Nine West x Instyle

For the longest time I loathed anything gold. I was a silver only kinda gal but then the dainty little gold midi rings came out and I fell in love. Slowly but surely I started adding more gold to my jewelry arsenal and I am pretty content! Today was a cooler day in DC and I took full advantage by wearing my faux leather moto vest that I scored for an unbelievable deal at Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore. There is something about pastels and white that just does it for me!

Being a part of Shoe Dazzle’s Stiletto Society affords me a lot of great advantages in buying one of my fave things to add to my closet : SHOES! I am gravitating towards very simple clothing with a spunky shoe. Looking back at old blog posts, I definitely see that I was just “doing far too much”.

Speaking of doing “too much”. I definitely have been doing what I feel is a little “too much” thinking and not enough DOING. I am the list queen, the plan princess and the idea maven and yet all those lists, plans and ideas are great but what is the point of them when I never put them into fruition?

It is NEVER too late to start over and move forward. It does not mean you are throwing out your past or not understanding its significance but they should be stepping stones towards the path to a brighter future (like these shoes)! Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and in honor of it I will be Instagramming a lot about mental health awareness as well as grace towards others.

Many praise me for being so real and transparent on the blog but I realized that I am rarely real and transparent when it comes to my innermost feelings and issues. It is time to stop being one way for the world to see and another in private. I am joining my two worlds and striving every single day to unmask myself.

On another note…………………

Last month the Nine West x Instyle collection came out and although I loved pretty much every pair of shoes debuted, I was very drawn to this knot collar necklace instead!

Join me as I heavily support the SemiColon Project as well as my journey towards 100 Happy Days!

Many thanks to Carissa and Greg for taking pics for me today!

Vest: Forever 21 ( Option 1, Option 2) | Blouse: H&M ( Similar) | Jeans: GAP | Purse: Ann Taylor | Necklace: Nine West | Lipstick: MAC | Blush: Clinique | Aviators: H&M | Shoes: Shoe Dazzle | Hair: Johann’s Virgin Hair