1**2 + 2**2 + 3**2 + 4**2 for thirty

So, about a month and a half ago, I discovered Kendi’s 30 for 30 Challenge when one of my childhood friends took the challenge. The rules are pretty simple: pick thirty items of clothes and only wear those thirty for thirty days. Shoes count, but not accessories don’t (I'm also not counting pj's or workout clothes). The really tricky part? No shopping for the entire thirty days. Now, it was really hard for Shannon; I could practically hear her exasperation from three thousand miles away (and I could actually hear her when she came home for Thanksgiving).

This is Kendi's graphic for her challenge. I kind of sort of swiped it--borrowed without permission! Click through for the rules on her blog (she's far more eloquent and cute than I), and click around--I love her style!

I’m a little worried about the no shopping part (I really like shopping), but my bank account will thank me (especially because I just had my bike stolen). As for picking thirty and sticking to those, I’m not too worried because I suspect I only wear about thirty items of clothing anyway. Actually, that’s a lie; I never do laundry so I do end up wearing different clothes out of necessity. But barring laundry, I probably do have pieces that get a lot more wear than others. I’ll just have to pay attention for the next month.

I had some trouble picking my thirty, but here they are! (Ew, my camera puts time and date stamps and I don't know how to get rid of them. Sorry!)

 (left to right)

slacks—Mixit

jeans—Levi’s, Kohl’s

skirt—Merona, Target

shorts—Loft

black jeans—Elle, Kohl’s

(these kind of go in a circle... the light blue shirt on the hanger is mentioned in my shirts list :) )
gray cardi—Heritage 1981

navy cardi—New York Laundry, Mom’s closet

coral cardi—Old Navy

blazer—Geoffrey Beene

coat—Gallary, Macy’s

blue striped shirt—H&M
sweatshirt—UCR bookstore ♥

zip-up hoodie—Old Navy

(left to right again, starting with back row)

pink long sleeved—Merona, Target

blue shirt—Elle, Kohl’s
purple embellished—Apt 9, Kohl’s
floral dress—Xhileration, thrifted (Goodwill)
twister shirt—Forever 21
v-neck tee—Hanes, Target

black long sleeved—Old Navy
peacock tank—Mossimo, Target
yellow shirt—Anxiety, J.C. Penny’s

burnt red shirt—American Rag, Macy’s

(not shown, flannel—out of Dad’s closet; I'm really bummed I left this behind because it's a staple in my wardrobe. I'll have to wait for the weekend!)

(left to right, starting with front row)

ribbon flats—Xhileration, Target

brown shoes—Børn, Nordstrom Rack
tan—Dr. Scholl’s (I've had these *forever*. They look kind of gross, but I love them.)

black flats—Sonoma, Kohl’s

black boots—Reaction, Marshall’s

weather wildcard!!—Rainbow/Target (I'm cheating a little here; I live in southern California, so the weather likes to change around a lot. Today, it was really cold and rainy, but later this week, it might be in the 70s and sunny. So I'm cheating and having my rainbows and my rain boots count as one.)

I reserved the right to a few lazy days, so I put in my favorite school hoodie and my new Old Navy hoodie with built in earbuds (so cool!). I love being fashionable, but I need my slovenly days of rest (I took one today; and lo and behold, my friends decided that today would be the day when we hung out a lot. When I looked gross!!). I'll try not to shame the 30 for 30 community too badly!

My schedule this quarter is such that I’ll be leaving my apartment early (for me, at least; nine, usually) and I won’t be coming back until around six or seven most nights. That’s a change for me, as I’ve been lucky enough the past few quarters to have gaps in between my classes which would allow me to walk briskly back to my room, then bike back to wherever. I will be working in between classes now, so I don’t have that luxury; welcome to the real world, self! I’ll probably experiment with a lot of layers.

Oh, and I was a bit of an over-achiever with my title for the day; did you know that 30 is a square pyramidal number? 1**2 + 2**2 + 3**2 + 4**2 = 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 = 30 (the double asterisk is a fancy way of denoting exponents; I didn’t know that a few months ago… the things you learn in statistical computing!), so you could stack levels of items in these numbers to make a perfect square pyramid.

I’m excited! However, my schedule is a little busy, so my updates might seem kind of sparse. I’m tired just thinking about it. Wish me luck! And in the immortal words of Barney from “How I Met Your Mother”, “Challenge: ACCEPTED!”