A BRAVE NEW DAY !

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TODAY'S THE DAY !

IT'S THE GRAND OPENING OF "SHOP REVA'S CLOSET" :)

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK AND I WILL BE LEARNING AS I GO, 

BUT I AM SO EXCITED ! - IF IT WEREN'T FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE VENTURED INTO THIS PLACE OF SELF-RELIANCE :)

I WILL BE ADDING NEW STUFF ALL THE TIME, AND I'VE EVEN OPENED A PAY-PAL ACCOUNT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TO SHOP. IF YOU HAVE ANY TIPS OR IDEAS FOR THE SHOP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW....

( I CAN USE ALL THE HELP I CAN GET ;) 

PLUS, AS THE WISE ONES SAY: NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED :)

EACH WEEK OR POSSIBLY BI-WEEKLY, 

I WILL ADD NEW ITEMS. ( I HAVEN'T EVEN GONE THROUGH MY BAGS/SHOES AND ACCESSORIES, PLUS I HAVE A WALK-IN CLOSET TO GO THROUGH ;)

MY HOPE IS TO ALLOW US ALL TO GO GREEN AFFORDABLY , AND SOON MY MOM IS GOING TO HELP ME STITCH SOME COOL SKIRTS FOR YOU AS WELL !

MY BLOG WILL STILL BE THE SAME, 

HOWEVER I WILL NOTIFY YOU GUYS FROM TIME TO TIME 

WHEN NEW ITEMS GO UP -

( IN A SUBTLE WAY, OF COURSE ;)

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HAVE A GREAT WEEK !

xXx

Reva

ATTIRE: DRESS, GAP, THRIFTED

                SCARF: VINTAGE

              BOOTS: OLD NAVY, THRIFTED

Fashion and Philosophy Series / The Blog-o-Sphere (Just Observy)

IT HAS BEEN BARELY OVER A YEAR SINCE I STARTED BLOGGING AND

BEING WELL INTO THE NEW YEAR, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OBSERVATIONS RE:

THE BLOG-O-SPHERE !

I AM NO EXPERT, NOW WILL I 'NAME NAMES', 

BUT THIS IS WHAT I HAVE NOTICED THIS FIRST YEAR....

WHEN I STARTED, THERE WERE THE BIGGIES, THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADIES AND THE NEWBIES  ( like Me... )
I WAS IMMEDIATELY DRAWN TO THE BIG GIRLS. THEY SEEMED TO HAVE THEIR SH@T TOGETHER. 
I WAS ALSO DRAWN TO THE NEWBIE, AS WE WERE ALL STRUGGLING TO GET OUR BLOGS NOTICED.

THE BLOGS THAT REALLY GOT MY ATTENTION WERE THE UNIQUE ONES. ESPECIALLY A BLOG THAT WAS CONSISTENT, QUIRKY AND HAD A STRONG SENSE OF PERSONAL  STYLE. THUS, MOST OF THE BIGGIES ( who rarely , if ever, visited me anyway ... ) KINDA JUST FELL AWAY. 
NOT THAT THEY WERE 'BAD' OR ANYTHING, I JUST LEFT BECAUSE I FELT A SENSE OF DISCONNECT.
TOO MANY ADS, TOO MANY CONTESTS, TOO MUCH ....

TRUE CONFESSIONS ~
HOWEVER, THERE WERE A HANDFUL OF BLOGS THAT WERE GROWING SO FAST MY HEAD WAS SPINNING! WHAT DID THEY HAVE THAT I DIDN'T ??? 
WE STARTED AROUND THE SAME TIME, WORE SIMILAR CLOTHES ......
I FELL IN LINE, MARCHED TO THEIR TUNE, COPIED THEIR LOOKS ;)
I HIT WEARDROBE, CHICTOPIA, AND EVEN BLOGGED IN A MAGAZINE....
SO WHY WASN'T I A BIG-TIMER ???

WHEN IT HIT ME !

WHEN I FINALLY FELT I HAD CREATED A "SUCCESSFUL" BLOG, ( WHICH IN NO WAY IS COUNTED BY FOLLOWERS NOR COMMENTS PER POST, THOUGH THAT IS A HUGE PART OF IT...)   BUT I FELT I WAS BEGINNING TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS ( DOING SOMETHING I LOVED AND FEELING PROUD OF IT )   
WAS WHEN I SMILED A REAL SMILE. NOT A FORCED SMILE . 
THAT SIMPLE. 
WHEN I STOPPED BEING SO DAMN VAGUE THAT I AM 46 !!!
WHEN I STOPPED PUTTING ON FULL-BLOWN WAR PAINT ,( which was a chore for me ) - now I rarely wear make-up anymore ... (disclaimer: lipstick is always a must, otherwise i look kinda dead)
 AND WHEN I ADMITTED THAT I AM A REAL PERSON WHO CAN LAUGH AT MYSELF OR CRY ~
( depending on the day ;) . 
WHEN MY PHOTOS STOPPED BEING EXACTLY 1/4 " AT THE TOP BY 1/2 " ON THE SIDES. 
 ( though don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good photo, it's my thing ;)
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY: LISTENING , INSTEAD OF SHOUTING, "LOOK AT ME!"
SEEMS SO VERY SIMPLE, HUH ?

I DO STILL VISIT A COUPLE BIG GIRLS, BUT I DO IT TO SEE THEIR COOL OUTFITS , THEIR UNIQUE PHOTOS AND THERE IS ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT MAKES ME LAUGH OUT LOUD. ( who doesn't need a good dose of humor ? )


NO, I DON'T SEE MYSELF AS A BIG-TIMER,
NOR DO I NEED TO BE ANYMORE ....
BEING "FRINGY" IS GREAT AND ALLOWS ME TO EXPERIMENT, MAKE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS,
AND LEARN TO TRUST IN MYSELF :)

TODAY, I SEEK OUT THE BLOGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL GOOD. 
MAKE ME THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND GET ME ALL EXCITED TO GO OUTSIDE IN THE FREEZING COLD TO POP OFF MY LATEST ENSEMBLE ;)
I LIKE BLOGS WHERE I FEEL A KINDRED SPIRIT. NOT BECAUSE WE DRESS THE SAME- I HAVE A MIRROR ( or two ;) FOR THAT, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTING TO ME. WHO OFFER THE STUFF I NEED TO ENRICH MY CREATIVITY- MY SOUL....
WHO ARE HONEST and ORIGINAL. ( I think I was a Brit in my former life ....)
MAYBE THAT'S A BIT SELFISH ;)   ~  BY THE BY :

WHEN DID IT HIT YOU ?

ATTIRE: VINTAGE ELEPHANT EAR PANTS ( MINE , VERY OLD )

                CROPPED SWEATER: THRIFTED ~ BOOTS: THRIFTED

                MEN'S HAT: THRIFTED ~ SUEDE BAG: THRIFTED

                COPPER PENDANT: THRIFTED ~ RING: CLAIRE'S

                SCARF; TARGET? OR WORLD MKT. OLDER...