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“Fall” On me

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I know I’ve been absent for a while and I had to deal with some stuff so I had to put blogging on hold. Plus, I don’t want to adopt the attitude of writing just for the sake of it if I’m not feeling somewhat 100%. I’ve been at 65% this week and I was just waiting to get a little higher. The sun made an appearance today and that has helped somewhat as we have been truly been experiencing Fall with all it’s rain and chill glory. As I type, I’m in socks, jeans, a thermal tee and a nice thick robe over that to make sure I feel warm and cozy. I HATE to feel cold – I am from the Caribbean, enough said.

Even though I haven’t been able to workout this week, I had to get out of the house so I’d spent my time looking for a few fall/winter must-haves that I realized were necessary after I switched up my closet. I finally got a pair of casual wedge booties. That was a very hard task as my ankles are quite small and I HATE looking like I have the boniest ankles and they’re swimming in my boots – because other people do it and are fine with it doesn’t mean I have to as well. I was searching since the end of August.  I don’t like wearing my mid calf flats all the time and after all I’m still trying to build the average Fall/Winter must haves since I’m still relatively new to this whole thing.

I was also looking for a short coat as I only have one to my mid thigh and 3 pleather jackets (I ain’t foolin’ myself or anyone else and they don’t keep me that warm when it gets colder anyway). So I decided to just get something that I can wear when I don’t need all of the coverage my other coat gives me. And my petite-ish frame makes this another “fun” task as arms can be pretty long or I can’t find my size in the one coat I love. I’ve also been trying to stock up on a few more sweaters as I just wanted a few to fit into the little change my wardrobe has made fashion wise. I’ll probably buy them periodically throughout winter but for now I think I’m pretty satisfied with what I have. It probably sounds like I’ve been doing quite a bit of shopping and I won’t lie, I kinda have, but it’s rather frustrating when you have to spend so much time looking for things when you don’t fit the average size – it has been bittersweet.

Gym is next week  and would you believe I missed it? I really wanted to get in there but that isn’t the best idea right now. I think I’ll just dive into it again next week but hopefully over the weekend I’ll be able to just sneak in for a minute or two and feel refreshed.

In light of the passing of Steve Jobs and my reflective nature these last few days/weeks, I’ll like to end with this quote.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. – Steve Jobs

Fashion, Uncategorized

Fall

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I hope you don’t get tired of me blogging >_<. This is my second post for the day! I just had to get this out and I felt like blogging was the best outlet. I went into the mall this afternoon to get something for Dave and as I was walking through Macy’s (exit for parking garage not to shop) I saw the Fall collections out in full blast and it really got to me. As someone from the Caribbean, seeing so many dark colours in my wardrobe is as equally depressing as the gloomy weather that takes over for the next couple of months – you would think that warm colours would take over. I really don’t get it. I always try to get nice soft, somewhat bright colours in my wardrobe to boost my mood. I always think that if outside is gloomy wearing something bright lifts other people’s spirits as well as mine because they’re like “wow.. colour!” and it rattles them a bit as to what season it is lol.

Yes I do keep black in my wardrobe around this time of the year but I try to pair it with a lighter colour as opposed to black on black all of the time. If I could be someone’s Vitamin D for a few seconds why not? It’s not secret that Seattle is known for it’s “liquid sunshine” speaking of which I still need to get some rain boots and as I’m from an island that has two seasons (wet and dry) homesickness is a major issue around this time of the year. So why not liven it up?! But I’m going to work with the few pieces I have right now as I’ve “officially” stopped shopping for myself for the rest of the year as it’s time to get Christmas gifts together.

Before I close I HAVE to tell you about the salad I made today and ate before dinner. My mouth was in heaven! It was red and green cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers and apple with a light champagne dressing. OMG! I actually almost had a second serving which I never want. But I’m definitely looking forward to it again tomorrow.

Ok, it’s time to grab some beauty rest so I’ll find some other stuff to blog about tomorrow or something.

Night!

xx

 

 

Fashion

Individual Style

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Individual Style

I’ve always had a fascination with having my clothes made. My grandmother and great aunt were seamstresses and my sister and I often had things made or tweaked for us. I especially liked the fitting process to see how everything was coming along and making any changes that popped into my head. Due to my small frame, having clothes made meant that they’d fit. There is no greater joy than having something fit you they way it should, when you can’t find many clothes to fit you in the first place. I tend to go crazy in fabric stores because of the many prints and embroidered fabrics that just seem to be calling my name. And today, I went to a fabric store. I went for swatches to get ideas, but I ended up buying 5 pieces of material (>_<) 4 prints and 1 white anglaise. I saw the material and I saw how I wanted it made, now it’s time to sketch or get pictures to alter.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to change my wardrobe since I got married to look more “womanly” for lack of a better word. I also want more prints that I like in my wardrobe, and seeing that I’m in the gym now and getting a “figure” I want to express myself through my clothes. I want to express my personality. Thanks to my friend who has me hooked on www.dulcecandy.com (a fashion blog, also on twitter @dulcecandy87) I resurrected this dormant desire to have my clothes express my personality by having them made. I’m going to aim to have this stuff done by the beginning of summer, but as I now have to search for someone around here to do it, who knows how long it’ll take once I do. I’m thinking of one skirt, one pair of shorts, and two dresses. I really LOVE the black and white print and that will be a dress for sure!

Besides following Dulce Candy, I came across a tweet yesterday from @karla_deras (another fashion blogger http://www.karlascloset.com/) promoting a book called StyleLikeU (http://stylelikeu.com/). This was also very inspiring because the way fashion is going right now, we buy clothes for the season then dispose of them when the next fad comes around. What happened to timeless pieces that could be there throughout any season and could keep making an appearance in years to come? More importantly, INDIVIDUAL STYLE. What happened to everyone having some bit of the new fad but incorporating their unique touch to it? There’s nothing wrong with shaking things up a bit, and adding a bit of flare. This is why I appreciate and follow certain fashion blogs, not to steal their ideas of how they wore something but to learn things that I would never have thought of – mixing certain colours, prints and how to do so without looking like a mess.

When we dress like everyone else, we look and become “everyone”. There needs to be that movement again for individuality in every aspect of our lives. When someone looks at us they see us for who we are and not someone who has blended with the masses, someone who is weak and doesn’t think on their own, but to see a strong person. So I think I’ve done my little part in starting this movement by writing this post, and hope you can share in it as well. Below is the trailer for the book.

 

“Style” is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style.– John Fairchild