Wappachoo!

Black Ann Taylor Loft sweater, Red polka dot belt,
Black beaded necklace, White roses bracelet,
Black trouser socks, Gray Steve Madden Boots
and Houndstooth beret

Seriously proud right now.. I did it! I took it to the finish line and proved to myself that i can do anything if I set my mind to it! It's a good feeling.

Day 31

Ka-Pow!

...Take that October Dress Project!

xoxo Mandie

slouchy..

Gray sweater by Xihileration, Black leggings, toms,
silver ring and my new orangy colored slouchy hat!

ONLY ONE more Day to go! Gettin' real excited here.. I had to build an outfit today around my newly knitted hat! I finished it last night! I couldn't wait to wear it.. it's perty darn cute if I do say so myself.

Day 30

Babysitting..

Friday Day 29

Only TWO more days left! I can't believe it.. I'm almost done! I am getting really excited to wear my jeans! I have been Planning November 1st's outfit! I'm excited to wear it.

Tonight I offered to babysit my nephew Ruston so my sister and her husband could go out to dinner and a movie. I had a blast! He was so sweet the whole night. It's actually the first time I've ever spent any one on one time with him.. I will definitely volunteer again!

Gray Energie T-shirt, Gray cabled knee socks,
Giant Turquoise Bangle, turquoise ring
and houndstooth rain boots

Day 28..

Thursday Day 28
Blue Old Navy T-dress, Wide Black belt by H&M,
Black fishnets, Silver hoops
and Black and White tweed heels by MiXit

Thursday. It rained all day.. and I loved it! For some reason I decided to get dressed up all fancy =]

I have been selling a lot of stuff on Amazon recently.. It is so easy and it's a great way to get rid of stuff I don't want anymore.. I've sold some old cd's, dvd's that I don't want anymore, books I've read and don't intend to read again, a digital camera and an old ipod. I'm having fun cleaning out my room and making money at the same time. The only bad thing is making multiple trips a week to the post office.. The workers are always grumpy and the lines are long.
.. So anyway I had to make a trip to the post office to mail a package and decided to swing by the Marina on the way home to take my pic.

Wednesday!

Gray Mossimo sweater, Black leggings,
Gray cabled knee socks, Gray short Uggs,
Black beaded necklace and huge turquoise bangle

Wednesday I didn't do much.. I had to run an errand with my Mom. Did that, went to Church and that's all.

Tuesday Day 26..

Shopping in Pottery Barn.. One of my Mom's favorites.
Gray Mossimo sweater, Gray cabled knee socks,
Gray Steve Madden boots, Green Brooch-like necklace,
Gold Bangles and Gold stud earings
(both borrowed from my mother)

Tuesday I was feeling blue.. It was cloudy and gray outside and I was just in a funk.. Mom suggested that we go shopping at University Village in Seattle. At first I didn't really feel like it but decided it would be good to get out of the house. We got Dad to come with us and we ended up spending the rest of the day shopping. About 10 minutes into the trip I started feeling better and by the end of the night I was in good spirits.. It's amazing how shopping always cheers me up =]

A close up of my necklace.

I Gots the Sillys..

Monday Day 25

MONDAY!.. So today I woke up feeling better and as the day progressed I started feeling better and better and better! Yay. I'm glad that was a short lived little virus or whatever it was. I've been in kind of a silly mood all day.. it's funny, I was noticing today that whenever I feel good, I get really silly. Maybe it's because this whole 'feeling good' thing is still so new and exciting and it just gets me all giddy. lol. Hey.. it's not a bad theory. So I'm real happy like!

feeling a little bit frustrated over this
whole taking a picture everyday thing.

Royal Blue scarf, white long sleeve T,
Black leggings and
gray suede boots by Steve Madden

Sick Day 2 & 3

Sunday Day 14

Sunday.. I stayed home from church. I still had a little bit of a temperature and I didn't want to get anyone sick. So I spent most of the day cleaning and organizing my room. It felt good and was pretty productive.

CONFESSION:
this is what i actually wore all day :o

Saturday Day 23

AE Gray sweater, Black Gap yoga pants
and gray and white striped socks

Saturday was a nice and relaxing day. I was sick and I really didn't feel the best but something about the day was comforting. I just sat on the couch all day and knitted =]

A Visit to the ER..

Friday Day 22

Friday Morning I woke up feeling so awful.. shivering and nauseous. My blood sugar was sky high I had a 101 fever and an aching head. The only thing I could do is sleep. I slept ALL day.. til like 3pm. Finally I got up and was able to move to the recliner. I was starting to feel a teensy bit better but mom was feeling like we should still call the doc and just let them know what's going on. So, mom gets on the phone.. calls the doctor, starts telling them all my symptoms and they're like, "we really want you to go to the ER tonight, you need to be checked out and make sure everything's ok". I was like, you have got to be kidding me! ..You're probably thinking, why would you need to go to the emergency room over a little flu bug.. Well, here's the deal. When you're a transplant recipient every little thing is taken very seriously and people get nervous and tend to overreact.. So needless to say we spent our Friday night in the ER.. 9 whole hours!! I had blood tests, chest x-ray, ultrasound, and lots of IV fluids. It was a very exciting night. NOT. Luckily I wasn't rejecting which is, I suppose the biggest fear. So That makes me happy! I don't want anything to happen to my beautiful new Liver! We finally got home at 3am and were all so tired but glad to be home in our own beds! whew.

As you can guess, I never made it into my dress and I'd say.. I had a pretty good excuse. Haha.

IV.. I wonder how many of
these I've had in my lifetime.
A lot.

First attempt at placing the IV.. fail.

In keeping with the tradition.. My outfit:
Gray Puma sweats, short Gray Uggs,
Green Ralph Lauren sweatshirt
and a Lovely muli-colored Hospital gown

Raindrops on Roses..

Thursday Day 21

Today is Thursday. I was soo tired today! I have been feeling tired a lot lately. It's probably just cause I've been so busy lately.. and staying up late sure doesn't help but it would probably be a good idea to get labs done. just to check.. plus it's almost been 2 months since my last draw anyway so it's about time.

I met my parents at Chipotle Mexican Grill for lunch today! It was wonderful. I so LOVE Chipotle. It's like my favorite restaurant.. actually it IS my FAVORITE restaurant! The coolest part about it is that I can actually eat there! Everything on the menu is Gluten Free.. except for the flour tortillas. It's amazing! and Plus the food is delish!

It's raining here tonight and I can hear the sound of the rain drops on the skylights.. Hmm. Love that sound! so peaceful. and now, off to bed. g-night.

xoxo Mandie

Light Pink Jcrew sweatshirt Jacket, Black leggings,
gray cabled knee socks and silver studs

I Can Do it..

Wednesday Day 20

So, Tuesday I was feeling rather creative and since I had no place to go I decided to put a funky outfit together. I think I quite succeeded. It had a little bit of that 80's vibe to it and I was actually, really enjoying wearing it and feeling rather optimistic about this whole month long commitment to wearing this dress.

Now.. when Wednesday came along, not so much. Even though I really liked my outfit, I was just feeling tired of wearing the dress and getting ready for this month to be over. I will however NOT GIVE UP! I'm going to finish this thing and prove to myself that I can do it.

Gray AE t-shirt, Gray beaded necklace, Clear beaded necklace,
Gray trouser socks and
Gray Suede Steve Madden boots




Tuesday Day 19

Ruffled Coral mini skirt, Gray Energie t-shirt,
Wide black belt from H&M, Gray flats by Brass Plum
and Gray beaded bracelets by Charlotte Russe

Sunday Fun Day.. Monday Fun Day..

Monday Day 18

Yesterday morning my sister Julie, her husband Jeremy and my adorable nephew Ruston picked me up and we headed up to Kirkland to hear my brother-in-law Hien Preach. His sermon was on Jesus and he did did a great job! After church we all went back to Molly and Hien's condo. Molly made us a wonderful lunch. The boys watched football and us girls had a lovely afternoon visiting and spending sister time, we don't get to do that much.. When Ruston and Madeline woke up from their naps we went to the park to let them play. Madeline was freaked out by the swings and I think it kind of scared Ruston cause after Madeline started crying he didn't want to swing either.. so Ruston and I ended up playing mostly on the slides! After the park we headed home and Jeremy and Julie dropped me off at the house. It was a great Sunday.

Today I woke up.. umm.. late. I won't tell you how late because I don't want to embarrass myself here. all I have to say is, it was a long weekend with late nights and early mornings.. So after I finally got up and showered I asked Dad if he wanted to go to Barnes and Noble with me.. he of course said yes and so we went.. I got us some tea from the attached Starbucks and we ended up spending a few hours there. I don't get to spend that much time with my Dad one on one, and so I really enjoyed it. I always do.

Brass Plum turquoise blouse, Wide black belt by H&M,
Steve Madden metallic zebra print flats,
Black beaded necklace, Silver Bangles,
jLo diamond studs, glasses and Red lipstick!




Sunday Day 17

Yellow Cardi by H&M, Gray cabled knee socks,
Black leather riding boots by Steve Madden,
Southern flair bracelet, Silver bangle,
Turquoise ring and silver studs

Familia Camp!!

Saturday Day 16

I spent the weekend at Delano Bay.. Every year our Church spends a weekend, usually in October, there. We visit, play games, eat food and sing praises to God! This year was the best time I've had at Family Camp (that's what we call it) in a long time! I was SOO hyper the whole weekend and had an absolute blast! I am so thankful to have a healthy liver and to be feeling so good these days! I have been truly blessed by God and I never want to forget it! He IS the reason I'm here.. He is the reason I'm healthy, He is the reason I'm happy!

We stopped at the Weyerhaeuser field on the way home to take pictures..

Green Museum of Flight Jacket (My Daddy bought it for me =), Gray scarf,
Black leggings, Gray Cabled knee socks,
Black and White Houndstooth rain boots by Style & Co,
Silver hoop earings and Gray and Yellow shades




Friday Day 15

Pink jacket by H&M, Gray and white striped knee socks,
Black and White Houndstooth rain boots by Style & Co
and headband with huge black flower




Thursday Day 14

Like I said.. I was SOO hyper all weekend!

White Helly Hansen beanie, AE Striped scarf,
Black Nike jacket, Black leggings and Black Vans

Busy Bee Me..

Wednesday Day 13

I have been soo busy this week! Doing what? Stuff.. i finished knitting my sweater last weekend! I blocked it and now it's ready to sew together. It's a bit intimidating and so I'll be taking my sweet time in making these finishing seams. I'm ready for my next project now! a slouchy hat.. yess! I have been wanting to make one for a long time and I'm finally going too! I promise pictures when I'm done with it.. and the sweater too!

night y'all

xoxo mandie

White Love on a Hanger T,
Gray and Green striped Abercrombie vest,
Gray Charolotte Russe beaded bracelets,
Gray suede steve Madden boots and silver stud earings





Tuesday Day 12

Blue Abercrombie sweatshirt, Navy Chuck Taylors,
big Silver hoops
and Silver stars bracelet






Monday Day 11

Black leather Steve Madden rding boots,
AE pendant necklace and Black headband

New Boots!

I got my boots in the mail today! I absolutely
LOVE them.. so excited!



Day 10
Sunday Morning Coffee

Gray AE sweater, Purple Old Navy scarf,
Purple knee socks, Gray beaded Charlotte Russe bracelets,
Gray suede Steve Madden boots
and jLo diamond stud earings

I'ma Cheat..

Saturday Day 9
This was as close as I got to
wearing my dress today :o

Well.. I have to admit. Today I cheated. It was a rainy Seattle Saturday and I couldn't bring myself to put on the dress.. instead I wore sweats ALL day and it was wonderful! I read, watched movie's and knitted. Love days like this =]

Gazania

Day 8

Today was a good day. Busy but productive, which is always good. I was telling my mom today, "I have 22 day's to go.." when I said it out loud I was like, wow.. that sounds like a lot. And today I'm like standing there looking in my closet staring at my beloved designer jeans.. yeah. it's gonna be a long month. Haha!

Purple and Gray striped thermal type hoodie shirt,
Black leggings, Reef gray sparkley flip flops,
Gray beaded bracelet from Charlotte Russe
and an adorable orange Gazania

Pham-ily Time..

BP Light pink three quarter length cardi,
monet pearl studs, flower clips by H&M
and Black Vans

Well, I made it through day 7! Yay. Now.. one week down, three to go. I'm feeling pretty good.. kinda starting to get a wee bit tired of the dress.. but don't worry. I'm not going to give up. All I'm saying is that this "30 Day Challenge" really is going to be a challenge.

I spent the week up north with my sister Molly, her husband Hien and my sweet niece Madeline..

(see.. I told you she was sweet!)

It was really fun. Molly and I got in some good quality sister time.. (that always feels so good!) and I had some time to bond with little miss Madeline. We went for walks, made some yummy gourmet salads, ate dark chocolate, watched episodes of the Gilmore Girls and of course talked.. it was nice and relaxing.. and good to get away for a few days. Thank you Phams for a fun week!

And now I am home, in MY bed and that makes me happy!
xoxo Mandie

Day 7

Wednesday Day 6

Nine West Black leather wrist watch, j.LO diamond studs,

black gladiator sandals by Nordstroms
Black sunglasses and
an Audry Hepburn inspired do



Tuesday Day 5

tan with black trim (and bows!) short sleeve cardi by H&M,
black satin bow and leopard print slippers!

Monday Day 4

coral cardi by H&M, chunky white roses bracelet,
and TOMS