like everything else in my life, the social part is my favorite part.

the august challenge was pretty small. i'm guessing/hoping  the november is much bigger. if you want in for november, email me. the more the merrier.

6. i still need to try kelly's fake out power point tutorial..maybe in november

in case you want to know what i wore days 1-24

days 19-24 days 13-18 days 7-12 days 1-6 30 items
remember kimberly from may30x30 and blogging the bach, she's opening her new etsy shop any day. in honor of her new shop/blog/twitter/instagram/etc. she's giving away a darling pillow from her shop. head on over to her new blog and enter.

because i love the social, check out what the other girls wore this week

august 30x30...days 19-24 plus other fun stuff

everyone is probably tired of hearing me talk about how busy i am and how moving it killing me so i'll save it. before i get to what i've been wearing the past week, i want to tell you about a few other fun things first. 1. POST EXCHANGE i got to know jacquelyn during the may 30x30 challenge. she started a blog swap program. it's a little different than others i have done in the past. it's pretty simple.  1. sign up 2. get matched up with a partner 3. email, blog stalk, etc. 4. send a letter in the mail to your partner it's that simple. you get mail...real mail and a new bloggy friend. i love it! i got paired up with kaara for august. we've emailed back and forth several times and follow each other on social media. we have a lot in common, and it's been really fun to get to know her. unfortunately both of us have been pretty busy and were a little late in sending our letters, but they are in the mail now. it's been a lot of fun. want to join in the fun for september?

 

Signups begin August 26 (that's today)

Matches revealed September 1.

Contact must be made by September 4.

Letters sent by September 18.

Sharing post is September 25.

October signups begin September 23.

2. THE SHINE PROJECT COMING TO UTAH

 www.theshineproject.com

-The Shine Project employs low income American youth to hand make trendy bracelets to help them pay their way through college.

follow the shine project on instagram @theshineproject for your chance to win a $25 card to Soel and $25 to spend on Threads!

who is coming to this fun girls night out with other bloggers and girls across Utah? i know i'll be there.

and now for days 19-24...

day 19... the dinner part of monday night tradish continued for the first time in months although i actually took my pic at work that day.

day 20...worked late and ended the night at the tail of nettie and jp's gender reveal party

day 21... not sure why my bun is crooked/didn't notice until i took this picture

day 22...dinner at paradise bakery with friends followed by a return trip to provo to meet up with some blog friends

day 23...favorite things party (more to come)

day 24...shawn's birthday bbq and leigh and bobby's wedding recption

i don't love or even like my hair curly, but it was a literal monsoon outside when i got out of the shower. straight hair would have been a disaster.

in case you missed what i've been wearing all month

days 13-18 days 7-12 days 1-6 30 items

august 30x30...days 13-18

if you're new around here, welcome! so happy to have you. sorry for the silence around here the past few days. i up and moved over the weekend which caused a fair amount of chaos. i attempted to post on monday. turns out it's helpful if you use the correct internet password. oops! somehow i managed to keep up 30x30 in the midst of this crazy move. it actually made packing a lot easier since i only had to keep out my 30 items. confession...i did cheat once this week. day 13...work

day 14...one of the perk of training so many new people at work is i often have a photographer

 day 15...outside the house of a family i work wtih

day 16...my new pic spot in my office wasn't as great this time

day 17...moving day. i wore a 30x30 shirt but cheated and wore yoga pants. i wasn't about to move in skinny jeans.

day 18...starting to get the slightest bit settled

even though i'm a little late posting, i am so happy i stuck with the challenge through the move and all the other craziness. come check out what everyone else is wearing.

august 30x30...days 7-12

after i signed up for this round of 30x30, i decided to move. i got a little nervous about doing it in the middle of that mess. it actually makes packing a lot easier. i only have 30 pieces of clothes to even worry about keeping out.  day 7...new pic spot in the office. i went to a super fun blogger meetup (post to come) and should definitely have taken my picture there 

day 8...outside the office. i ran into the PR lady who actually knows how to use a nice camera.

day 9...outside the slurp. friday lunch followed by treats at the slurp (my new fave) 

day 10...zermatt resort at my cousins violin performance. i never would have put this outfit together so 30x30 is working. although, this isn't my fave outfit and for sure not my fave pic this week.

 day 11...visiting a girl from church and trying to avoid the shadows (impossible)

day 12...back in midway at the homestead for our staff retreat. yes, that shirt and cardi have both been worn this week. 30x30=much more frequent laundry

in case you missed the other august 30x30 posts... days 1-6 30 items come see what everyone else is wearing.

august 30x30...days 1-6

week 1 is already over. after may's 30x30 challenge i swore i would do better pictures if i ever did this again. well, 1 week in and that still hasn't happened. since i am so not a fashion blogger i thought i would document a little about what i'm doing as well as my outfits.

day 1...neon cardi, melon stripe, white shorts

working and dinner with a bloggy friend (undocumented)

 day 2...black cardi, black and white strip t, black skirt

working

day 3...purple tank, teal skinnies

bridal shower during the day and work GNO at night

day 4...old navy tank, navy cardi, denim skirt

church and taking my own pic with a tripod and remote. jacquelyn and kelly should be proud.

day 5...navy/silver tank, denim jacket, melon skinnies

work work work

day 6...mint cardi, purple/mint stripe t, black maxi

pic taken after an appointment for work. i usually get just whoever is around to take my pictures. sometimes that works and sometimes that doesn't.

so far the worst part is taking the pictures-no surprise. go see what the others wore this week.

august 30x30...30 items

#may30x30 was so much fun that i was basically talked into #august30x30 before it even started. kelly is such an awesome host, and i met some really great bloggy friends (including kimberly who i am now friends with IRL). if you have no idea what i'm talking about, head over to modern camelot for all the deets. i really wanted to be more prepared this time, but it just didn't happen. i have gotten as far as picking out my 30 pieces. so here they are...

pants/shorts

1. white banana republic shorts 2. big star cutoffs 3. target cutoffs 4. gap outlet melon skinnies 5. kohls teal skinnies 6. jcpenney (shocking right?!?) jeggings

skirts

7. black skirt from ny&co probably 10 years ago 8. bella bird (walmart) polka dot 9. bella bird denim pencil 10. black maxi made by me 

tops

11. tj maxx nude tank 12. old navy orange tank 13. pink tank 14. j crew white ruffle tank 15. j crew purple tank 16. gap blue/silver tank 17. old navy sparkly 18. gap red/cream stripe 19. target black 20. h&m white/black stripe 21. purple/teal stripe v 22. gap outlet melon stripe 23. gap brown v

 cardis. didn't think through the limited colors i have here.

24. target olive 25. nordstrom navy 26. gap mint 27. nordstrom black 28. gap neon 29. bella bird blue/white stripe 30. inherited denim jacket

picking out my pieces stressed me out a little. what if i picked the wrong thing? what if it suddenly gets cold? what if i don't have enough purple to wear with my new toms wedges? all valid fears i'm sure. also 30x30=no shopping.

since my favorite part of this whole thing (and blogging in general) is connecting with other bloggers, here is our posting schedule and  links to my other 30x30ers.

Aug 1 - Share 30x30 pieces

Aug 8 - Days 1-6

Aug 14 - Days 7-12

Aug 20 - Days 13-18

Aug 26 - Days 19-24

Sep 3rd - Days 25-30