Sugar Blaze

Shown: PDX Swappers strutting their stuff and loading up on free clothes.

It’s been an exciting week, hence the cheesy photo you see of me looking like I’ve just won a shopping spree at Betsey Johnson. I have not, in fact, won such a prize, but I have managed to acquire quite a lot of new clothes a la the monthly PDX Clothing Swap.

The swap was the highlight of my week, as it always is when it comes around. I got rid of pieces I was sick of or couldn’t make work for me, and I came home with a bagful of goodies that I’m super anxious to wear!

Other reasons for enthusiasm include progress with this website (I’m still new to all this and will be figuring things out for some time to come), comments from readers (they mean the world to me, guys!), positive feedback on my unique style, and branching out from my usual social scene.

I met up with Kim (right), who runs the clothing swap, for dancing after we swapped our hearts out. Kim chose the club, her favorite place for spotting break dancers to crush on. It was a first for me, being in a club where the men are in sequins and the women are in pants, but I’m glad I went.

I wore a black pinstriped skirt and a satin top, and standing next to Kim in her break-dancing pants, I thought, “This is how Posh Spice would feel hanging out with Sporty Spice.”

Kim and I are worlds apart in personality, but we get on very well and have a great time together. It got me out of my usual rut, and it reminded me that hanging out with people who are starkly different from me is a lot of fun!

Here’s to another great week, for you and for me!