• Photography,  Pregnancy

    30 Days of Self Portraits: Motherhood

    A Beautiful Mess has challenged their readers to join them in a 30 day self-portrait challenge, and I’ve decided to join in! Since I take all of my own photos anyway, it will be fun to practice my photography skills (especially since I hope to use them professionally!) But the difference between self-portraits and fashion pictures? I think the self-portraits will be more personal; I’d like to try to put something I love into each of them (something I’m passionate about, or what makes me who I am; books, writing, homemaking, motherhood, marriage… etc) instead of focusing on outfits. Plus, I’ll probably be more experimental with my self-portrait shots than…

  • 30 Day Challenges,  Fashion

    30 Days of Dresses: Day One.

    It’s time to start 30 Days of Dresses! I meant to start mine on Saturday, but then Mr. Owl and I went on a hike. And I haven’t mastered the art of hiking in a dress. (There was snow at the top. We slid on the way down.) So I started yesterday instead. Fun fact: the last time I remember wearing this dress, it was summer. And I had a tan. I miss summer. I want it to come back. If any of you want to join my friend Sarah and I, please do! I got a lot of comments (that I have yet to reply to, shame on me!)…

  • Fashion

    A (slightly delayed) Tutorial.

    Being the procrastinator that I am, I put off editing that tutorial I promised you until… today. Which means that it’s just now uploading to Youtube but that I have to leave for Youth Group right now, and won’t be back till sometime tomorrow. Which means you’re going to have to be okay with just these pictures for today. And not much else. My computer is always so obstinately slow when I want it to hurry. I’m not wearing a color. Are you shocked? Although I am wearing two prints in one outfit, so… that makes up for it. This is the third outfit I’ve worn today, so don’t worry. I…

  • Fashion

    Mad Men Inspired

    I’ve been watching Mad Men lately. Can you tell? I have to warn you, this post might be picture heavy because I LOVE this dress. I just bought it. It needed to be excessively photographed. I’m going out to dinner with a friend later today, and I am definitely going to wear this. Although perhaps without the fur wrap, because it’s a bit hot out for that. But seriously. Isn’t it gorgeous? The dress AND the fur. Which, yes, is real. I think it’s badger. I could walk around like this all day. Well, until my feet started to hurt because these heels are stinkin’ tall. I really don’t have…

  • Fashion

    The road not taken.

    Warning: very wordy and slightly rant-ish post ahead. The title of today’s blog is for two things: One,  I didn’t quite wear this to work. I wore the dress to work, but without the shirt and belt over it. For some reason, wearing the shirt over this dress makes it look shorter than it really is, and I didn’t think it was quite work-friendly. Which was disappointing, because I really like the way this looks. The other reason is that I’ve run into a situation that is… not turning out the way I’d like it to, and it’s frustrating. It has to do with my beliefs and how they affect…