Wearing: A Twinkling Dog Trot

Do you have a color combo you always return to?

This is mine--pinks, browns, creams and grays--the colors that evoke a special feeling inside me.

When I think back to the experiences I've had and the places I've visited,

I usually associate these colors with my favorite memories.

The deep pink light of a brilliant sunset falling across the Grand Canyon.

Orange arches at Bryce National Park.

A delicately scrolled conch shell in the Cayman Islands.

The pastel-toned buildings of a busy street in Mexico.

The coral colored sand on Prince Edward Island in Canada.

The gray sky of the Ukrainian countryside.

That perfect neutral color of a wedding dress in a Paris shop window.

The warm invitation of a cup of hot chocolate in my own kitchen.

(Anthropologie In A Twinkling dress, Dog Trot cardi and Lost Glasses tights, J.Crew patent belt, MIA Trainee Booties)

If there are two versions of the same piece,

I always go for the brown or pink-toned version.

Not really sure why.

I should probably branch out a bit, but maybe these are just the colors that suit me--

the ones I feel prettiest in.

If I split my closet into colors, 90% of it would fall into this category.

So, is anyone else's closet as unbalanced as mine?

Wearing: Dog Trot

(Anthropologie Dog Trot Cardi, Eze Sur top, Streaked Light Skirt, Nicole boots, Gap tights, H&M shades)

OK...just to clarify.

I haven't posted anything for the past few days 'cuz really, all I've been doing is

eatin' Peppermint Bark and drinkin' eggnog and sketching like mad for the collection I'm working on...

Ahh, I love Christmas Break.

I sorta momentarily ventured outside, ya know, to go buy more eggnog...hehe...

There is crazy BIG-ness goin' on in my life (which I'm gettin' closer and closer to being able to share with you, BTW), and I'm just using this week to relax and take some deep breaths before the deadlines and professional meetings of January hit.

It's really amazing how life takes you to places you never imagined you'd go...

sets you on journeys you never thought you'd take.

And what's a girl to do except hold on for the ride?

I hope you all had a fantabulous Christmas...can't wait to get on out there and see what you've been up to...while I've been inhaling every piece of chocolate I see!