Good Riddance, 2016.

INT. Party - Night
As the clock strikes 12, the crowd cheers, confetti falls, and she celebrates with a quick kiss from the sharply dressed stranger to her right.

2016, was a strange year, for nearly the whole world it seemed. It took me to some beautiful places, such as, well, Paris. But, it also took my best friend from me (If you follow me on Instagram, you know my dog Autumn passed about a month and a half ago) and I'd be lying if there aren't still days that leave me in tears over it. Anyway, I said farewell to this odd stretch of days with champagne, sequins, and my third viewing of La La Land. Which I've seen about 4 more more times since? Maybe 5? I've sort of lost count. All I know is once the lights come on and my feet leave the theatre I can't wait to run right back in and see it again. It's the most inspiring thing I've come across in a long time, and I love the cloud it puts me on every time I view it. Not only that, but it seems to give me some sort of burst of hope to keep going and pushing and striving to achieve my dreams, because they can, they really can come true.

As for my outfit, I chose to celebrate in a silver sequined shift from Tobi.com, red satin kitten heels, polka dot tights, and just a dash of fur and diamonds. Well, fake ones.

CREDITS:

Dress: Tobi

Shoes and Tights: Nordstrom

Earrings: Walmart...so classy, I know.

Brooches: Charming Charlies - similar, here.

Morning, Sunshine.

Int. Apartment - Morning 
Steam rises from her freshly poured coffee as she waits on it to cool. Her face is buried in the morning news, save for the glimpse we get when it's time to turn the page. Reaching the puzzle section, she folds the edges and bites the cap off of a pen and gets to work. 

Good morning! Well, currently it's night, but let's improv shall we? I was recently inspired by the mattress experts at Casper (<- click for more) to talk about how I recover from a long night out for National Margarita Day. Seeing this as an opportunity to spend one morning simply making waffles and sipping coffee without guilt, of course I accepted! 

Imagine, it's Saturday morning about 8:30, and while you don't have immediate plans, you do have to get up and moving before it gets too late in the day. The catch? You shouldn't have had that last glass of champagne and now you're not sure if the sun glaring through your windows is actually that, or the universe's attempt to kill you. Eh, yolo.

So, operation "I Woke Up Like This" begins.

1. Breathe deep. It hurts now, but it will be ok. Roll over and get out of bed.

2. Coffee. And water. This is your life line. Skip this step and the rest is nearly useless.

3. Take your time, read the paper, scroll on your phone, sit on on a balcony and stare out over the city if you are lucky enough to have such a thing/view.

4. When you are feeling up to it - food. Also very important or your day is likely to feel a lot less energetic than it should. I recommend a basic yogurt parfait with fresh fruit and granola, which can be totally stepped up with a splash of rose water or lavender extract mixed in. Toast with blueberry vanilla goat cheese topped with sliced straw berries. But mostly, I say go big for waffles. Super sugary and perfect like, these.

5. More coffee, or trade that second cup in for a real Holly Golightly approved move like mixing champagne with a bit of blue curaçao and simple syrup.

6. After this, I'll try to find a way to get in an hour of ballet at a local studio's morning class. Or, run, which is less enjoyable but works. Or, just a nice hot shower with a bluetooth speaker that is maybe probably most likely waking up my neighbors. 

If this doesn't work...well, sounds like a Netflix day to me.
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Credits:

Robe: Oscar de la Renta - Pink Label 

I Once Was Blind

Ext. Fortwood District - Evening
The sun dripped out of the sky that evening the way honey pours from a mason jar, covering her in it's sweetness. Towards it she walked, squinting as the world began to blur around her. Against the light she saw it, his shadow, just like she knew she would. Blindly, desperately, she continues, calling out with a fragile scream. "Stay this time." she offers, only to be answered by the lonesome blues of twilight and the piercing sound of silence.

Hellooooo my dear humans! I'm fresh in from playing in the sunset to bring you these hopefully not too overly edited photos. I have no self control when it comes to the "grain" slider, I confess. Despite all of that, you should still be able to tell that I am wearing what is pretty much the most perfect summer top ever. It's yellow, it's gingham, it's worn sans bra...need I say more? 

So, you have full permission to laugh at me for what I'm about to say, but I learnt this week about an insanely cool app that I'm pumped to have just downloaded called Wattpad. They are not sponsoring me to say that, I am just genuinely getting good vibes from the thing. Basically, it's an app for reading and writing stories, which is definitely something I enjoy doing. This leads me to my next point, which is that I really want to try my hand at it (literally) and write a full story for it. What I'm thinking is that I will choose one of the style stories that I have already done, and sort of expand it into a full text, but the question is...WHICH ONE?!?!?!?!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!!!!?! I'm biased and attached, and am having a hard time deciding. So, if any of you have a favorite, or can think of one that you would like to see expanded on, then please do let me know! As always, you can comment below, you can tweet me @desfleurae,  or slide into my Insta DM's @tennesseeroseblog. Hit me up!

Credits:

Top: Vintage

Shorts: H&M

Shoes: Target