Dressember Week 1

Hello friends!

Since the last post, I have enjoyed Thanksgiving break at home, and have returned back to the Grove. It is good to be back for a little bit before Christmas. Christmas in college is full of Christmas music, parties, dances, gifts, adventures, and finishing up the semester. :) 

It gets a bit crazy, but I have the best friends to enjoy this ride with!

I want to document my adventures this Dressember.

The challenge: Wear a dress everyday in December.

For more information- check out my last blog post or dressember.org 

So far so good! It has been fun dressing up, and telling people why I am dressing up. 

But this movement is bigger than a dress. 

This is a choice to dress up to embrace the beauty and dignity of all people.

This is recognizing there are women out there that are exploited for their femininity, and pointing out this issue, and saying this needs to change. 

Here is my progress so far:  

December 1, 2014

 I wore a blue polka-dot dress that my mom made for me. It is one of my favorites!
My dear friend Mary was wearing a blue polka-dot dress as well, so we took a picture of our twinning!

December 2, 2014

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I wore a black dress with a red sweater in full swing of the festivities!

December 3, 2014

photo credit- MGB 

Wore one of my favorite dresses, a cute Levi's green and black checkered number. I love the pair with this necklace I got for Christmas last year from my mom!

December 4, 2014

Got these great plaid leggings from my BFFs mom for my birthday this year!

December 5, 2014

The IJM GCC Campus Chapter is doing a candy cane sale this week! (Continuing to Monday and Tuesday!)

Alex and I at the candy cane table. 

A group of us went to the Crimson Dance Friday night! We had fun goofing around. :)

In South Lobby with dear friends after the dance!

If you would like, join in with me! It is not too late to join and start wearing a dress in December. 

It is fun, and it is an excuse to create beauty and dress up!

I hope by dressing up this month, and by this post, I can be a light. 

 I will take a picture every day and update this blog when I can. 

Blessings, 

Lauren