Project LoveDress Barbie!

About a month ago Andhari, Shirley and myself had a conversation about having too many dresses, needing a dress for a ball I'm going to this Friday (and I have one, yipee!) and finally ... having a date in February where a bunch of bloggers would dress up together. The result became Project Barbie or Project LoveDress. And the colour theme for February? Pink. [I had suggested red, hehe.]

My head hurt trying to think of where I could find a pink dress that wouldn't be ruffly as heck or a bright hot colour until I remembered I already had one in my closet (yes!). Two years ago before my trip to Poland, me and my close friend perused a mall downtown and went into a store about twenty minutes before it closed. And  that's when I found this dress ... I thought it was adorable and loved wearing it in Poland (I wore it on my first 'Harry Potter'-esque train ride, so this piece of fabric holds many memories). So without further ado, I present: Polish Barbie, because this one here seems a little out-dated.

I wanted to do this amazing photoshoot outside (since I had a feeling others would) but the fact that it's: a) ridiculously cold outside; and b) my photographer (The Boy) has been sick for the past few days, I relied on my trusty ten-second timer (and have gotten tea and Halls for my boy who hopefully makes a good recovery!). Which means I took a bunch of random pictures all over my house, ohhh yeah.

 

  

These are my "let's practice posing!" pictures.

And, I ended up taking one full-body shot but I have to warn you, it makes this dress look more like a t-shirt. I blame long legs and the angle, hehe. And I was cuddling my dog at the time, so he makes a blurry appearance:

I promise this dress covers my bum! But yes, it was fun dressing up ... I remember doing this a few times as a teenager, dressing up just for fun and taking pictures. It's good to bring out that side of yourself, even if immediately afterwards I just piled myself into my PJ's and drank some hot cocoa.

But yes! If you happened to miss this month's edition of Project Barbie, stayed tuned to Andhari's blog; maybe it'll be something monthly, or bi-monthly? Or, if you happen to have some time today, just wear something pink -- doesn't have to be a dress -- and show your pictures! You can leave a comment to your blog if you've done it - or comment on Andhari's, since I think she's compiling all the photos!

And, surprisingly for me, this isn't the last day I'll be dressing up this week. My university's holding a ball that I'm considering my 'prom' since I never went to a formal dance in my four years here. So I guess this Saturday you can expect some pictures from there, too.

Oh, and if you haven't already, take a look at my giveaway, since it finishes in five days :)

Wednesday Wishes will be coming back with a vengeance next week. Since watching Leap Year in the theatres with my friends and re-watching P.S. I Love You with my mom on Sunday, I've been day-dreaming about one place in particular (ten points if you know what this place this).

Hope you've had a great week so far!
And if not ... hope the rest of the week makes up for it :)

lush products look like candy.

Lately, I've been bombarded by Lush hauls. Not to say this is a bad thing ... I'm just subscribed to a lot of people on Youtube who happen to like Lush, I guess! But ever since Cheryl's entry about baths, it reminded me how much of a bath person I am not. (That sentence is phrased awkwardly.) I used to take baths all the time as a kid, but due to lack of time I became used to showers. I take a bath maybe 2-3 times a year if I'm really mentally or physically exhausted.

But one main reason I don't bathe? Because I feel like I'm lying in my own filth. I just lie there, trying to cleanse myself but then all I think is -- I'm going to be lying in whatever I'm ridding my body of, so will I really be clean? When I was at the mall with my friends in Toronto last week, we walked by the Lush store (a store that specializes in bath-and-shower type things) and my friend complained of the strong smell. I told her my oddball thinking of lying in your own filth and she went, "If I told that to my mom, it would ruin her life." Meep, my apologies if I just ruined yours with this rambling.

I'd love to try out Lush, if only to give the appearance that I'm lying in lovely bubbles or in a pool of gold. But there are two reasons why I don't think I'd ever be able to purchase Lush. 1) the girls who work there shove the pieces in my face which; 2) has made me realize that almost every single item there looks like candy. When they shove something in my face and go, "This smells so good!" all I think is, "Nom nom nom."

To me, that just looks like yummy, ginormous jawbreakers. And this is proof that I am probably insane -- me wanting to eat products meant for the bath.

The fact that my last term of uni has started has also made me feel insane. Thanks everyone for the encouragement, but things like people YELLING in the student centre about reviewing notes (wtf, mate?) and seeing a courseware full of newspaper articles priced at $78.98, well it just makes me want to rip my hair out. That's why I cannot wait until tomorrow to renew my Wednesday Wishes segment -- I've been wishing a lot lately. Wishing about visiting my sister in Vancouver, wishing about having that diploma in my hand with teacher's college offers, and wishing about finding that perfect pink dress. Err, yes.

I'm going to a charity ball my university's holding a month from now -- it's The Boy and mine's Valentine's Day present to each other. Get dressed up, eat some yummy food, and dance the night away~ Andhari wrote on Twitter about getting a new dress, to which me and Shirley talked about 'never having enough dresses' and me saying that she could always give one to me, since I need a dress for the ball. This, in turn, spawned a whole Twitter conversation that led to: you ladies are the cutest. We should have a matching mini dress. No joke. :) pink or something. Thus, this was born:

Project Barbie, or Lovedress, is a mission to acquire a pink dress and take pictures wearing it, posting it on February 3rd. Now, I don't think I'm gonna wear a pink dress to the ball on the 5th, and I don't think I even own a pink dress (I suggested red, haha) but it's a fun, neat little challenge! If you want to join, just comment here, and if you want any more info, go see Andhari's entry about it! Embrace the pink side of life and promote it if you'd like!

Hope you've been having better luck getting 'back into business'!

And if you're still on vacation time ... I envy you :)

 This has probably been one of the most random posts I've made in a while.

{picture found via wehearit.com + Andhari's Project Barbie image}