12:04: black and white

I'm in a mood. And this is only a phase, so yes, it's going to pass. But in the meantime my posts (or desire to post) about fashion and other silly girl things are going to be a little bit jaded and a little sporadic — thank you Clueless for teaching me this word ages ago. While my sulking gray mood will pass with the holidays (it always does), I suspect my shopping behavior is changing permanently: I no longer want all the things. That thrilling feeling of new shit just doesn't cut it anymore. Maybe because I'm getting older —I had a birthday last week —and I'm being reflective and taking stock of my life in the past year. I've done a lot but I realize that my most personal and longest running project (this blog) is a challenge for me these days because as I grow older my focus on fashion is becoming a little more subdued, more boring I guess you can say if you're comparing my blog to other more colorful and exciting post-every-day kind of blogs. I just want to be thoughtful with my posts so that's why you're seeing so much less of them.

Disclaimer: It's not that I'm important enough to explain the gap in-between posts, but it's that you (the reader) is important to me that I feel the need to keep you hooked in some capacity with my honesty.

via Zara, 4th and Bleeker, Jak & Jil, Luxirare, Design to Inspire, Fashiontoast, Barneys

I have high hopes for my ideal home and what I want it to be. Although it's a little bit away before I can remodel and get down to doing it — a small pesky detail called "house hunting" — I am nonetheless in the research phase of my adventure. Like my wardrobe, my home will be a mix of modern, clean, and feminine with plenty of stark black and white as a base. The plan is to mix in touches of color in the form of furniture, accessories, and natural elements, since I cannot rely on myself to stick with a colorful trend forever. I love the mix of natural materials like reclaimed wood, mixed in with the clear modernity of lucite and stainless steel. To keep it from getting overly masculine I have a master plan to incorporate fresh flowers and lush shearling rugs, which to me just scream femininity. So in the meantime, I find myself making boards on Pinterest, and ripping out pages of magazines in an effort not to forget my master plan.