2011 has proven to be the most difficult year of my life, and while things didn't come up all roses, I do count my blessings at what I have overcome and how much I have grown. It also makes me grateful for each day, and each day that gets a little better and I get a little stronger. As one of my favourite quotes goes, 'Where there is no struggle, there is no strength'.
I am looking forward to continuing to put one foot in front of the other for this new year, growing and always striving to be the best version of myself.
Cheers and happy new year!
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I spent my NYE out of town, which was somewhat unplanned until the last minute. It was low key and sweet, and the scenery, as you can tell, was beautiful (and btw, those are not black and white photos).
I will be posting about my New Years Resolutions this coming week, so stayed tuned.
Happy New Year!
As mentioned, I played an Elf on Christmas Eve Eve (last day of work). Employees are encouraged to bring their kids to work on that day and seriously, when the kids saw Santa, they went nuts. Totally adorable.
Vintage (thrifted) blazer, Sirens top, H&M pants (last seen here), borrowed hat & target flats
The two main comments that day were, 'That's the tallest elf I've ever seen' and inquiries about whether or not I was in costume. I was not. All clothes were from my closet (ha).
I stopped by Value Village a couple weeks ago and had tremendous luck, this jacket being one of (three jackets) I picked up.
It's from H&M and a size 6.
It had a couple stains on it, but I noticed the tag said it was machine washable so figured it could be worth a shot. When I got to the cash, I mentioned the stains to the cashier and she gave me 30% bringing the price to a whopping $10! When I got home, I washed it (without any stain fighter) in the machine and it came out as good as new.
New jacket love all up in this piece.
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