DAFFODIL
We all have to decide what to do with the time that is given to us. Time is so fleeting, we are already in October. Soon, we shall be singing Christmas carols, then toasting to a new year with our loved ones. People make resolutions at the beginning of every year, but by the second week, the zeal that they had when making that resolution crumbles like a soft pastry. Think about the last fitness goal you had. Was it to lose 20 pounds? Join a gym? Perhaps it was to quit smoking! Or to stop procrastinating. How about that marathon that has always been on your bucket list. Sadly, the same resoultions that are made with so much enthusiasm when not met, are pushed to the next year. This often becomes a never ending cycle. I was told it’s such a cliché to make resolutions at the beginning of the year. If you want to do something just start. You don’t have to wait for Monday, or the New Year to start.
With a few months left until the year is over, I look back and think if I have met most goals I laid out for myself, and as a friend asked me the other day, what had been my greatest accomplishment so far.
While I ponder on this, I figured I should ask you as well. What has been your greatest accomplishment thus far?
You don’t have to necessarily jot down your answer, rather have it as something to think about moving forward. It made me resolve a few things.
For today’s look, a sleeveless dress worn with a daffodil sweater, and to introduce print that I can’t go without for long, polka dot shoes! I wore the dress earlier this year while shooting Fashion with Roshie in Kenya. Check it out on my navy post. I like how it now comes off as a billowy skirt when worn with the yellow sweater.
Also note how the beautiful weather brings out the dancer in me. LOL
Photo Cred: Kimnation
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NEW LOOK
Change. Sometimes it is hard to welcome change with open arms, especially when you are so comfortable with how things are. In my case, I embraced a different kind of change.
And got my hair braided!!! I have'nt braided my hair in five years!! Woah!!!
I made up my mind, called in for my hair appointment and here we are!!
It’s been 2 weeks since my last outfit post so lets do a little catching up. After my trip from Oklahoma, I came back home to run the Fredrick half marathon which am happy to say I completed it. A good 13.1 miles!!! It’s the third half marathon I have ever done. I did the first two in 2012. I started running with an amazing group of ladies who wanted to get fit, later we wanted to run with a purpose so we founded a foundation called Hope for Fistula. Our mission is to eradicate Obsteric Fistula in Kenya and hopefully across Africa. This condition occurs as a result of complications during childbirth and affects thousands of women in Sub-Saharan Africa. For more details on this wonderful organization please check out hopeforfistula.org and also on facebook @hopeforfistulafoundation.
The following weekend of May 10th, I did the Warrior Dash on a rainy Saturday morning. Warrior Dash is a race where you get to run 3 miles on a muddy terrain and that’s not it, you have to go over military like obstacles!! Think shuffling under barbed wires on a muddy pit, pulling yourself up on a rope as you maneuver a steep slope, crawling through tunnels, and other grueling obstacles. All in all, my friends and I finished the race and had so much fun doing it. The music was great, the crowd was hype, the Dj had us dancing to dancehall at the after race party covered in mud without a care in the world.
I always use the mantra if you look good, you feel good and if you feel good, you definitely look good. Staying fit and healthy is fundamental to me. The best part is I get thrilled knowing I challenged myself to do something and I DID it.
Challenge yourself one of this days and do something new, or try a new look. Trust me, it changes your whole perspective. :)
For today’s outfit, I donned a printed, flowy dress I'd made a couple of years ago while in college.I paired it with a gold sweater, gladiator heels, and my "got to" red bag.
Photo Cred: Kez Kez
NIGHT
Am starting to fall in love with night photography. Soft light, warm colors, blurred lines; the pictures seem to have some serious intensity. The perfect lighting works well for pictures, that’s why I take most of mine during the day. Lighting, angles, and compositions are a few things I started learning as I got pictures taken for this blog. A very interesting never-ending learning process.
Attempting to stay casually fabulous in this chilly weather, I donned my camel coat, skinny jeans, really thick socks and ankle boats. I was heading out for a movie then cocktails later on with Kez and Q.
Photo Cred: Kez Kez
I believe in staying positive no matter what life throws at you. Never go a day without laughter. Live, laugh, love.
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BRIGHT MOOD
The usual norm when the season changes to fall or winter is to go for darker hues. At times, its always great to play around with colors. There so many options ranging from pastels to vibrant hues this season that will definitely brighten up your closet.
For today’s look I wore knee-high burgundy boots over skinny pants, and a bright yellow sweater. It’s getting really chilly and my go to menswear inspired camel coat came in handy. I love how the colors seem to contrast yet come together so well. Experiment a little and play around with the colors, you might just discover how "bright" your mood will become.
Have a great weekend.