Goodbye, Green-eyed Monster

People: Stop the presses! Bring the tapes and the cameras 'cause I'm about to go

apes and bananas. Someone has definitely put 2013 on fast-forward. I'm sure of

it. I can't believe that in less than two weeks I will turn 25. I know I've sung this

tune before, but I just feel as if we spend our childhood constantly looking forward

and waiting.  Waiting for school to end, waiting for the next holiday, waiting to get

older for each year represents a new opportunity. Now it's all, "Wow, I can't believe

Kobe is going to be five years old!" En serio. I've been taking care of a living thing

for the past five years?! I barely feel responsible enough now. But he's survived.

And the years have piled up. They exist now in photo albums and memories - both

the forgotten and the remembered. Sometimes it doesn't quite feel as if all that much

time has passed at all; sometimes the pain and joy from past experiences is so strong

it feels as if I lived it just yesterday. And it's no more trivial thoughts and insignificant

goals. It's house-creating and career time (fyi: I laugh at the thought of marriage. I'm

still just a child, c'mon).  Although, you know what the biggest change has been? I

swear, one day I woke up and all the things my mother has said to me over the

years made sense.  It no longer comes across as incessant nagging, but rather,

sound advice from an experienced woman. Hah! How long was she waiting to

hear that? Twenty-five years I suppose....   

And now, enough of all that heavy talk: let's discuss the things we use to cover

ourselves so we're all not running around like Adam and Eve; although, I'd freeze!

I feel as if this is the quintessential autumn ensemble; browns, green, orange. Mm-

hmm. If I were to lie down on the ground you wouldn't be able to see me, for I'd be

lost in the foliage. Just joshin' ya.  Even though I absolutely adore this skirt, often I

find it hard to style it (being the extremely matchy-matchy person that I am). This is

only it's second time out in the world (on moi). I gotta think outside the box more!

Outfit:
Thrifted // Floppy Hat
Thrifted // Wool Coat
Handmade // Scarf
F21 // Necklace
DIY // Circle Pendant
Thrifted // Cardigan
Thrifted // T-Shirt
Thrifted // Skirt
Thrifted // Belt
Fancy Sox //  Brown Tights 

Aldo // Boots