me. no one else

(vest NORDSTROM RACK, dress NASTY GAL, bralette CALVIN KLEIN, boots MICHAEL KORS)

This black combo is outfit number 2. I love the lace details of this NASTY GAL slip it has a bit of a plunging neckline but nothing that this CALVIN KLEIN bralette can't fix. The vest added a proper touch to this fun and flirty dress. I absolutely adore mixing and matching two trends together. I accessorized with layering turquoise accent jewelry pieces giving the outfit a bit of a bohemian vibe. For hair I tied it back into pigtails which is a homage to my childhood and can I get a WOOHOO my hair is long enough to tie into pigtails! To stick with that bohemian vibe I opted for these MICHAEL KORS tan suede chelsea boots. 

AN EXCERPT FROM MY PERSONAL JOURNAL

I am alone for the first time since I was 19 years old. Alone in the sense of dating no one. I have no one romantically to run into their arms. I am not hiding and really finally standing on my own, not leaning or finding security in a guy or a relationship. I must love myself completely and know that I am all the security I need. I am strong, I have always been but never fully allowed myself to dive into my independence. It's O.K. to be alone! I will be O.K.! I will be better than O.K. I should enjoy this moment in time and this liberating feeling of not being attached. It's scary and I'm doing a freaking good job of covering it up because the unknown is scary! I don't want to lose my sense of self. I want to only gain a greater understanding of who I am and what I need. Right now I need to love me. No one else.