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We’re alive and, The Dress Project

I’m not sure if anyone still reads our blog. If you do, please comment!

We’re alive and getting settled and re-settled in Salt Lake City. We moved back in July and are moving again during the month of October to a house we are BUYING! I’m stoked. It’s in a fab location: 1 block to the city’s largest park, 1 block to shops, our church is across the street and it’s 2 blocks to Bryce’s office. It’s a great 1907 house that doesn’t need loads of work to really make it shine. Bryce and I have been slightly obsessive about decorating. We close at the end of the month and then we’ll be doing things like killing the yard (weeds as it’s a foreclosure), knocking down a wall, refinishing some wood floors, and painting. We’ll get pictures up once we begin work. For now, you can check out a few shots of the house here. (Don’t worry that awful pink color will go too, but probably not until the spring).

In other news, I’m really considering and getting excited about participating in The Dress Project. It’s a month of ‘fasting’ from our clothes and choosing to wear 1 single dress all month. The website mentions this helpful note:

My dress provided a type of canvas. It reminded me that I do not need half of the things I desire, and if I focus on something for a while, I can get to know its character as a “thing” in creation. There is a wealth of hidden possibilities in every part of life that most of us are too lazy to uncover. Rather than pursue mere novelty, I had the opportunity to bring out the possibilities inherent in the dress, molding them into something slightly different every day.

I think I’m going to do it and will blog about it. Who’s with me?

This entry was posted by Ashley on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at 6:36 am. This entry was tagged with , . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

14 Responses to “We’re alive and, The Dress Project”

  1. joannabug Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    *waves*

    Love to hear how this challenge turns out!

  2. Dad Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 7:09 am

    I always check out your blog to see if you can still write in segments greater than 140 characters. Love you!

  3. Kristy Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 8:06 am

    the house is perfect! and it does sound like a great location!! looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the dress project.

  4. Gaby Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Yay! Congratulations, Ash! :) I am thinking about the Dress Project. Will let you know!

  5. Sarah Hay's mum Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 8:53 am

    Beautiful home – looks like something Sarah & Jonathan would love too. Enjoy!

  6. margaret Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    I still read your blog (I’m subscribed to your feed). :-) That Dress Project sounds very intriguing! As I teach in a public school, it might give my 8th grade students some food for thought as well. Hm….

  7. Sam Gray Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    I’m subscribed to your blog feed. Keep writing.

  8. Julianna Leachman Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Hi Ashley, I’ve been reading your blog since I found out about you from Margaret Ann Speakman. My husband was the first RUF intern for David Speakman at Davidson College, and we now live in Austin, TX (he works for a PCA church and I am in grad school at UT for Comparative Literature). I would love to email with you about your experiences balancing PhD work and a family. Congrats on the house!

  9. Carolyn Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    great post! what dress are you going to choose? where is the article of origin where you got this intriguing idea? Have a great weekend with the Hales! Hey! I just heart that Porter was sitting up…is he crawling yet? :-) love, mom

  10. Melissa Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 6:51 am

    I’m excited to watch you do the dress project!

  11. KatieV Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 11:10 am

    The house is beautiful!!!

    I do check your blog weekly (if not more often).

    Can’t wait to hear about the dress project.

  12. Ginette Says:
    September 28th, 2009 at 10:30 pm

    YEAH! I am still here! I have missed ye ol blog posts for sure. CONGRATS on the house! That is a PERFECT house! SO cute. Right now I am dealing with the sin of jealousy. I will work on that. But I am still so excited for you guys. And the dress project sounds fun! Do it! :)

  13. TulipGirl Says:
    September 29th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Love the house pics! What a FAB location, too.

    I’m excited (and scared) about the dress project. It’s hard to be overweight and find a multipurpose dress that fits well. (I didn’t have a single dress in my closet that fit. *blush* So, I’m buying one. . .)

  14. Amy Says:
    October 4th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

    I still read- would love to see your Dress Project progress! I also love reading your Christian insight. It’s always thought-provoking.