31 Days of Dresses + An Angelism

Last year, I joined October's Write 31 Days challenge with a series of stories from Growing Up in Malaysia.

It was a lot of fun, and it was good timing, as we'd just moved to Malaysia a few months before and I loved having the chance to reminisce about all the things I loved about living here as a teen.

This year, fairly late into September, I decided to try and come up with something for this year's Write 31 Days, but wasn't having much luck with a topic I wanted to stick to for the whole month. Eventually, I decided to combine writing for 31 days with a personal endeavor: wearing dresses.

Which brings me to 31 Dresses and 31 Stories, my series for this month. My intention is to wear a dress (or skirt, because I say they count) every day for the month, and to include random, hopefully funny, stories along with the outfits I post--basically, getting back to old-fashioned storytelling, which has always been my first love as a writer. Stories may or may not include misadventures, origin tales of where I got my dresses, or tales involving my husband and siblings, because I think they are hilarious. I also intend to include a few In Memoriam posts, talking about dresses that sadly are no longer a part of my wardrobe.

Now, here's the question: Do I actually have 31 dresses? I have no idea, but I guess we'll find out. What kind of self-respecting minimalist would own 31 dresses? See...I'm the sort of minimalist who keeps the things she really loves--in that case, it's quite possible that my wardrobe includes 1 pair of shorts, 1 pair of athletic shoes, 0 pairs of pajamas, 1 swimsuit, and...31 dresses. I'd never be the capsule type.

{Angelism alert: He suggested taking this photo, and afterwards examined the photo on the camera's screen, and said, "It's perfect! Now I can use this kissing face and photoshop myself into SO MANY PICTURES!" He recently discovered 'photoshop' aka Microsoft Paint. Send help.}

You'll be able to find the full directory of this month's posts here:

Day 1: Intro + Angelism. Colorful Polka Dot Dress.

Day 2: Impractical White Dresses {In Memoriam}

Day 3: Red Polka Dot Dress + 2 Stories about Love/Flirtation

Day 4: Competition Leads to A Great Party + Batik Skirt

Have you ever joined a month-long blogging challenge? How many dresses do you think you own? What would you do if your husband developed a sudden passion for "photoshop"?