Day 1-100 Day Challenge

So I’m doing a thing. Wool& has a 100 day dress challenge. You wear the same dress for 100 days, with photo evidence, and you get $100 off towards another dress. An Instagram ad got me. You can’t win all of the battles against the capitalist machine.

Even though I got captured by the ad, the idea behind the challenge fits my values. I want to be a smarter consumer and buy better quality goods that leave a smaller ecological footprint. I want clothes that don’t need a washing every day. I want to free up the time I spend searching through laundry baskets to find something to wear. I also want to get rid of those clothes that I don’t wear or no longer spark joy. I want to let go of the pressure of needing to wear something different every day. I’m not normally a dress wearer, so I want to challenge my personal identity.

I’m not a wool newbie. I have two Smart Wool shirts of different thicknesses that I use while camping or cycling when it’s cool. They are soooo good for bike touring, since they don’t get stinky and they wick moisture away. These features were a plus for me when choosing this challenge, since I’m pretty active.

After consulting with the challenge’s Facebook group members, I chose the plum Camellia as my challenge dress. I live in Florida, and the weight of the wool blend was better than the thicker Sierra. I definitely wanted a tank dress. I hate sleeves.

I guess I decided to one-up the challenge too. I’ve been thinking for a minute about buzzing my hair again. It’s just been bugging me. I fried it with all of the bleaching and coloring I’d done to it, and it just felt dry and didn’t lay right. So I did it. I buzzed my hair again (post about first time, back in 2019).

When I looked in the mirror, smiling, after buzzing my hair, the thought “There she is” entered my mind. Which made me smile more.

Oh, I’m also planning to use this as a bit of a blogging challenge. I haven’t been writing in here much, so the question of closing down the site has occurred to me. I still like the idea of it existing, and having it as a platform to sell some of the stuff I make when I make it. So this will help me be more active with that. And it will help challenge me on what a blog post needs to be. Often I write pretty long posts, but it doesn’t need to be that way…

Anyhoo…

So, here it is. Day 1 in my plum Camellia with my buzzcut. You’ll be seeing me in the dress a lot until June 22. And probably beyond. It’s super comfy. I was a little worried about it being a swing dress, since I tend to think of dresses as having a more defined waist. But I’ve been a little self conscious about some weight I’ve put on so it hides it better. And I could get a belt. I’ve got cycling shorts on underneath, because that’s how I roll. (Ha!)

I’m torn on the buzzcut. I may implement a “no hair cut” policy during the 100 day challenge too. Just let it grow and see what happens. Or maybe not. It feels wonderful in the shower and to my hands. And playing with scarves is fun too. I’ll see where my mood takes me with that.

I will say, I gave very little thought to buzzing it again. I just did it. The first time I did it, I agonized over it for a long time. And felt self-conscious about it for a long time.

Anyway, I hope I’ll whittle down the amount of clothes I have and be more mindful about what I buy. I’m looking forward to less laundry, and less shampoo and conditioner! I’m interested how often I’ll need to wash the dress. I’m curious if I’ll get bored, because I don’t really see myself spicing up my outfit much like some folks choose to do. (I’m sure I’ll be #teambasic.) I hope to gain simplicity.

I look forward to sharing my experiences with this challenge with folks!