black/white skirt (H&M, $15)
black/white print wrap top (Ann Taylor, thrifted, $2.50)
black patent pumps (Steve Madden Luxe, thrifted, $6)
You've probably noticed a lack of posts from me lately. There's many reasons for this, weight gain being one (ugh, yes, again... listen, I'm just as sick of talking about it as you are of hearing about it), and also a lack of motivation and direction. I don't want to whine and be all, woe is me (commence whining in 10, 9, 8...) buuuuut, sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself.
So, why do I blog?
I initially started this blog because I wanted to show others that one doesn't need a lot of money or the "perfect" bod to be fashionable. That still holds true. I feel like if I can just inspire more confidence in 1 person, than this is all for something. If I can help 1 woman feel better about her body, it's worth it.
My weight/size has fluctuated since age 17. During a period of time where I was the size I am now, I looked a mess. I was unhappy with my body, didn't know how to dress my body, and so I wore big, frumpy clothes to cover up. I wore very little makeup and did nothing with my hair. (Please know, I'm not demoralizing this, but for me it was directly related to how I felt about myself and further, directly impacted how I felt about myself.) True, everyone has different style periods (or lack, thereof, in this example), and everyone learns and grows from going through those periods, but if I could have gotten out of that funk sooner...
The reason I got down with style blogs, and then started my own, is because the fashion world is lousy with waif-like 19-year-olds, wearing high-end couture, and that doesn't have any place in MY life. (It IS all about me, you know.) I wanted to see women that looked me, wearing clothes I could potentially buy. (Like, now, not after saving up a years' worth of pay.) I have to admit, I'm a little perturbed at what blogging has become, which is just a different domain for the same-old, same-old, but I guess that's why it's even more important to have more of "us" out there, keeping it real and shit. So, to sum up (I know y'all got places to be), I just talked myself into sticking with it.
Why do you blog? Tell me in the comments. (I'm not begging, really!)
