Wearing: Navy, Pink + Red

Friday, October 7, 2011

Did you ever just NOT know what your next move should be? Or wish you had a gizmo that showed you plainly where each choice would lead?  I'm horrible at making decisions.  It's paralysis...this inability to decide--even about the little things like picking my favorite flavor of ice cream.  I love the opportunities life brings to me...but in all honesty, I can get overwhelmed. I want to experience everything. It really takes me a moment to commit to a decision, and now more than ever, when what I'm deciding will determine what my life will look like from this point on.   
Having magnificent life options is a beautiful gift, but it comes with such responsibility, too.  It takes guts to choose a course, then own your decision and the consequences that come with it...negative or positive.


I'm always a little afraid that in choosing to walk through one specific door all the other great possibilities will slam shut with resounding finality.  But a girl can't live her life without moving forward, so I have to remind myself that making a well-informed, thought-out decision is not necessarily the end of something...but the open door to even larger horizons.
After all, no matter the course--today is the first day of the rest of my life.
Why not run through as many open doors as I can?
Skirt: Anthro Laurenti   Cardi: J.Crew   Bag: Coach  Watch: Fossil  Flats: Steve Madden  Flowers:  Etsy One Perfect Day


Fill in the blank:
Decisions make me feel________________.

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Lengthening: H&M Dress

Thursday, August 26, 2010

I'm always amazed when trying on dresses at the length
or maybe I should say the lack thereof.
I mean, honestly, who wears dresses that hang a mere four inches below one's bah-dunk-a-dunk? Not me.

However, on a recent trip to H&M, the detailing on the bodice of this dress caught my eye, and I found myself pondering what I could do to make it work, especially since the ruffles on the top begged to be replicated in a fun, flirty and feminine way. Besides, visions of outfit possibilities for every season suddenly danced in my head.
I had recently purchased a bolt of dance-wear knit mesh and it turned out to be the perfect fabric for this project.
Just for reference, if you like the dress it's still available in stores, but the version you buy will be a good 13 inches shorter.

(H&M cream dress, Charlotte Russe straw fedora, COACH bag, Target Presta wedges)

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