sometimes i just want to push the reset button.

i want to wake up without all the chaos or complications whirling around me.

i want to feel fresh. clean. open.

i need to make some changes.

i need to reevaluate some priorities.

i need to learn to say no.

i’ve never been big on new year’s resolutions (they just stress me out).

but a new year feels like a blank slate and a fresh piece of chalk and complete freedom to just go for it…

…whatever “it” is.

a new year is an excuse to make the decisions you’ve i’ve been putting off all year because apathy is easier than action.*

a new year stretches out like a forest path, transparent yet cloudly, beckoning you into its mists and secrets.

it’s exciting. terrifying. refreshing.

i need to make some changes.

some i’ve decided on.

some are still being weighed.

some i may not even know about yet.

there are certain areas of my life i must focus on….

…for the sake of my health, sanity, and even my creativity.

so changes there shall be.

heh. i’m getting excited just thinking about it.

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*thanks to John Acuff for writing about apathy in Quitter. I needed that.

i like collections.

something about the repetition, the symmetry.

especially collections of pretty, colorful things.

who doesn’t like that?

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 i keep coming back to this photo.

it grabs me. makes me a little uncomfortable.

it stings the back of my eyes with unshed tears, but i’m not sure if it’s because looking at it makes me happy or sad.

maybe both?

she’s suspended. not drowning.

it’s a subtle and terribly significant difference.

i think i might be that girl.

and i think that’s why the photo confuses my heart.

because i’m suspended. but i’m not drowning.

beautiful. terrifying.

and just right.

let’s be honest.

owls are trendy.

they have been for awhile.

sometimes i’m all about trends.

sometimes i’m not.

i was resisting the owl trend like whoa.

it was too hipster.

too expected.

too…something.

just not me.

and then i saw this poster.

adorable, yes?

love. love. love.

yep.

just call me trendy wendy.

it’s no secret…i’m addicted to scarves.

but, i would venture to say it’s for good reason…

a scarf can turn an otherwise so-so outfit into a

bam-in-your-face-awesometastic outfit!

it’s true.

look at each of the outfits above…

would ANY of them be as lovely without a scarf?

negative, ghostrider.

i rest my case.

1. cozy comfort

2. sugary sweet

3. hobo chic

4. pop of color

5. light and easy

6. pattern mixing

7. ch-ch-ch-chunky

8. preppy pretty

but without a doubt, i’ll make a few new purchases as fall gets underway.

and i will definitely be keeping these 5 c’s in mind.

lovely, versatile pieces that would fit nicely into my fall wardrobe?

perfect.

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just something about this cover.

right?

perfect.

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