Heads Carolina, Tails California

top: for love and lemons (here) // skirt: vintage // bag: balenciaga // shoes: isabel marant (sorry not no links today my parents computer is ancient and my shopstyle program isn't working :(
photos by common dove photography

 

As I mentioned on Wednesday I'm still going through a serious case of wanderlust.....however, an unexpected twist has made me think about what's already in front of me. A reader sent me this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote...."The real voyage consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes".

 

Now, I have always thought that my hometown and the surrounding areas were "pretty".....but it wasn't until I had my son and started bringing him back that I realized eastern North Carolina and the mountains in Western North Carolina for that matter are breath taking. The ocean breezes bring a permanent smell of salt to the air (that I miss so much when not here) and when I walk down the Beaufort boardwalk memories of having a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone EVERY Sunday from the General Store flood my mind.

 

So get out........explore where you live......right now......not where you want to live.....one day you may be lucky enough to travel (and I hope that you are!) but for now......New eyes are just as good as a new location. 

 

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……..