// DRESS // SHOES // BARRETTE // WATCH //
Happy Monday! I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week! This time of year truly does fly. I have already been thinking about what I’ll wear to both families’ Thanksgivings, and this dress is a top contender! I love the classic plaid and structured collar (built in but removable)! It feels like something Blair Waldorf would wear which is pretty much always my goal. Plus the stretchy material of this dress is perfect for the amount of food I plan to eat. A girls gotta be comfortable, am I right? This was my first time ordering from Mango and I am impressed! I love the quality and price point of all of these pieces!
// DRESS // SHOES // BARRETTE // WATCH //
It’s no secret that I love the material things of the holiday season – the clothes, the decor, the gift swapping – and that is the primary category I blog about. But I don’t ever want that to come across as what I see as the most important thing, because truly it’s the least important thing about the holidays. I’ve been thinking about this a lot as I’ve been working on Holiday content. Putting together outfits and things are so fun, but at the same time I know that none of it matters. This time of year is about preparing our hearts to celebrate the coming of Christ. Spending time with our loved ones. Celebrating. Giving thanks. Worshipping our Creator. I don’t ever want to loose sight of that.
I’m going to keep sharing about the silly things (outfits, decor, gifts, etc.) because for me, it is a way of amplifying the season. I think if we are intentional it can actually be a way we outwardly reflect the excitement and joy we have in our hearts. But that doesn’t mean you need to shop, spend, or decorate to celebrate – far from it!!
I don’t know if I’ve ever shared this before, but I actually blog about light hearted things for a very specific reason. Almost 11 years ago I was in coma for a month and a half leading up to Thanksgiving. It was a hard, truly grueling season of my life. Medically, emotionally, all of it. But it wasn’t just the intense weeks in the hospital, it was the year I spent on the couch recovering after that. Isolated, weak, and feeling kind of inhuman. In that season of life I felt so disconnected from living life itself. It was in that very season where I stumbled across blogs. Women from all over the world were sharing cute pictures of outfits, funny stories, and light hearted thoughts. In those days I was spending a lot of time mentally on the hard, and taking a break to scroll through something light was a breath of fresh air. It inspired me, reminded me that life did exist outside of my couch, and that someday I could and would return to it. I wouldn’t wear pajamas forever, I could start being creative again soon. These posts were something I looked forward to every single day, especially through that year’s very challenging holiday season. The 5 minutes I spent reading about something small didn’t feel small to me. I promised myself that one day I would create the same type of perky, happy, lighthearted blog that encouraged and inspired me through my hardest season of life.
Anyway, all that to say. Whatever season you are in – light and fun, or heavy and hard, my hope is that these silly posts would be a fun and hopeful distraction. Not to numb your pain but to give your brain a sometimes needed break. Not to make you feel like you have to go out and buy a whole new outfit before Thanksgiving, but to help you think creatively about the clothes you already own. Mostly, I just want to put a smile on someones’ face.
with love.
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