There are still some weeks bloggingthat I question my outfit posts andif so much effort to do them even has any relevanceto myself or others.
Especially on a daywhen even just getting dressed seems like too much of an effort.
Face itwe've all had those days!When for any number of reasonseven getting dressed feels particularly challenging.
For me this last Friday was such a day.
It was the birthday of my sisterwho left this earth so many years agobut this yearit hit me hard.I missed her so.
Maybe it was because of this time in my lifewith my youngestpreparing to fly the nestthat some days just feel like so much letting goand so reminiscent of such a heartbreaking time with my sister's death.
Maybe it was that she died when she was the same age as my daughter now.
Maybeit's just after so amy years parentingand having such a children focused lifethat now I have time to feel my own past.
What ever the reasonthis year my heart brokemissing my sister so.
But after giving into the remembered pain for the dayI realized dwelling in the darknessany longerwould serve no purposenor honor her memory
I realized the importancein just getting dressed andgetting out.
Vest-Stella Carakasi, tunic-Free People, pants-Stella Carakasi, hat-Lack of Color, earrings-vintageDressed in an outfit that felt goodandeasy to wear.
Happy piecesthat spoke not only to the temperaturebutfelt like a cozy embrace.
Pieces that were forgiving to an aging bodyand a joy to wearwith just enoughaccessories to say
I am here.
I can pull myself togetherboth figuratively and literally.
Even with reoccurring holes in my heartI am here.
I can go forth in search oflife's beauty and love.
Sometimes just forcing ourselvesto get dressedreally can make a difference in how we see our world.
As always my friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your life
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