My mind has been daydreaming a lot. When I was a little kid, I would love to sit in the back of the car, look at the passing scenery, and let my thoughts drift. Thinking about my elementary school crush, thinking about playing a record beating tennis match, or being brave enough to be more outgoing and speak up. Those days of daydreaming I was dreaming of the possibilities, and exaggerated versions of what I wish my little 12 year old life should be, but now I'm day dreaming on my past memories.
Moments in my life that made me truly happy, excited, bursting with pride. Those days where you get up early in the morning and the sun is slowly peeking out of the hazy morning dew and you are ready to take on the day. Or those evenings driving back home from a day of adventure, sun is slowly setting and the dusky evening colors paint the sky. Those muted colors of the early morning and early evening, really inspired this wrap dress. I used a lot of muted colors, dusky metallic, and subtle imperfect lines to give that feeling of how the days that make you most happy, always feel a bit hazy, blurry, and perfectly imperfect.
So what are those days to you? What makes you get up truly excited to take on the day? What makes you so grateful that when you go to sleep at night, you feel like your soul is full?
For me it's a couple of things:
It's spending quality time with friends and family. People you can enjoy silly, funny times together, or have deep connecting conversations with.
It's trying something new. Whether it's exploring a new place, getting over a fear, or meeting someone new.
It's enjoying nature in the morning. A morning hike at sunrise, a bike ride along the beach, or enjoying the swings at a local park.
It's being creative. Cooking a new recipe or mastering a family classic. Writing, writing, writing, there is something so therapeutic about putting pen to paper. Learning
a new jewelry technique, or gaining confidence in a new art form.
Notice,it's not saving money, getting a better job, or getting a better apartment or house. For the longest time I prioritized these three things, instead of the list above. Sometimes it's so hard to prioritize what makes you happy vs what makes the outside world happy? Is it really you, you are doing all these things for or is it for someone else?
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