short fuse

This past weekend it was brought to my attention that I function best when angry. Naturally, I was incredibly shocked, offended...and then a little angry. "Me? Angry? Never! "

It all began to click the more I looked at it. I am astrologically an Aries, a fire sign, born under the sign for the Greek god of war. I can also be very argumentative. For me, trying to contain anger feels like subduing a raging fire with a thimble of water. 

I've accepted that anger can motivate me (I can clean my entire house when I'm good and riled up) and that I have a short fuse. I've also accepted that with these constant 80 degree days it was about time for me to let my legs breath and start fusing with a pair of new shorts. Yeah, I know. The wordplay was a stretch. Wanna fight about it? 

But really. I found these lacy shorts at H&M and I loved them instantly. I'd been wanting a pair like this since last summer, and these were so perfect I bought them in black too. So while awful wordplay, it is still a fact: I am and will be pretty much fused to these shorts all summer long. 

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slightly southern

This look is one of many in my Rolodex of outfits. I've seen this slightly southern lace and denim combo floating around and I planned to put my own spin on it this summer -- perhaps sitting on some antebellum porch sippin' a mint julep and fannin' away the swelterin' summer heat?  Or not. 

I pulled it out months earlier this past week when I was drawing a blank on what to wear to a spontaneous late lunch. Some days outfits jump out at me and other days it's like "what are clothes, even?" Do you ever get that feeling? You're lying if you say no. 

denim shirt - thrifted DIY | lace skirt - Marshall's (similar) |  purse - similar | necklace - fiore boutique | boots - similar