the world is changing

It snowed yesterday and a bit early this morning, which means winter's almost here. (And so begins my hibernation.) All I want is to be warm, create art, and eat yummy things.

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Why do I blog?

'Kay guys, in retrospect I am not super in love with how this outfit turned out. At the time it felt like a good decision, but I feel like it was lacking a belt or something to define my waist so I don't look like I have no curves at all, which definitely isn't the truth of the matter. And let's not mention how I am wearing the same shoes that I did last time I wore this skirt.

Enough about that though, I've been thinking about blogging. Why do I do it? Is it because my fashion sense is so evolved that I have to share what I wear everyday? No! I really like fashion and even though I don't have the most extensive wardrobe, and lots of what I do have comes from thrift stores instead of boutiques, I like a well composed outfit. I feel like it's one of the many ways that I express myself. But I don't consider myself a fashion blogger. (I almost never write--the above paragraph excluded-- about clothes.) Taking pictures of my outfits does help motivate me to shower and groom myself on an almost daily basis and keeps me from wearing sweat pants 24/7.

Blogging isn't just a matter of rolling out of bed, snapping a few pictures and writing a few clever paragraphs--although I do hope some of it's clever. When I write posts I try to slow down and think about what part of our life (meaning Nick and mine, not you and me; but I think you're great too) I want to share. It gives me an opportunity to evaluate and contemplate, which is really great and makes blogging like journaling for me. An extension of that is that blogging forces me to make the time to write every day, and since writing's what I want to do secretly shhh! for my career it's really good practice.

When I blog I feel part of a larger community. I get to share some things that I definitely wouldn't tell a stranger, but it's okay because you guys aren't strangers (except for you, yeah I'm talking to you, the creeper in the wolf shirt) and those of you who have blogs, I get to read about your life too. It's sort of like having cyber pen pals. I get positively giddy when my phone beeps and I see that someone has commented on a post. And I'm pretty sure Nick has bruised ribs from me poking him in the side, telling him to look at this cute picture or to share a funny story from one of your lives.

Wow, this post is becoming an expository essay. To conclude I also blog because it forces me to create and have adventures. Maybe "force" is too strong of a word, because these are the kind of things that I'd want to do anyway. Blogging reminds me though to take advantage of each day and make life fun. I try to capture that life and fun on camera, but sometimes I forget.

Twitter version, in case you couldn't weed through my essay above:

• fashionista, no; clothing lover, yes
• blogging community = cyber pals
• journaling
• improve my writing
• force me to create 
• remind me to be adventurous
• become a better photographer

'Kay, your turn. Why do you blog or why do you read blogs? (Queen Alison decrees that everyone must answer this question. So let it be typed, so let it be done. This means you Helen, Stephanie, and Grandma Hoaglund. : ) 

Iwiwraoatcc

Hi all.

Long time, no write.

So, here are my excuses, 24, the tv show, organizing our home (which we got two cute, but cheap, purple rugs for from Ross yesterday), Merlin (another tv show), Stephanie's wedding, which she looked beautiful at, but I failed to get pictures of. In fact, I have been failing to get pictures of a lot of things. :(

But enough of my excuses, I am glad to be blogging. I've been thinking lately that this blog is a little all over the place. I am not sure what it is. It's not a mom blog, since I am not a mom and therefore do not have dozens of pictures of the adorable things my uniquely wonderful kids do on a daily basis. It's not a wedding blog, although it had that feeling for a while when we were preparing for our wedding. So what is it?
Well, today it is a fashion blog. Kind of.

To really be a fashion blog I would need to own and wear the clothes in the pictures below. However, I do not. So I guess this is actually an I-wish-I-was-rich-and-owned-all-these-cool-clothes blog, but that's too long so I'll just call this IWIWRAOATCC.

Here is a dream outfit for a summer bike ride to a picnic date.

Keep the sun out of your eyes with this fahionable straw fedora from forever21.

I am in love with peter pan collars.

Slap it on a blouse or dress and I am yours.

I also really like this spunky rust color although I would probably end up with its more versatile and subdued gray sister.

Thank you ASOS.

I also have developed a growing passion for oxford lace ups.

I love these two-tone gray pair from Restricted Poodle.

Perhaps if I am a very good girl and save my allowance I can get these pretties soon before my jumbo size is out of stock. 

Again. 

So this is my current clothing wish list. Don't you think this would make a cute outfit? I feel like each piece  is very adaptable for other outfits. The dress would look awesome with these heels.

Or you could wear the shoes with a skirt or skinny jeans . . . I mean I could. ^^