I Believe I Was Wrong

vest: vintage (loving this one) // pants: gap (here) // coat: karlie (similar here) // shoes: shoemint (similar here) // necklaces: vintage chanel and stella & dot
photos by common dove photography

Being a 26 year old mother going through a divorce is pretty much a learning game…..a painful, annoying, rewarding learning game. Being able to admit when I'm wrong has definitely been a learned quality over the last several months.  A couple of weeks ago I thought I had all of the answers….I thought I was doing ok and that it was time for my "walls" to come down…..boy was I wrong. 

Sitting on a freezing cold beach a couple of days ago I had an epiphany…… the answer is….I DON'T have to have all of the answers right now, in fact, I don't need any answers right now. I  just need to get through the day and make sure my son is happy and taken care of. Outside of that is beyond my control. Putting walls up isn't always a bad thing, it actually helps to keep you grounded. Its alright to have your head in the clouds….as long as your feet are firmly on the ground.

One thing I realized is that I am not ok right now………..and that's totally ok :)

Every Day Life

top: dress worn as top via shopbop (similar here) // shorts: similar here // bag: vintage chanel (loving this one) // shoes: zara (similar here) // sunnies: prada (similar here)
photos by common dove photography

This is me in my every day life…..usually my days are spent trekking through the woods…..at the park…..or down on the dock checking crab pots and spider webs. Have I always seen myself working a full time job in the fashion industry that required heels and pencil skirts every day…..yes…… but in actuality having been a stay at home mom to a crazy dirt loving little boy for the past 3 years has made me appreciate the fact that I don't have to work in an office environment to let my personal style come through. So…..moms in your yoga pants….no offense but take note :)

Palazzo

top: for love and lemons ( available here) // pants: fab'rik (similar here) // shoes: stuart weitzman (available here) // jewels: vintage chanel and stella & dot
photos by common dove photography

Roam if You Want To

dress: vintage (loving this one)// shoes: schutz (available here) // bag: vintage chanel // sunnies: ray-ban(available here)
photos by common dove photography

 

Do you ever go through serious spurts of wanderlust....where all you can think about all day every day is seeing the coast of southern France.....or taking in the sights of the Amalfi coast? I'm going through a serious case of this right now and since traveling out of the country is not an option right now.....a rotation of 3 books about France and self taught French lessons are letting me roam every night after doodle goes to sleep. And that's bien with me. Next I'm going to find as many books about Italy as I can......

 

The point being....roam if you want to, roam around the world....roam if you want to......and if you can't do it in person do it in spirit until you can actually make the journey.



Bien dans Sa Peau… Comfortable in Your Skin

top: fab'rik (similar here) // shorts: vintage levi (similar here) // boots: schutz (available here) // bag: vintage chanel // sunnies: ray-ban (available here)
photos by the amazing molly stillman

As women (yes, I'm a 26 year old woman with a family and household to run so with all due respect please stop calling me "cute")…….we all have our issues. At some point in our life someone or something made us feel like we weren't pretty enough….or smart enough…..or tough enough. Fortunately as we get older…..those scars tend to fade away and we realize that we ARE pretty enough….and smart and tough enough to push another human being out of us. And it might always be a work in progress but hopefully we start to feel comfortable in our own skin. And when that happens…….watch out……..