Spreading gratitude

Any day is a good day to be grateful. No matter how busy, no matter how shitty. Take a moment and think about all the things you take for granted. And how lucky you are to have them with you. Near you. Love your loves. xox

XO

So mellow. So good. xox

Comeback

 How do you come back after having been gone for too long? How can you find the right words to finally break the silence? How do you fight the white page syndrome? There is really only one way about this: do. write. think. share. I have enjoyed my life outside of the web universe these past months. I fell in love, I laughed, I cried, I learned...I am still learning. So glad to be back. I may not post as often, but I am here. So are you. I + you = us = love. xox

Do it. xox

Ribs

Absolutely obsessed with Lorde. Her whole album is amazing but Ribs gets me. xox

Lace me

Please. Wool + Lace = best combo around. xox

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

I have been gone. Again; for what seems like a long time. I have spent the last few weeks/months, living in the outside world. Living; I have been living and laughing and crying. I have also been scared and elated and everything in between. I had a pretty bad health scare, one that left me reeling and thinking about my priorities. What is important in your life? My immediate goal has always been to be happy. And now, more than ever, this is what I am attempting to do: to fill my life with things/people that make me absolutely and incandescently happy. Why settle for less? Glad to be back. xox

True that. xox

Pondering

Joffe Constantin, 1945

About love and relationships. Especially about the place that these take in our lives. I feel more and more grounded in my expectations. And that's not a bad thing. I think that women need to get off their high horses and realize that there is no fairytale. All there is is life, and imperfect situations. No one is ever going to meet completely your expectations. But that doesn't mean that you should necessarily lower your standards to meet theirs. I think respecting ourselves is something we too oft forget. I had a conservation with a male coworker this week, who in these circumstances, can only be referred to as Yoda. We were talking about the male-female dynamics when he said something absolutely mind-blowing:"You know what's the problem with women, Aude? It's that when they meet a man, they put their whole life on hold for him. And their immediate goal becomes to get serious and start a family. But what about THEM? They should never forget that they should grow too, on a personal level. Otherwise, that's a major repellent." Think about it. xox

So good

Emerson Fry has done it again. Best styling around, hands down. Too bad the prices make me want to turn all Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Well done. xox

P.S. Them boots, though. Sigh.

Tell me i'm here

 

Loving (or re-loving, I can't remember) the work of photographer Ja Tecson. xox

Édimbourg, mon amour

I'm back from Scotland, my heart and eyes full of wander and gratitude. A funny thing happens in life: it's when you least expect it that you are most blown away by the beauty of things. Scotland is superb. Its people are warm and kind, its vistas are breathtaking and wild. Edinburgh is stunning and displays an absolute paradox between the old and the new. But it's the Highlands that really take the cake. I've never, in my life, have had the privilege of seeing a night sky like this. As I watched the milky ways unfold in front of my eyes, I started crying.  So much beauty. If you ever have the chance to go, do it. It's a beauty of a place. xox

Tout simplement

xox

On it

My dog this afternoon, next to my father's house. Hard to believe that this isn't the sea. I feel incredible grateful for having had this as my playground. Truly my most favorite spot in the world. xox

P.S. I'm on that insta-thing. Follow me!

A little love

 This would be ideal. This is what I dream of. But, as it happens in life, your expectations and reality collide. And, as I am starting to realize, this, is nothing without that, below. In fact, I would go as far as to say that without self-love, no other love can grow. So nurture the love you have for yourself. For it is truly the longest love you will most likely know. xox

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All grown-up

Forever my youth idol, Miss Katie Holmes. How sexy does she look? I have been a Joey Potter for most of my life, but as I approach my thirties (big, big gasp), I feel more womanly. I want to be sexier, more self-assured. I want to leave the awkwardness and the doubts behind. I want to own up to who I am and show it to the world. I want to speak my mind without fearing the consequences. I want to be unapologetic. Yes. xox

Great Scott!

In one week, I will be in the Scottish Highlands. How crazy is that? xox

Time stood still

Time has been both still and spinning around me lately. I have held it in the palm of my hands and I have seen it pass through my fingers. Where does the time go? What do you do with your time? I have been both sick and have met someone new these past two weeks. By being ill, I have been forced to slow down, something I despise. By meeting someone, I have been swirling in every which direction. I have been opening up some of my time to allow for our time to coincide. But sometimes, it seems like we are giving time like it's a cheap commodity. It isn't. Plan your time well. Don't give it all away. Keep some for you. Give some to others. But never undervalue what it's worth. And never take it for granted. xox

"Something happened. She had a particular quality. She didn't seem to be a "date" but an equal. She knew where she stood, and I found that attractive.You never get anywhere with a woman you can't talk intelligently with. " Roger Ebert

P.S. Rober Ebert wrote a wonderful love letter to his wife, Chaz. A beautiful read. xox