Enjoying the hot outdoors.

Shirt: Loft

Shorts: JCrew

Necklace: Local

Bracelets: Nordstrom, Bauble Bar

Shoes: Born

Sunnies and Purse: Target

This is what to wear to a picnic at the park when it is really hot, and there could be a game of football (soccer), and you will probably have to sit on the ground. 

Thomas' school had a picnic at the park today, and man, is it getting hot here. And even though it was hot, the boys had some ice cream, and I had some fresh coconut water, and things were alright. 

To give you an idea of how hot it is, when we got home, I had sweat lines from my purse. 

HOT MESS. HOT. MESS.

Oh, and just so you know, my fresh coconut was less than 50 cents! Anyone want to come for a visit? You too can be a hot mess. AND I will treat you to coconut water. Seriously, does it get better than that? I think not.

An Ambitious Goal

Shirt and Skirt: Anthropologie

Belt: From another skirt

Shoes: Local

Bracelet and Necklace: WontonMommy

Earrings: India

Have I told you about my New Year's Resolution? I am not going to buy clothes until July. Six months without buying any clothes. It is a challenge. There are two main reasons I am doing it. The first, the money that I would spend on clothes is going to pay back my trip to Paris/Ireland. The second, I have a lot of clothes, and I thought it would be good to try using what I have before I buy more. 

It has been a good experience. Depending on how it goes, I might extend it for the entire year. That way I can start saving money for when I need to buy clothes for a colder climate. But we will see, I also really love shopping...we'll see if I go for instant or delayed gratification.

Questionable Outfit.

Dress: Gap

Undershirt: Half-Tee

Belt: Anthropolgie

Necklace: Can't remember

Shoes: Dolce Vita brand

Earrings: Target

I am not sure how I feel about the whole strapless dress and an undershirt, but I thought I would try it out today.  Normally I wear this dress with a cardigan or something over it, but today, today I went for it. I didn't feel like the hassle of making sure the cardigan was covering all my bits, so I went with the undershirt.

I still don't know what I think of it. I just really wanted to wear this dress, and you know when you really want to wear something so you make it happen, no matter what? Yup, that is where I was this morning when I got dressed.

Oh, and this dress wrinkles really easily. Kind of a bummer.

Going short and red.

Yesterday was a big day for me.

 

I have wanted to change my hair for awhile. It all started when I saw this picture in a magazine. As soon as I saw it, I wanted to be a red head.

 

Then I was looking through some red hair pictures, and found this picture, and immediately wanted to cut my hair short.

I took both of these pictures to the hair salon.

Here's the thing. I haven't had my hair cut here in Sri Lanka as I have heard it is pretty hit or miss. I thought that is I took pictures with me, and went to someone a friend recommended, I would have a pretty good chance of success.

 

I started out like this:

 

And ended up like this.

When I left the salon, I looked like a bowl had been placed only head, and my hair was cut around it. I have really thick hair, and I don't think there are enough layers. We shall see when I have to wash and style it myself.

It isn't exactly what I was looking for, but I mostly like it. I have to figure out how to style it. Any ideas? Product recommendations?

 

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I chopped off my hair.

Shirt: Loft

Skirt: JCPenny

Necklace: Anthropologie

Belt: Thrifted

Shoes: Seychelles Brand

Watch: Fossil

As you can see, my hair has been cut.  Quite significantly, actually. I also dyed it. In these pictures it looks really dark, however, it is actually a red color. I will have to get some pictures in good light to show the color. Right now, the color is definitely my favorite part. I am still adjusting to the cut, but part of that is trying to figure out how I am going to style it. I am going to go to google and youtube and see what I can find. Do you have any suggestions? Advice? 

AND now that I have a new cut and color, I may have to adjust what I wear, and the make-up I put on.  It is another time of transition, so there may be an awkward moment or several. The good thing is if I can't figure it out, hair grows, and soon enough my hair will be long enough that it will just do it's own thing. 

Bits and Pieces.

Shirt: Neiman Marcus

Skirt and Shoes: JCrew

Necklace: Nordstrom

Bracelets: Target 

"Comparison is the thief of joy." Theodore Roosevelt (according to the internet)

I do a lot of comparing. Comparing myself to others and comparing my current self to my prior self, and just comparing to compare. I think about the bits of myself I want to change. Pieces of myself I wish were better, but you know what I have discovered? When I compare others strengths to my weaknesses, or things I have no control over, it makes me sad and frustrated. 

I am who I am, and no one else. 

You are who you are, and no one else.

I think it's for the best. 

Let's be ourselves.

We'll be happier this way.

What to wear when cleaning the walls and trash cans.

The bucket and mop were added for dramatic effect. I did not mop today.

Shirt: Gap

Skirt: Nordstrom

Shoes: Havaianas from Amazon

Mop and Bucket: Local

For the sake of this blog post, I am certain of three things. The first, that there is an outfit appropriate for every occasion. The second is there is music appropriate for every occasion. The third is I don't like cleaning very much. But since this blog fits more along the lines of appropriate outfits, that is what I will discuss today.

Today I spent the day cleaning. Well, maybe not the entire day, but a big part of the day. Mostly washing walls, cleaning out garbage cans, and laundry. On days like today I want to wear something I don't mind getting dirty, and something that I can sit on the ground comfortably. 

There you have it, my cleaning walls outfit.

*Note to self* It is best to take pictures BEFORE day of cleaning...just saying. Also, you need a pedicure.