Beautiful World

First and foremost... this morning was beautiful.

Thick fog blanketed the roads and mist settled on my windshield as the streetlights danced to the hum of the morning. I woke up this morning with such an appreciation for life and every small detail it has to offer; my heels sinking into the wet grass as I tried to take today's Little Black Dress picture, the race the water took to get off my windshield as I accelerated... life is truly beautiful and wonderful and amazing. Although things are hectic in my life right now and I'm still trying to fit in and "find my place", I'm glad I still have the desire and the ability to appreciate the little things in life- getting flowers from and "unknown" person on Valentine's Day just because (Thank You Mom- I have decided it was you), birds chirping as I fall asleep in the afternoon, the old man walking on the same stretch of road as I drive to work (no matter how late I am)... there is so much life has to offer and this morning I, for some reason, was reminded to look for the small things in life.

Thank you morning fog for reminding me to slowdown, for reminding me to appreciate, for reminding me to be thankful, and for reminding me to, as Rob Thomas sings, 'shine a little light on everything around me'

On an completely unrelated note and to break the rhythmic writing... today I paired the Little Black Dress with heels, that sank in the wet grass with a vengeance,  a purse that my sister got me when she was last in Spain, a sweater inspired cardigan on loan from Mya, and a belt to dress it all up a bit more for the simple fact of it being Thursday. I would describe the look as being... surprisingly sophisticated.

Bring it on El Niño!

Today I matched the Little Black Dress with a dark purple cami underneath and a faded purple long sleeve cropped sweater and stepped out with my boots on. I decided in an effort to mix things up a little that I would try the look with a belt... surprisingly, it worked (or at least I think it did). I also wore a heart necklace and slung a black purse over my shoulder. I would describe today's look as "winter ready"; I'm definitely ready for some CA winter and rain- bring it on El Niño!

I'm going out with my pants on!

I decided to pair the Little Black Dress with pants today. I wore a belt mid way up my torso and pulled the dress through it and ended up with a short'ish peasant-type top. My new "top" was a little too mid-drift for my taste so I put a dark gray cami underneath. The cami went nicely with my shorter classic hounds tooth jacket pattern jacket that is infused with yellow threads. To top the look off, I wore plain black heels and carried a black purse, all together I think the look was classy casual with a hint of personality. I feel great about the look and am looking forward to pairing the dress with pants more in the future.
Did I succesfully pull off the dress-pant combo? I want to hear your feedback!

** The title for this blog is inspired by Randy Houser's song, "Boots On"

Heather Gray

I started the Little Black Dress experiment week 2 off with a Heather Gray cardigan and cami-combo. I wore the cami under the dress and the cardigan over the dress; the result was a subtle match that (I hope) resulted in a polished look. I wore flats with a buckle on the toe for a little extra class and to top the look off, I dressed it all down with a canvas bag. My glasses are proving to be an enormous help in daily life and I feel like I can FINALLY see again! They are always a welcome addition to my look.