In honor of the Lululemon photo a day challenge What The Focus September or #wtfsept, I thought I’d play along here on the blog. I have pretty much zero inspiration for 80% of the words listed so far but I’m hoping i’ll get some in the moment inspiration and will post a little something for each word of the day (and hope you’ve forgotten if I miss one or two). 

Today’s picture is ‘Set The Bar(re)’ and perfectly suited to today’s crossfit WOD which was a benchmark for me. I did ‘Helen’ (400 metre run, 21 Kettlebell swings, 12 pullups) and I got that done in 9:40. Then I worked on getting up to my 1 rep max in the dead lift and I ‘set the bar’ by surpassing my body weight. My 1 Rep Max ended up being 185lbs!!!! The picture below is 175lbs but after that I had an audience and was too shy to pull out my iphone like a dork and take a picture of the weights. 

Actress Emily Blunt was spotted wearing lululemon  in West Hollywood on her way to the gym. She’s wearing retro Run: Empower Crops and a Swiftly Tech SS in what I think is Porcelain.

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In honor of the Lululemon photo a day challenge What The Focus September or #wtfsept, I thought I’d play along here on the blog. I have pretty much zero inspiration for 80% of the words listed so far but I’m hoping i’ll get some in the moment inspiration and will post a little something for each word of the day (and hope you’ve forgotten if I miss one or two). Today’s word is Centre and so I thought to post this photo of my daughter on her first day of Circus School trying to find her centre and balance. She was learning Aerial silks and having such a great time.

Thanks to Ms. T for providing the pictures today.

Star Runner LS in Angel Blue Tonka Stripe (RULU) $88
For $88 this is a far better value than the $78 short sleeve version

 Speed Shorts (4-way stretch) Milky Way Multi Print

Angel Blue Tonka Stripe Bright At Night Shorts. Also comes in Pigment Blue

Drooling! Drooling over this Tonka Striped Angel Blue RULU Star Runner LS.

Bordeaux Drama Define Jacket

Such a beautiful rich color!

 Angel Blue Define Jacket 

I love the Angel Blue Define Jacket over Pigment Blue. 

 Cashew Tonka Stripe XLong CRB

 Pigment Blue Cool Racerback

Star Runner SS

As a reader mentioned, and I forgot to in my fit review yesterday, the back panel of pleated mesh is not the most comfortable. You definitely feel it while just wearing it and it would probably bug me for running in. 

 Bright at Night Pants

I really like these!

 Flare Swiftly 1/2 Zip

Pigment Blue Swiftly 1/2 Zip with pigment blue run accessories and Bright at Night Pants

Run: Inspire Crops Milky Way Multi 

 Down Town Puff Jacket

Milky Way Pacesetter Skirt with Run: Speed Squad Tank

 Milky Way Multi Scuba Hoodie

 Worn with Reversible Pigment Blue/Black Wunder Unders

Thanks to Ms. J for this picture of both Define Jackets. Ms. J’s has a dilemma of wether or not to keep both. My opinion, I’d say in this case yes because there is such a difference in texture but only if the Define Jacket is a staple in her wardrobe that gets lots of wear. How bout you guys, what do you think?  I really like them both but unless the Bordeaux Drama is buttery soft like the Heathered Angel Blue I will not bite.

(left) Bordeaux Drama/Tonka Stripe (right) Plum Mini Check/Coal

New In Stride Jacket in Pretty Pink/Tonka Stripe

Currant Run: Catch Me Tank

Bordeaux Drama Relaxed Fit Pants

Om Tote

I completely forgot to mention in my last post that there are two new pairs of running tights. The ones posted in these pictures which I believe are the Sun Runner Tights and then there is another long luxtreme pant that are a narrow boot cut. 

Star Runner SS and Star Runner Tights

Down Town Puff Jacket

I love how slim fitting it is for a puffy jacket. 

 Why did they ruin it with this weird feature? I really like the fit of the jacket otherwise. 

 Details of the Star Runner Tights

A few new items in store today. I tried on the Down Town Puff in size 10 and it was quite nice. I really liked the fit and the fact that it didn’t look huge or overwhelm me. I could layer a cabin LS, swiftly or a thin knit sweater under my TTS but not anything really thick. My big disappointment with it besides the price ($228!!!!!) was the zipper at the cuff. If you unzip it you get ruffles upon ruffles of magician handerkchief spilling out and when you zip them back in they don’t lay as flat as they did before you unzipped it. I really don’t get the point of that feature. Inside the jacket at the upper back there is also a big zippered pocket. I’m not sure why anyone would ever use a pocket in that spot that you can’t access while the jacket is on and if you place anything in it it would look odd and also not allow you to sit back. Overall, I did really like this jacket and how it looked on, but judging by the fact that the Coco Softshell is now marked down from $228 to $99 today, after just being out two weeks….I think lulu is teaching us we can now wait some of these highly priced items out for markdown. 

 Oh yeah, who doesn’t like tons of ruffles at their wrists

I really liked these RULU ‘Star Runner SS‘ tops but I’m wearing them here with my most muffin top inducing pants so I need to try them on again with other pants. They are shorter than last years Full Tilt SS which is a shame because I really liked the added length of those. These ones are shorter and also are priced higher at $78. I think they are too warm for me to wear to crossfit and I probably wouldn’t wear them casually due to the reflectivity and the mesh ruffle detailing on the back so I had to pass. 

 Pigment Blue Tonka Stripe, Angel Blue Tonka Stripe 

 Ms. Q’s store got this gorgeous Bordeaux Drama/Tonka Striped Define Jacket. My store didn’t get this today thank goodness because I might have been really tempted. I’m going to probably pass on this one since I now have two Defines and don’t need a third (at this point). I’m happy to see more items in Bordeaux Drama. My store also got the Dance Studio Crops in in this color, Pigment Blue CRB and yet another run of the Perfect Layer Tee in white tonka stripe, black tonka stripe and pigment tonka stripe. 

 Milky Way Multi Scuba Hoodie

 All colors of the Coco Softshell were on sale today at $99. I was tempted and almost got one but I tried it on again and my husband is right. The shoulders really are unflattering on me and create a triangle shape thanks to my pear shape.