less

"the less i needed, the better i felt."

-- charles bukowski

dress: vintage | purse: thrifted | shoes: asos

a little update on life..

i am still living with my wonderful and patient parents.

thankfully we have found a house and are trying to close on it.

(easier said than done.)

internet/cable is something that we have learned to live without. 

in the meantime though .. i am getting a lot of reading done.

have a wonderful upcoming week. 

beginning over

"and so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, 
just as things grow in fast movies, i had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer."
-- f. scott fitzgerald, the great gatsby


dress\belt\purse: thrifted | shoes: piperlime

i had this dress in the shop awhile ago and it never sold..
 but i loved the pattern so much that i decided to keep it for myself after a few updates. (old dress is here)
have a wonderful upcoming week.

garden

"you never saw it, but there's a garden inside me."

-- shane jones, light boxes

skirt/scarf/purse: thrifted | shirt: gap | shoes: forever21

hello again..

sorry it has been awhile. 

secret of change

"the secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

-- socrates 

skirt: thrifted | shirt: gap | shoes: etsy | necklace: my mother's

oh hello..

thank you all for your kinds words.. the move went smoothly and we are happy as can be to be back in tennessee. 

i am without internet at the moment, but thank goodness for coffee shops with free wi-fi and very sweet mothers that take the time to snap a few pictures.

have a wonderful rest of the week... 

let go

"we must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

-- joseph campbell 

dress: here | belt/scarf: thrifted | shoes: uo

this is my very last outfit post in west virginia. 

after four long years, we (robert and i) are finally moving back to my hometown of chattanooga, tennessee. 

we are very excited to start this new chapter in our life. 

the blog of course will be a quiet for a few weeks due the headache that is moving. 

have a wonderful week and thank you for being such amazing friends. 

calm

"...she believed a great happiness awaited her somewhere, and for this reason she remained calm as the days flew by."

-- gyula krudy

dress: modcloth | sweater: thrifted | purse: vintage, my grandmother's | shoes: piperlime 

have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend. 

ps: melody-mae is the winner of the giveaway. 

ages

"the great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been."

-- madeleine l'engle 

dress: thrifted | cape: vintage, will be in shop soon | shoes: forever21 | headband: etsy, sunshineandcarousels

yesterday i celebrated my 29th birthday. 

it is my last year in my twenties & i have a huge list of things that i want to accomplish/do before 30.

ready, set, go!

(ps: i did a little interview over at her library adventures)

plaid

dress/belt/blazer/shoes: thrifted | purse: taken from my mother's closet

i have been on the hunt for a wool plaid blazer for a long time but the search for one has always ended at a dead end.

then a few weeks ago, i was looking through a bin full of bed sheets and at the very bottom it appeared. 

(the only downside is that it is a little boy's blazer.. it fits wonderfully everywhere except the chest.)

 i could not pass on it and the $1 tag.

the adventures of thrifting never grow old. 

ps: i did a little guest post over at crimson rosella about following your dreams. 

never quite

"so much of her time was spent like this: dreaming up things to say and never quite saying them."
-- colum mccann, let the great world spin 

skirt/sweater: for sale in shop here & here | shoes: uo

have a wonderful upcoming week. 

you

"do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

-- theodore roosevelt 

dress/tights: h&m (last year) | purse: etsy | boots: dolce vita 

one of my favorite quotes that i repeat to myself when i get a little anxious.

have a wonderful weekend.  

everywhere

"there was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars."

-- jack kerouac

dress: vintage | shoes: uo | bow: taken from another dress | belt: thrifted 

the last time i wore this dress.

i know i am not much of a talker on here.. 

but, i did write a little guest post for savannah over at maie dae talking about the five things that inspire me. 

tomorrow

"tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it."

-- l.m. montgomery 

skirt/shoes: thrifted | sweater: vintage, passed down from my mother

happy new year. 

2011 was a pretty good year but i do believe 2012 will be even better.

sunny smile

"it was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living."
-- f. scott fitzgerald

dress: vintage/etsy | shoes: thrifted | belt: anthro sale | coat: old navy 


have a wonderful rest of the week and have a wonderful weekend.
(if anyone wants to see how i wore this dress the last time..)