I quit smoking a week ago yesterday, after six months of smoking, after not smoking for just over ten years. I smoked about a half a pack a day until I turned 30. I smoked zero for the ten years that followed until I turned 40. And then somewhere in the month after I turned …
The Sweet Intoxication of Her Love
What I’m Wearing… * Camel coat by SMYTHE * Queen of Hearts mini dress by Free People * Ballet wrap sweater from the local ballet store, The Studio Boutique, tag says Bloch * Tights by Wolford * DIY Petal Clutch bag * Sunglasses by 3.1 Phillip Lim * Velvet pumps with ankle bow from Shoe …
Merry Christmas… and other stuff
I hope you all had the Merriest of Merry Christmases and the Happiest of Holiday Celebrations! My Christmas weekend was not optimal -but that’s okay, I didn’t expect it to be. You see, I have dreaded this time of year since spring. I knew I would be alone, and the thought of that filled me …
You Can Be Comfortable or You Can Be Courageous
It’s insane to me just how much is going on in my life right now. So much uncertainty, a bit of craziness, everything up in the air, and it’s strangely nerve-wracking… It’s not at all what I thought my life would look like at 40, but in the midst of it all I have to …
#MondayMotivation // Life is Tough Darling…
My husband showed up unexpectedly last Tuesday and hijacked my day physically and hijacked my week emotionally. As you can tell from what I wrote in my last outfit post, I was utterly confused by it all. And even though I made sure to mentally document the negative feelings and the overwhelmingly obvious emotions pulsing …
Marriage: When Separation is a Means to an End
Every time I sit down to write about my separation from my husband and most probably, divorce {ugh that word}, I get a lump in my throat, as I have right now typing this. I feel my throat thicken and my shoulders tense up and it scares me, and so I run from it. I …