• Fashion,  Outfits

    Holiday Casual

    Brian and I went down to the park before Thanksgiving dinner to take pictures for the blog. I wore a deep maroon party dress I picked up at the Goodwill for 15 dollars several years back. Under it I layered a cream lace crop top—a trend which is inherently immodest, but can be made modest with a little bit of creativity. To make my attire slightly less formal, I wore one of my husband’s button up shirts on top, and tied it at the waist. I wanted something dressy enough for a holiday, but casual enough for the laid-back family environment I celebrated it in. Holiday casual, I guess I…

  • A Sundry

    Thanksgiving Reflections

    I’ll be honest, Thanksgiving has never been my favorite holiday. Don’t get me wrong, food is delicious and I consistently eat too much of it—but I just don’t find that much satisfaction in a holiday that encourages me to eat way more than my sensitive stomach can handle. On top of that, the holiday has always felt a little cheesy to me. People, sitting around a table, reciting to each other the things they are thankful for—a good practice, to be sure, but there seldom seems to be any substance to it. Perhaps it is because Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday that I find I have trouble fully embracing…

  • Fashion,  Outfits

    Comparisons

    Shivering, I crouched down to capture a photo of a pine cone, nestled in the grass at my feet. I wish I could capture for you the aroma that rushed up to meet me as I bent down, a mixture of wet earth and the sweet scent of decaying leaves. Until technology has been invented that allows for the capture and transportation of scent, however, I will have to make do with what I have. Pictures and words. When I looked at the pictures I took for this week’s blog post, and I couldn’t help but feel a cold twinge of disappointment deep in my gut. Where were the glossy…

  • Fashion,  Outfits

    Ode to the Scarf

    It’s possible I might own a few too many scarves. The top drawer of my dresser is packed full of them, and if I had the money, I’d probably keep buying more. Scarves are my favorite accessory, partly because they are so versatile, partly because they are trendy, partly because they are cozy, partly because they are made of beautiful folds of cascading fabric—but mostly because they offer modesty support like no other garment I know. The scarf is a perfect modesty fix for almost any problem north of the belly button. Neckline a little too low? Drape a scarf ever so elegantly across your front and problem solved! Shirt exposing…