FIFTY! Pink Party, and the Closet Swap-Over

Well, well...now I'm FIFTY years old. I guess I shall have to update my profile write-up! There, done. 

L and I went to our friend Greg's birthday party on Saturday night. I'm pretty sure women over 50 aren't "supposed to" wear this sort of outfit. 

 I generally don't like people telling me what to do or what to wear, so screw that! This is my entry for "Visible Monday" over at Patti's Not Dead Yet Style. Since I'm only 50, and not dead, I'm in!

• Leather shirt - Danier Leather, consignment; purchased here for $69.00 in Sidney
• Skirt - Danier Leather, thrifted in Powell River; last seen here in April with bad lavender booties
• Boots - Prepare Hi , Fluevog; last worn here (2nd outfit) in a "Nightmare" look for the VFF Gala in February 2016
• Sleeveless coat (below) - Only, thrifted; last seen here (2nd outfit) a few days ago over my Space Pants ensemble

Check out the awesome sleeves on this beautiful top! They have a slit, then a wavy "fin" that dangles off them. Perfect for dragging through your favourite dip.

 This pink shirt was a freakin' delight to wear, although I was way overdressed for a casual house party. However, that's what I do. It would be weird for me to show up in jeans and a t-shirt. I wouldn't feel like me!

The shirt is leather-finished on the inside and sueded on the outside, and is butter soft. It'll gradually shape to my body. I wore a black cami under it for smoothing and extra warmth. It's still lovely weather out for October, but quite crisp in the evenings.

L is always dapper, in his purple jeans, purple Fluevogs and blue velvet jacket

 I'm shocked that I haven't worn this leather miniskirt in so long, but it was a warm summer and I do have a lot of clothes! I added the lacy tights for more visual texture.

Outerwear - just enough to keep me warm.

 L and I took the bus both ways. We're not your average-looking bus couple, ha ha! We got a few stares.

The stuff:

 I loved the punch of neon green leather from the bag. These boots are way more comfy than they look, thanks to the hidden platform. They're very stable for walking, although I clutched at L while we hobbled along the uneven sidewalks in the dark residential neighbourhoods.

• Purse - Club Monaco, thrifted
• Earrings - vintage 80s, Joyce's
• Hematite ring - thrifted
• Death Star ring - Soul Flower

After a nice sleep-in on Sunday morning, I strolled to town for my weekly grocery shop, then started in on the big job of cleaning out my closet. I swap over my spring/summer wardrobe at the end of September (I was a little busy last weekend, you may recall, and chose to delay it a week), and again at the end of March (link to last spring's swap-out here). About 30% of my wardrobe is for wearing all year round and stays out, but the rest of it needs to be assessed (keep or not?) then packed away for the season.

Starting with a "before" shot:

 Me in the mirror, Vizzini poking around, and the controlled chaos of what my closet looks like at the end of 6 months: a little bit of a mess and somewhat overcrowded, and spilling over with the new season's not-yet-worn items.

I start with the lower rack on the left, which is my shirts and blouses, longer skirts and my trousers. I pull out everything that's not staying out (all pieces are done up (buttons, snaps, zips) and folded and set in piles), removing the empty hangers and dusting the rail.

 Not too much left. I then pulled all the sweaters, cardigans and sleeveless sweater tops off the bottom two shelves and clean them with wood polish.

Next is the long-hang rack, where I store my jumpsuit, dusters and dresses.

 Substantially thinned. Sundresses - gone!

The shelf above the dresses didn't get cleaned out this time around - this is more costume-y dress-up pieces.

 The velvet boxes are storage for a few old sentimental pieces, like my dad's sweaters.

Next, working my way from left to right, the top shelf above my short skirts also didn't get cleaned out.

 I store a couple of vintage hats up there, plus two pairs of vintage shoes.

I had to thin out the skirts even further than this, due to lack of hangers once I'd unpacked all my fall/winter clothes.

 The growth in my trouser collection means fewer skirts. I refuse to buy more hangers!

My shoes are all removed from the closet and lined up down the hallway.

 Everything from fall/winter unpacked, plus the shoes that I plan on keeping out from the spring/summer season.

So many, they go around the corner.

 I'm pleased to see more flats in my collection. Lots of good walking shoes and boots.

Oh, there's more.

 More boots! There are also about 6 more pairs in the closet already at this point.

And here are the spring/summer shoes that I packed away.

 I did remove about 4 pairs of shoes from my collection; ones that I just didn't like, or that hurt my feet. I forgot to take a picture of the giveaway pile, but it was massive!

Oh, and before you ask: 95. That's how many pairs of shoes I have in total, all seasons.

Here's the pile of the spring/summer clothes, ready for storage.

 I'll enjoy rediscovering these at the end of March 2018.

Before I unpacked all the fall/winter boots and shoes (and some clothes), this is how they looked when I pulled them out from the under-clothes storage sections in my closet.

 My fall/winter wardrobe is much bulkier than the spring/summer one. I didn't need even a quarter of these bags to store it!

I use one deep tub (forgot to take a picture of it), and these 3 shallow ones for storing the bulk of my clothes. I make sure to pack cashmere, wool and silk in the centre, with polyesters around them to protect them from moths. 

The top tub is already packed with spring/summer items; the bottom two contain fall/winter

 The big tub is stored in the closet under my dresses, and these tubs are stored under our bed. Again, I refuse to buy additional bins, because that would just encourage me to buy more clothes!

The jumble of hangers after pulling out all the spring/summer things, the vacuum for giving the closet a good cleaning, and my white metal step-stool for reaching the high shelves.

 Vizzini hates the vacuum and hid during this part. What a chicken-cat!

In addition to the 4 tubs, this is what didn't fit.

 These 3 bags were stored underneath the lowest sections of the closet, and the box was wedged under the shoes.

Here are my double-wide shelves with all my shoes, ready for the party season. My shelves all go right up to the ceiling.

 Some favourites that I don't want to give up. Those are my first pair of Fluevogs ever, on the right.

Party and special occasion shoes.

 I am considering farking those white shoes and drawing on them or decorating them - they are Fluevogs but the cream is scuffed and they are not very versatile - I haven't worn them since Feb 2015, here.

The next two rows - stuff I can reach, and therefore shoes I plan to wear.

 I'm so excited to have some of these back in rotation.

Tall shoes and booties.

 My fall/winter shoes tend to be darker overall.

Did I say darker? I meant full of colour!

 Grey, green, cream, purple, black, burgundy, hot pink, orange, bronze, snakeskin, blue and magenta. Colour!


The bottom row are my menswear styles, and my "good" flats, like my kitten heels and my Star Wars shoes.

 On the floor are my walking shoes and tall boots.

Across from them, under the blouses, skirts, pants and dresses are more boots.

 The ones I wear the most stay paired side by side; the fancier ones (that I wear to work more than on the weekends) are arranged in a "one in front, one behind" method so that I can see the style, but they don't take as much room.

And here we are, all my "new" fall/winter stuff is hung up, and sorted by colour.

My closet art is a hand-painted poppy tile on a piece of orange wood. 

These are my jackets.

 My new-to-me items that haven't been worn yet are there as well. And good for me, I ended up with a few extra hangers. Room to shop!

I also swapped out my belts and obis for more seasonally-appropriate ones.

 The spring/summer ones are in that blue box. I bought these round velvet hatboxes several years ago at the drugstore.

Here are my dresses (and one skirt with Vizzini-tempting fringe), ready for wearing.

 Ah! So many fabulous pieces. I hope there are lots of parties to wear them to!

My blouses, long skirts and trousers. 

 There are a lot of wrinkles from my clothes being squished. I don't steam as I unpack, though - that would take too long - but I'll do each piece as I decide to incorporate it into an outfit.

The top two shelves, way above the sweater shelves:

That white string is a piece of cobweb - the shame!

Fancy going-out stuff. See aforementioned note about parties!

And here are my sweaters, all nicely folded (doesn't last!). I have them in piles according to fluffiness, cardigans and patterns.

 Then, on the shelf below that, my sleeveless sweaters, my specialty items (vests, bustiers, and a beaded top, and including my leather shorts - needed the hanger), then solid sweaters. The pile on the right are sweaters and tops that are new-to-me but not worn yet.

As I go through my closet, I look for the backwards hangers, following my Hanger Trick that I've been doing for a few years now.

The Hanger Trick: At the start of each season, I turn all the hangers "backwards" for all pants, blouses, dresses, skirts and jackets. As I wear each item and put it away, I put the hanger back the "right" way. Over the next 6 months (or however long you choose), it's easy to see what's not getting worn! It helps to weed out the items that you keep out of habit, or that you're just not feeling.

I've noticed that I'm mostly left with party clothes or items that are very event-specific - I wear 95% of my wardrobe to work or on weekends, which is a higher wearing percentage than most wardrobes, I've read. This past 6 months, I saw that same pattern, with a couple of exceptions.

 A pewter metallic leather full-length skirt. I love this piece, but it's not the kind of thing you wear every day!

A party dress:

 So many peach feathers! I haven't worn this in a couple of years - party dresses get "rested" in my closet and then rotated every few years, when they feel like new again to me.

A wonderful vintage silk and glass bead "wiggle dress".

 It's amazing on!

I'm planning on wearing this gorgeous burnt orange dress this season.

 Not much on the hanger, but it looks great on.

I really wanted to wear this dress again, but I'm wondering if it's a "closet orphan". I tend to buy solid-coloured dresses or dresses with versatile patterns, where they allow for versatility with accessories.

 I don't know if this mint green is going to go with much. I wore it with all copper accessories once, but I'm stumped as to what else to do with it. Ideas?

This is a dress I've had for nearly 10 years. It's a bit tight on me, but I'm still resisting giving it up.

 I left most of these pictures uncropped for the glimpse into my closet - note my Pledge there on the shoe shelf for dusting.

This was last year's Christmas party dress for my work.

That white thing is my step-stool

 I thought I might wear it this summer, but changed my mind.

My "50 pound" dress that I bought when I lost...50 pounds.

 Another lovely dress that I'm keeping.

I have a few fun dresses, don't I?

 I love that one - it's handmade.

I was shocked that I didn't wear my yeti jacket, but it was just too warm for spring/summer.

 You can bet it will be worn soon!

I had kept out both of my leather/faux leather full short skirts for spring/summer, but only the leather one got worn.

However, I opted to put the leather one in the giveaway pile and keep this one faux leather one instead. I like the quality better and it's a more interesting piece overall.

That's it for my closet! Now, on to the jewelry!

I have a huge costume jewelry collection, including vintage pieces from both of my grandmothers and my mom. I've found that doing a seasonal swap with my accessories helps keep me from wearing the same ol' stuff over and over.

 This is the "before" of my main jewelry box, my bag o' big pieces, my earrings dish, and my assorted cuffs.

This is my vintage jewelry box:

 Also the "before" shot. I didn't wear everything in it over the last 6 months, but I wore most of it!

Sorting out what's going to be packed away, and what's staying out.

 I just spread it all over the bed.

And here's all the spring/summer things packed away, and a bag full of stuff that I'm cool with letting go of.

 See you in March!

The "after" of my vintage collection:

 A nice selection of fancy and everyday, plus my few Christmassy things.

And here's the "after" of the whole area - I dusted all the surfaces too.

 I'm excited to start putting outfits together!

L watched football all day yesterday.

"I am keeping the Man company."

 I spy a little kitty under that blanket!

He couldn't sit still once I was there.

"The presence of the Woman means food!"

 It did! It took me about 5-6 hours to do my full closet clean out. L and I hung out and drank wine and played board games all evening, and it was perfect. Just what I wanted for the last day of my forties.

And today...I am FIFTY. L gave me a few presents (he paid for 2/3 of my couture dress) in the morning.

Reading material (graphic novels, a new Stephen/Owen King), a new Panthers cap, and some chocolate, which I'm now going to go eat!

A very Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

Bigass Early Weekend Wrap-Up: Goth Ballerina, Birthday Bash, Presents, and Ulti Picador

Only one day into our long Thanksgiving weekend, and already so much to share! I'm doing my Bigass post today, because Sunday/Monday I'll be doing my closet swap-over and whew, my friends, that is a Job. 

And without further ado (and because I need a nap), here's yesterday's/Friday's work outfit.

 I had a vision of this outfit from the time I got the two top pieces, and here it is.

• Vest - no label, thrifted; purchased here for $16.77 ($27.95 less 40% discount promotion)
• Sweater - Jean Paul Gaultier, consignment; purchased here for $38.00
• Skirt - Li's, thrifted; last worn here (2nd outfit) in August with burgundy and floral
• Booties - H London; purchased here for $182.00

 I freakin' LOVE this sweater - it is ultra-fine 100% merino wool, and check out the awesome print. There's a ribcage, a face, a bird, part of a snake and a spider on it. A very appropriate sweater for October!

 I like the contrast of soft with hard, hence my personal style category of "soft goth".

I wore this crushed silk velvet long vest open like this all day.

 I steamed out most of the "crush" from the crushed velvet, but not too much. I think it was literally crushed in a bag or something before it was sold.

I only wore it zipped up when I was in travel mode.

 The mornings are darker now, and my little camera struggles to focus in the light.

The stuff:

 Loved wearing these booties all day. Most booties make my feet look like hooves (I have big feet!), but the way these are open down the sides, it gives me a long leg line and they just work better. Hurray! They were pretty comfy for that heel height, but I didn't do a lot of walking in them.

Bronze bling:

 A few fun pieces to go with the gold studs on the booties.

• Slashed cuff - Midzo, vintage expo
• Bronze cuff - vintage late 60s, Mom's
• Feather ring - Fossil
• Amber ring - c. 1998
• Earrings - 5th anniversary gift from L

I met L for lunch - I took the afternoon off work - then came home and had a nap. Then, time to get ready for my big birthday bash! I wore The Dress!

 Yes, to sleeves and peplum!

• Dress - Chloe Prusa original; saga here
• Shoes - Big Presence Desmond, Fluevog; last worn here last week with a million dollar outfit

Yes to feeling fabulous at nearly fifty! 

L is picking his shoes - Vizzini is helping

 The dress debuted to rave reviews from my friends, family and coworkers.

"Is there a kitty treat in your hand?"

 And I felt  awesome in it!

Yeah, I did that a lot! Waggling my peplum and my sleeves at anyone who wanted a gander. 

The stuff: 

 I went with simple copper shoes and earrings to match. It poured rain last night, and I walked several blocks in these. I had to go for comfort over a fancier shoe.

Simple bling:

I'm so glad I bought these earrings last weekend - since I had my hair up, they worked perfectly. 

• Earrings - Vintage fair
• Lapis lazuli/Fulvia Ring - Wendy Brandes

L looked very spiffy in his suit (purchased in Florence, Italy) and two-tone purple shirt (purchased in London, England). 

"The Man has no treats either."

 Vizzini is not the only one who can't stand still.

 L is wearing a hematite bolo tie that belonged to his stepdad, and a pair of silver-heeled Fluevogs.

Here we are, time to head off to the party!

 No question: we belong together.

I wore contacts (completely messing with my coworkers, who are used to me in glasses 100% of the time), and kept my make-up simple.

 I let my hair be wispy, especially since it was raining.

I hosted my own party - I wanted a big bash, so I did it myself. We had wine, beer and a spread of delicious goodies, set up cocktail party style. Over 60 people came!

 My and my dear brother Dave. I haven't seen him in a suit in decades! You clean up good, little bro!

Woo, flash!

My bestie Janet - we met when she was 12 and I was 13, in junior high Humanities. Jan, you get more beautiful every year. 

My soiree at the restaurant (the Hawk & Hen) went until 7-ish, then about a dozen of us went to Clive's Lounge for more drinks. Our friends Anthony and Laura had come over from Vancouver, so L and I had them over later in the evening for a drink. It was a wonderful night.

I was awed and humbled by the unexpected outpouring of gifts from everyone! Aw, opening these today brought tears of gratitude and thankfulness. 

 So many lovely things:

• "Grace: 30 Years of Fashion at Vogue" and gourmet chocolates
• A bottle of champagne
• Two bottles of scotch, plus a mini bottle and gift certificate to a boutique liquor store
• Three MORE Fluevog gift cards - I am going to have some fun there!
• Movie passes to the IMAX
• A book on words (plus a scratch & win - didn't win)
• Two packs of funny pens
• A gift card to Veneto restaurant
• Two necklaces
• Tights and two pairs of Fluevog socks
• A business card case
• A MAC make-up gift card

I am thankful to the wonderful people in my life. So many cards...

 More tears from reading the heartfelt sentiments. I am full of love.

Today, we were up bright and early for..Ulti! We are still getting enough confirmations to play!

 It was chilly and windy today, so I broke out my boots.

• Sweater - Tatyana, thrifted; last worn here (10th? outfit, way down!) on my recent mini-vacation in September
• Skirt - vintage 50s, thrifted; last seen here in July for another trip to play Ulti
• Boots - Lucky Brand, swap from Cat; last seen here (3rd outfit) in March with a fab Desigual dress
• Coat (below) - Danier Leather; last worn here in April

 It was a hugely windy day, which made frisbee-throwing tricky! We played two solid hours, then 5 of us went for lunch

 Showing off my gory scene of the picador on his horse, goring a bull. How quaint.

 It's a true circle skirt, handpainted on heavy cotton.

In my sunglasses and leather coat.

 The wind caused the disc to donk me right in the eyes - good thing I had my sunglasses on!

The stuff:

 Lovely boots from Cat! She has slightly smaller feet than me, so we often trade of shoes/boots that aren't quite right.

• Earrings - Lazy Susan's

And now, nap time!

"I think you mean "tummy-rub time", Woman."

We're off to our friend Greg's birthday party tonight (woo, another outfit), then I'll be back on Monday with my closet post. Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

Two-Fer: Totally Tubular; and Space Pants!

Woo, I'm back! Let the whirlwind begin! It is my 50th birthday on Monday, and the party starts NOW. 

 Another outfit I felt was "da bomb(shell)" in. I worked in this all day, then went to my company's annual dinner, long speeches (on video), followed by drinks. Many drinks.

• Blouse - Violet + Claire, thrifted; last seen here in May for Fluevog Day
• Dress - Dolce & Gabbana, vintage 90s, thrifted; purchased here for $27.95
• Shoes - Mia, consignment; purchased here for $38.00
• Grape Ape coat (below) - H&M, thrifted; last worn here in March with shades of wine

I cringe at some of the 90s fashion coming around again, but I do love a good tube dress. This one is contoured (you can see it when it's on the hanger in the purchase link above) to the body, so it doesn't pull tight anywhere.

 I felt great in this dress - it's sexy, but because it's a thick stretchy wool knit, it's not inappropriate for work with a blouse worn under it. I did find that I was constantly having to pull the little bra straps back onto my shoulders, as they are set very wide. Otherwise, it was a dream to wear.

You can't really see it, but I wore a black floral clip in my hair.

 I dyed my hair using a new colour (I usually use Splat!), by Garnier Nutrisse and it is a little less vibrant, but I'm okay with that. My grey/white roots don't get covered very well with Splat! so it was nice to use a regular dye to get full coverage without a lot of staining on my scalp (which takes a week to flake off; you're welcome for the visual).

However, I prefer the brighter colour of Splat! so I put Vaseline on the layers and tips of my hair to preserve the magenta - and it worked! Perfectly streaked hair with no roots showing. All ready for my party this weekend.

Yay! I love wearing the Grape Ape coat. Just right for the chilly morning and the cooler evenings.

 My tights and booties were the exact same colour, but the tights went in the trash as soon as I got home - they got all bally under the dress from rubbing on it (seriously? from a knit dress??), and they had a bad case of Drop-Crotch. No way I am putting up with that from my tights. Gonzo!

 Coat done up. Now that I'm nearly 50 I have to look like a lady (*guffaws*). Yeah, no, screw that.

The stuff:

 These velvet booties are high, and my feet are still tired a day later, but they were lovely otherwise. As my feet got warm/sweaty during the day, my foot "farted" on the bottom of them, so I think I'll put an insole in to prevent that. I don't need foot-farts, thank you.

Black bling:

 There's that flower clip - I bought it at the drugstore a while back (I think it's by Goody).

• Chain bracelet - thrifted
• Hematite bracelet and ring - thrifted
• Earrings - Jacob
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes

Today was my last full day - I'm taking tomorrow afternoon off to have lunch with L (he has a flex day), nap and then get ready for my party! I'm hosting a 2-hour cocktail party for friends, family and colleagues - wine, beer, finger food and good times. Nearly 60 people are coming! And yes, I will be wearing THE DRESS, in its Full Monty glory (sleeves AND peplum). I'm so ready.

I've been saving these spectacular leather pants for a Thursday to wow my WW group.

 They wow'ed my coworkers too, who dubbed them "Space Pants".

• Blouse - White House, Black Market, thrifted; purchased here for free (marked at $14.95 but "one" in a buy one/get one deal)
• Pants - Free People; purchased here in Portland for $129.00 US
• Shoes - Hispanitas; last seen here in August with green and trousers
• Sleeveless coat - Only, thrifted; last worn here (6th outfit) on the weekend for Winesday

 The top is a gloriously rich teal and is stretch silk - it was fabulous to wear all day. I'm wearing a black tank top under it (not tracked) to minimize butt-crack-a-lackin' from the elasticized back of the pull-on pants, and to give a layer for me not to sweat on (since I don't like washing silk very frequently).

"Ground control to Major Sheila" was a comment I got today about my Space Pants. I also noted that if they are Space Pants, then they come from Space Cows. Of course they do!

Aren't they marvelous? They were very comfy, and SHINY, although every time I sat down or bent over, it was butt-cracks ahoy! This is why I chose a long top worn untucked! However, I loved them, and I'm excited to wear them again.

Outerwear. I can't believe it's October and I'm still not wearing a "real" coat most days.

 My WW group loved this outfit. One of the women in the group gave me a lovely plant (which I gave to my receptionist, as I kill plants) - she and I share a birthday, so we all sang "Happy Birthday" and it was just wonderful.

The stuff:

 I love these shoes. I ran around all day in them. My feet were happy not to have heels on.

Gold and black bling:

Bold pieces for a bold outfit. 

• Necklace - Fossil, consignment
• Bracelet - Lia Sophia, thrifted
• Earrings - thrifted

A bunch of my coworkers came to my desk today with balloons and a present. 

"You are our sunshine" - AWWWW

The card says "fancytastic" and over a dozen of my coworkers signed it and pooled and bought me a gift card from Fluevog.  

The bottom of the box says "Nice bottom" and the card insert says "You look great". There's over $200 on the card! Wow! Thank you so much, my dear colleagues! I can't wait to spend some time in the local Fluevog store with this!

My friends, I will be back on Saturday with another two-fer for you - this is also a long weekend, being Thanksgiving in Canada. I definitely have a lot to be thankful for.

Autumn Cream and Pink

Ooh, I'm so excited to be into October - this is my favourite month! We've been lucky with sun and clear skies for a few days, so I was inspired to do a "summery" fall outfit today.

 It features two new-to-me items that I've been saving: the lacy top and the wool skirt. Who is that klassy lady? It's me! It's me! Again, another outfit that made me really happy.

• Jacket - Brooks Brothers, thrifted; first worn here in July with the trout shoes
• Top - Express, thrifted; purchased here in early September for FREE (it was marked $12.95 and was the 2nd "one" in a "buy one, get one" deal)
• Skirt - J. Crew, thrifted; purchased here in July for $19.95
• Shoes - Elegant Conversations Kendra, Fluevog; last seen here in June with lingonberry and pink

The lace top is bracelet-sleeve length - glimpses as I shoved my sleeves up all day - and I wore a burgundy cami underneath it for coverage and to show off the symmetrical pattern of the lace.

I loved wearing this gorgeous blazer again, this time worn undone all day, and done up when I walked outside (to/from the other office; to/from home/work). It's a wool/silk/linen blend, and only partially lined, but it feels autumnal to me.

I did a loose knot with the ties in the back when I had it open.

 Oh, let's talk about how nice my bum looks in this skirt! Dang, nothing beats a well-cut pencil skirt. On a sunny day, all this light colour felt wonderful.

This was a dream to wear, but I was worried all day about getting pen, coffee or other dirt on it.

 However, it's Just a Thing and I'll wear it and love it until I don't.

The stuff:

 I don't do boring neutral shoes. Although I did wear these once in the spring, these really ring my bell for fall. That's a very comfy heel height, but I only wore them indoors - not walking outside.

New copper bling:

I really liked how the copper went with the pink of the blazer - it was this nice warm mix. Copper is lovely to wear - it warms to your skin. I had to adjust the earring a bit so that they didn't pinch my ears too hard.

• Copper necklace and earrings - Matisse, vintage early 60s, vintage fair, first wear
• Crystal ring - Uffizi Gallery gift shop
• Amber ring - c. 1989

I will be back on Thursday with a two-fer! My company has its big annual "how did we do?" meeting/dinner tomorrow night - I have fabulous outfits planned for both days!