B: Less than 24 hours to go. HOLY s-balls, if I may be so bold to say so. I do not think I would have been able to complete the challenge without the blog to keep me honest. Oh and I think I would have definitely cheated if I hadn’t had my friend Blythe sending me her closet outcasts throughout the year. What was your saving grace? (besides me, of course)
A: Well OF COURSE you were my saving grace. I definitely raked in some great hand-me-downs (thank you, donors – you know who you are). Another saving grace, if you can even call it that, was a bolder approach to mixing and matching my wardrobe in ways that I likely wouldn’t have experimented with when I was shopping. It made me feel more creative! Also, I feel like my style changed more dramatically in this past year than any year before. Did anything change for you style-wise?
B: I definitely noticed a change in your style! It’s far more bold these days – I LOVE! I think on the days that I put more thought into it I definitely threw together combinations that were a little more fun. I did get lazy a lot of the days though. I’m even more worried about that now that I’m in maternity clothes. They tend to be a bit drab. Perhaps I’ll try and buy a few colorful tops to mix it up a bit. Definitely didn’t expect to go the maternity clothes route when purgatory was over!
A:Thanks for the outfit kudos. I’m blushing! I think your style changed a lot as well. Pats on the back all around ; )
I do believe this is the first official pregnancy announcement on the blog. HOORAY FOR BECKY, EVERYONE!! She is going to be a kick-ass mama AGAIN. So exciting!
Maternity clothes shopping does not seem all that exciting, I have to be honest. But you are lucky that you have fashionable friends to borrow from. Once you’re out of maternity clothes I bet the fun shopping will begin again!
B: Well thanks, pal! Yes, maternity clothes can get boring, but I think a lot of it is that you wear the same thing over and over because there is only so much money you want to spend on clothes you’ll wear for 9 months. Kind of makes the big moment feel more like this:
rather than this:
But I will not be thwarted!
So..
“What now?” I’m sure you’re all wondering what we’ll do on the 1st. Mad dash to Union Square? Just another Thursday?
I guess you’ll have to wait and see what the Conscious Closet gals do next… (queue dramatic music, close up on closet and fade to black)
A+B foreva
Conscious Closet 
I’m excited to see what you girls do next!
I also wanted to suggest to Becky (And you can file it away, Allie!) my friend’s very chic under-garment company that help bring fair pay jobs to women in Brazil. Their new maternity line is very popular and yummy….
http://www.belabumbum.com/maternity
Hoooooray for Becky’s pregnancy and BIG congrats to you both for making it through an entire year with style, humor and the eagerness to share it all with us!
I think I speak for a lot of gals (and maybe a few guys) when I admit that I feel somewhat anxious about your challenge winding down. I look forward to your blog posts with my morning latte….and now what?!? 😉
Big hugs and congrats to you both…and please for the love of god go buy yourself something fun to congratulate yourselves!
~Lani
Thanks, Lani! We are definitely feeling sad about the challenge coming to an end. We’ll miss our loyal readers so much! But we are trying to figure out what the next thing is – we can’t just leave everyone hanging! And don’t worry, shopping is definitely on the agenda for the long holiday weekend (at least for Becky).
Massive congratulations! You guys are dedicated, inspiring, and have been a whole lot of fun to follow.
Thank you, and I hope you’ll continue your blog even though the year is over.
Next up…did you hear about the woman who vowed to not look in mirrors for a full year? Holy hell. Now THAT is nuts!
Holy hell indeed! How would you get anything out of your eye? Pluck your eyebrows? Check to make sure there’s not spinach in your teeth? I guess I understand the intent, but that is not a challenge I could stick to. Thanks for always offering up such thoughtful comments. We’ll come up with something – hopefully interesting enough to keep people reading!
WOW — congratulations on the challenge and the BABY Becky. So proud of both of you!
Thanks Kristen! It’s been a wild ride!