SHE WORE WHAT?! Long time no see (or wear)

Where did we leave off? Oh yeah, the spring birds were visiting early, I had bright red hair and had just completed a 30 day raw vegan challenge.

Where are we now? Spring and summer have come and gone. We are well into autumn. My hair is purple. And that 30 day raw vegan challenge? It turned into a lifestyle change.

It has been an adventurous year to say the least. My job has taken me all over the country and up into the Great White North. My other job took me out into public in jeans and a t-shirt – wearing no make up and hair undone! And my new plant-based diet has brought me back into things I have not been able to wear for years.

Like this lovely vintage dress. I think the last time I wore it was in 2009 to the Harvest Dinner. I had the eggplant. Eggplant is always an experience that sticks with me. Never for good reasons.

This dress on the other hand, I am glad it stuck with me all this time. Many fruits, vegetables and 30 pounds later, I can wear it again!

During my travels I got my first passport stamp, stood on a sheet of glass 626 feet above the Calgary street below, saw part of Route 66 and the Blue Whale of Catoosa, ogled some amazing Art Deco architecture downtown Tulsa, took in a Crosby, Stills & Nash concert under the Colorado sky at Red Rocks Amphitheater, walked into a unfamiliar salon in Denver as a redhead and came out with purple hair, ate a dozen vegan VooDoo Donuts, sprinted through the airport in heels more times than I care to admit and have become quite familiar with salad bars at Whole Foods across the country.

How did you spend your summer?

IN THIS LOOK

• Hat: Herbergers
• Earrings: Thrifted
• Dress: Vintage
• Brooch: Thrifted gift from mother-in-law
• Handbag: Vintage
• Shoes: Jessica Simpson