Not How I Was Dressed

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Jeans – Dittos via – UO  //  Tank & Kimono – SheInside  //  Hat & Bag – I forget  //  Shoes – Ruche  //  Bag – Target

This weekend was a roller coaster.  Friday night I had the chance to celebrate a great lady’s birthday.  Saturday things seemed to go well but my Girl was a bit under the weather.  This progressed to a full blown fever that persisted the rest of the weekend.  As this is posted this morning, I know she’s not going to school.

Poor girl spent Sunday on the couch drinking tons of water/juice and sleeping on Mama a lot.  Let’s see how the Monday goes.

Oh and trust me, this is not how I was dressed on Sunday…but it was how I was dressed on another day.

Year Round Closet

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Romper – ThreadSence  //  Jacket – I forget, it’s old  //  Sweater – Guess  //  Hat & Boots – Aldo  //  Necklace Monserat de Lucca  //  Bag – Target

I know some people rotate their closets for the seasons, but I don’t really do that.  Sure I put away any halter tops and bikinis, but otherwise it all stays in there because I just wear it differently.  This romper for example, it’s backless and strappy, and made for summer, so in the summer that’s how I wear it.  But it’s such a great print and I love the cut that to put it away for half the year seems a shame.  Enter layering.

A cami underneath, and a sweater and jacket combo on top and I’m ready to rock it for Fall.  Who says you can’t have your closet year round!

Change My Mind

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Anthropologie-Dress-Boho-Chic

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Anthropologie-Dress-Boho-Chic

Patchwork Dress – Vanessa Vigrinia via Anthropologie  //  Sweater – Ruche (old)  //  Tights  & Bag – Target  //  Socks – UO  //  Boots – Aldo  //  Rings – Body Blue  //  Waterfall Necklace – c/o Atterley Road  //  Long Necklace – Homegrown Boutique

“I change my mind.”  That’s the new phrase around the house.  My girl learned that and now she’s using it everywhere.

She wants Dora instead of Blue’s Clues because, “I thought about it.  I change my mind.”

She picked her two Halloween candy treats, then came back to pick a different one because, “I thought about it. I change my mind.”

She wants oatmeal instead of eggs because, “I thought about it. I change my mind.”

She wants the blue pants instead of pink because, “I thought about it. I change my mind.”

“I thought about it. I change my mind” this.
“I thought about it. I change my mind” that.

It’s frankly really hilarious and I have trouble not giggling every time she says it.  She knows what she wants, and she makes it known. Pretty sure I know where she gets that from, huh?

*linking up with WIW*

Long Live the Monday Morning

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Poncho – Love Threads  //  Corduroys – Gap  //  Hat & Necklace – I forget  //  Shoes – Ruche

Gotta say, I love Mondays.  I know most people who have a 9-5 hate them, but I love them.  All through my life I’ve been a freelancer or shift worker, and the fields that I work in have usually been most active on weekends.  So for me, the weekend usually meant work. Monday meant rest.

Now, Mondays are an extra long day for my girl as she has Spanish class right after kindergarten.  So now, Mondays are a big day of free space.  Space for work, for productivity, for a pamper day if I need it.  Mondays are full of opportunity.

Predictable and Fun Coffee Date

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Tassle Kimono – SheInside  //  Top – thrifted  //  Corduroys –  Gap  //  Boots & Earrings – ThreadSence  //  Headband & Coat – UO  //  Backpack – Stela 9

Another nice fall day meant that I could get out with my girl to a coffee date.  She of course had her croissant, and I had my coffee.  Then came the requisite visit to the playground.  It’s a predictable pattern, but I missed it.  This was one of the things I wanted to get back to.

We have fun. She loves talking to the lovely people who work at SuperCoffee, even though she gets all shy.  My girl and I have great conversations over coffee and croissant, and then she has a blast sliding down the big kid slide at the park.  Perfect.

Force Feed Me Pumpkin

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Fall-Fashion-Dress

Fall-Fashion-Dress

Sweater Dress – Ruche   //  Cardigan – c/o Wallis  //  Boots – I forget  //  Tights – gift from Poland  //  Waterfall Necklace & Bracelet – c/o Atterley Road  //  Skull Necklace – Monserat de Lucca

Okay, okay, I’ll admit it, Fall is pretty.  The colors and the textures are wonderful.  But you’re still not gonna get me to like it.  I don’t like the dropping temperatures, or the fact that I know Winter is a blink away.

You can tie me down, and force feed me all the pumpkin chai teas, pumpkin pies, muffins, and ciders you can manage *and seriously I encourage you to do so* but that’s still not gonna change my mind.  I’m a summer girl.  Give me hot winds, blazing suns, and fluttering kimonos any time.

But I’m trying to find the positive in things these days, so….hand over that pumpkin chai already.

Gratitude Greta

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Tiered Dress – Ruche  //  Thermal Top & Thigh High Socks – FreePeople  //  Boots – Aldo  //  Fedora – I forget  //  Jacket – F21  //  Bag – Urban Outfitters  //  Sweater – ThreadSence  // Chevron Necklace – I Forget

 Following up on yesterday’s post.  The mental and emotional journey was staggering over the last month.  I spent a lot of time crying, and feeling sad.  I was terrified that it would be a chronic or long term condition which had me really blue because all I saw were the things that I wouldn’t get to do.  

Then came a point where I suddenly saw my old life (what came before this illness) and what I had, and was incredibly grateful for that.  I had so much life, so much freedom, and so much to be grateful for.  All I wanted was to get back to that.  So once I started to feel better, I was excited that I would get that old life back.

And now, for all intents and purposes, I do.  So that makes me happy.  I have so much freedom to do what I love and have amazing experiences.  But I do feel moments where the old downer thoughts – that I’m not booking enough as an actor or photographer – and the doubts – that I’m not good enough as a person, actor, photographer – try to creep back in.  It’s hard.  We all have a “Negative Nancy” as my naturopath calls her.  And I know we all have our ways of managing her.  I’m just trying to figure out a way to hang on to those feelings of gratitude and appreciation, rather than allowing Negative Nancy a megaphone.

How do you stay grateful?  And what things do you use to keep Negative Nancy at bay?

Yes, That’s Right!

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Sweater – HUH Boutique  //  Top – thrifted  //  Pants – ThreadSence  // Chevron Necklace – I forget  //  Brass Necklace – Vanessa Mooney

I’m back!  Thanks for all your words, tweets, email, and facebook messages of support.  It meant the world that you hung in there with me and were so encouraging.

I’m happy to say that I’m back.  I’m feeling better, and I’m healing.  It was not a fun time.  Without going into too much detail, because I don’t want to,  I spent a lot of time shuffling between doctors, and specialists, and no one could figure out why I was having the debilitating symptoms I was having.  Everything showed up normal, and functioning.

Drugs to help allieviate my symptoms just gave me side effects without actually getting rid of symptoms. It wasn’t until I went back to what has worked for me in the past with any ailments I’ve had – naturopathy –  that I started feeling better.  My naturopathic doctor was the only one who had a very grounded and common sense theory as to what was happening and why my natural treatment was helping.  So we boosted the natural treatment I was already doing with herbs and supplements.

Now, I’m feeling much better.  I’m working on supporting my immune system to help my body heal.

And I’m looking forward to getting back to the life I put on the back burner for a month.  Speaking of, I’ll have some thoughts on that tomorrow.

Yay!

I’ll Be Away

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Cardigan – c/o  Wallis   //  Top – Ruche  //  Jeans & Bag – Dittos via Urban Outfitters  //  Necklace & Earrings – I forget  //  Shoes – ThreadSence

Hey guys, I’m going to be away for a while, hopefully just a week or two.  I’m going through some medical issues right now, and just want to step away from everything I possibly can.  It kind of sucks right now to be homebound and feeling like crap, but I have to say the timing of this cardigan was perfect.

It got here just a couple of days before I started feeling really bad, and I got a chance to grab these shots, and since then I’ve been living in it and my fleece pants.  Just comforting it up as much as I can.

I really appreciate you understanding why I’m away.  See you all as soon as I can!

xoxo
Joanna

Easiest Fall Outfit Ever…

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Cardigan – Sheinside  //  Maxi  –   Lush   //  Boots – Aldo  //  Fedora – I forget  //  Scarf – thrifted.  

…put on a dress, a chunky cardigan, boots, scarf, and hat.  Done.  It’s really as simple as that.  And mix and match as necessary to create ‘new’ outfits.

For the winter, add tights, and maybe another top layer somewhere in there.

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