I do deClaire: Casual Grey Striped Dress

grey striped tee shirt dress, tory burch miller sandals, turquoise necklace, turquoise scarf headband, cognac satchel

Dress-c/o SheIn | Sandals (save, exact) | Bag (similar, similar) | Scarf (similar, similar) | Necklace (similar, similar)

I love me some casual summer dresses, don't you?! I packed this grey striped tee shirt dress on our recent vacation as an easy option to throw on after a day at the pool. Black and white stripes are classic and you can find them anywhere, but these grey and white stripes are just different enough to be fun! The one thing I am always wary of with dresses is the see-through factor. This has none! It also falls at a nice length; just above the knee. I sized up to medium and I think it fits really well. The one bad thing about it is sometimes the pockets stick out a bit making my hips look bigger. Yes, sometimes pockets are bad. I might just cut them out and sew them up since they are along the seam. It is such a great dress otherwise it might be worth the little extra effort to make it a little more flattering. Don't forget to use code Q3idodeclaire15 for an extra 15% off this or anything else from SheIn through 9/30.

It was also the perfect dress to wear earlier this week when I was a little sore from the 5K I ran this weekend. It's the first race I've run in over 6 years and I was so nervous! I hurt my hip and wasn't able to run for the past month until race day. Thankfully I was still able to do other cardio without pain. By Saturday I could finally run! I placed 4th in my age division. I know I can improve and it gives me so much motivation to keep training and do more races! Maybe one day I can do another half marathon or marathon. You have to keep challenging yourself, right?

How have you been challenging yourself lately? I'd love to know!