The End of Dressember

I am writing this while wearing sweatpants...sweatPANTS...because Dressember is officially over! Back to jeans (pajama jeans, maybe?), and hopefully warmer legs! But before I'm officially done, here are just a few last pictures and stats from my Dressember...

Money raised by me (really, all of you): $526 - Amazing!!!!

Money raised by the whole Dressember campaign (so far): $440K - Wow!!!!

Different dresses worn by me: 11(ish...I maybe didn't take a picture every day, so I'm not totally sure on this one)

Most times I wore the same dress: 6 (Hmm...6 times in 31 days, too many times?)

Times I was really jealous of other people who got to wear pants: 4 (mostly on Fridays, when everyone else was wearing jeans! Also, while I was in Spain. And on the plane. Ok, maybe that number is closer to 8.)

I've been seriously overwhelmed by the amount of support from so many different people - you donated, took my pictures of the day, didn't make fun of me because I didn't wear jeans on Fridays, got other people involved, prayed for and thought about the women who are trapped in trafficking and slavery - it's been pretty cool to see how one small thing can bring so many different people together to make a difference!

I know that's one of the things I will take away from this month - that everyone working together can make a huge difference. $526 may not seem like a lot of money, but when combined with everyone doing Dressember...imagine how much of a difference $440K is going to make!

The other thing wearing a dress everyday reminded me to do was to pray for the women trapped in slavery and trafficking, and that's not a small thing, either. So even though I'm not wearing a dress everyday anymore, I'm going to try to remember to pray for these women every time I do put on a dress.

Thanks for participating in Dressember with me...hopefully you've become more aware of and maybe even been inspired to get involved in this issue of human trafficking. Maybe you'll even wear dresses all month with me next year?! Hopefully you haven't gotten too tired of all of my crazy dress pictures, either!

And if you're interested in more information or ways to get involved with this issue, check out what these organizations are doing...

International Justice Mission    The Exodus Road    Kwagala Project 

Here's one last picture for you...check out all of my tights and fleece-lined leggings on laundry day...

Happy Dressember and Happy New Year!