Today will be Quick-Post Friday. Which is okay, because this outfit was so awesome and so much fun to wear, that it doesn’t really need many words.
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Dress: Mlle Gabrielle
Shoes: Fluevog Fiorenza
Earrings: Wear-thou
Quote: Igraine the Brave
Usually, I tend to mix many different pieces and elements into my outfits. But sometimes, a gorgeous patterned dress, a great pair of heels and some earrings are all you really need. I think I’ve decided that I could have a closet full of Boden dresses and great shoes, and I would be pretty happy.
This gorgeous dress was one of my recent finds on eBay. I decided to keep things simple for my first wearing of it, and let the dress shine. Since there’s so many colors in the print, I think it will have many remixing possibilities.
Do you like to wear printed dresses on their own, or do you mix them up with other items and accessories?
Dress: Boden (via eBay)
Shoes: Tsubo Acrea(via eBay)
Earrings: wear+thou
Quote: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (Aladdin Picture Books)
(Note: Fair warning, this post gets a bit personal. I usually don’t go into personal details on this blog, but every once and awhile, a girl needs a chance to get something off her chest. This is not meant to be a pity party.)
I have a confession to make: I’ve been feeling a bit down lately. I know that it’s a combination of factors: One) I’m actually getting tired of cold weather. I feel like I’ve exhausted my winter wardrobe, and I’m ready to be able to go outside wearing only one or two layers and sandals. Two) It’s been six months since I finished my Master’s Degree, and yet I still don’t have a permanent, full-time job in my field.
Number Three is the biggest factor in why I haven’t been feeling myself lately. I went back to school so that I could work in a field that I love, and yet I have only had three interviews in the past six months. I thought that once a librarian position opened up with the system I worked in before, I would be alright, but when I applied for an opening a few weeks ago, I didn’t even get called in for an interview. Money has been really tight while I’ve been substituting and working at a grant-funded temp job, and both of those will be ending after May. I’ve got to start paying off my loans as well. All this stress is constantly getting at me, even when I don’t consciously realize it. I’ve been eating poorly out of stress, I’ve gained a few pounds, and I’ve bitten down my nails pretty badly.
I really started realizing how much this stress is taking its toll on me when I was going through the pictures of this outfit. I wore this on my birthday, and I loved how the outfit came together. And yet, hardly any of my smiles seemed genuine. And that really bothered me, because my philosophy on life is to always stay optimistic, and that plays a big part in this blog. But now I’m realizing that, sometimes you just don’t feel like smiling. And that’s okay. I know that I will get through this. I know that things will get better. I’m just ready for them to be better right now.
What do you do when stress rears its ugly head in your life?
Dress: Boden (via Ebay)
Cardigan: Sweet Mary Jane, handknit by me
Tights: Hue
Boots: Dansko Risa (via Ebay)
Purse: Vintage (thrifted)
Earrings: Wear-thou
Quote: The OK Book
