Earth Explorations

Two weeks and a few days on, the dress challenge is no more, undone mostly by the pandemic. No, I didn't get sick or even sick of the dress. Rather there were so few days when I actually put on the dress over the base layer to leave the house that I sorta forgot about it. I think I wore the dress three times.  So, the dress challenge turned into a leggings challenge and isn't that what we've been doing since COVID sent us home to work? I also was beset by taking on too much. I believe you  should set yourself little challenges to check in with where you are with regard to living out your values. The results can be revealing and should be fodder for reflection and self discovery even if you don't like what they say about you. Own your shit is one of my mantras. But also be kind to yourself. That's a different post, though. I've learned (and am still learning) take up just one or two of these challenges at a time. We all have only so much time and energy and somet

 I am of the demographic, according to Facebook, that is interested in minimalism and clothing made of natural fibers. I believe the encompassing term is "crunchy", and yes, yes I am though if I'm honest I'm actually crunchy-aspiring.  Because I am who I am, I have been eyeing a dress challenge from Wooland where you wear a merino wool dress for 100 days straight, documenting your progress through social media or uploading photos to a google drive. Actually, I did more than eyeing. In a weak moment, I tried to start the challenge a few months ago by which I mean I tried to buy the dress. Alas, they were sold out which disappointed me at the time but in hindsight saved me money and buyer's remorse.  I see that ad a lot, more so since I clicked through to try to buy the dress. And every time I've seen it, I have considered doing the challenge thinking about what adaptations I might want to make. The last few times I've mulled it over, I didn't come up w