Friday, February 16, 2018

Oh My Goodness...WITHDRAWALS

Happy Half Way Through February.  February can either be a favorite or a funky month.  Sometimes it is beautiful and full of love, and other times it is a dreary month.  I am going to be upfront with ya'll, I WANT stuff.  I want new sunglasses.  I want new tops. I want new dresses.  The need is not there, probably not even a little bit.  I was talking to my sister about it and she described it as withdrawals.  I am used to seeing something I want/need and being able to get it or at least making a plan to get it.  I feel like I have this long running list of things I want come January 1st, 2019, or at least things to ask for on holidays and my birthday.  That is kind of not the point though.  I am supposed to be learning about contentment and that I can throw a good outfit together without having something new.  I want to look and feel good about myself, but that doesn't have to mean new things for me.  I am really trying and have talked myself out of thrifting.  I know I would go to goodwill or a consignment store and essentially just buy to buy.  I am finding a little peace that the weather is breaking and we are having some gorgeous days in North Carolina.  I am able to throw a skirt or a dress on and not have my legs be freezing.  I was feeling really good about being able to wear skirts/dresses on my regular days again, until at story time I realized how WHITE these legs are.  I am busting out my self tanner today, and I will be walking in shorts if it is warm enough.  Trying to get a little sun when I can. 
My sweet husband did gift me a new accessory for Valentine's Day and he did good.  I have been longing for a large acrylic monogram and thats exactly what I got.  It is beautiful.  You can spy it in my last picture on the post.  I also bought a Lularoe cassie skirt off the buy/sell/trade page.  It is a fun khaki/camel color with beautiful texture that will be so useful for all seasons.  I love the versatility of a pencil skirt.  Crop top and you're trendy but covered.  Long flowy tunic and the skirt and your proportions are spot on.  Just lots of good options. 



Taking pictures has taught me a little bit more about proportions.  I love a Boyfriend chino from Gap, but I think for my best body I should have tucked a fitted shirt in and then maybe left my shirt open. 
 So when Jacob is not home, I am left to self-timer pictures and they are not great.  This was weirdly taken from the grill. But lets talk about my awesome skirt in this picture, B/S/T page for the win. 




Another picture taken from a weird angle using my self timer.  Hot 90's mom alert.  Everything is sketchy about this picture.  The shirt sleeves are huge, it is a men's shirt from goodwill and might be going back to the goodwill.  Jacob wasn't there to tell me to not stand so weird and that my hair is screaming for a hair scrunchy.