Memo 125: Son of a Beach!

To: All

From: Me

Date: April 4, 2014

Subject: Venice Beach Flow
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If it's still snowing where you live, I'm really so very sorry to do this to you but…you should move. Ok, maybe not move but you should leave for a little while. And by "little while", I mean all of the winter months! There are places in the world that are warm and have been warm for a while now.

As a former Michiganian, I know how brutal the winter ("fall" and "spring") months can be. And guess what? I moved. Yeah, I'm definitely a weather snob!

Anyway, during a little weekend getaway to LA, the girls and I spent a nice breezy morning riding bikes, running people over and taking names on Venice Beach. And I honestly didn't coordinate this clash of chevron-polka dot-ruffled-striped sweetness with the bicycle. However, sometimes, when you're not even paying attention, things just werk out!

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Bikini Top: H&M, Skirt: French Connection
Fauxtography: LaTanya Casillas

Hat: River Island, Sandals: H&M, Clutch: BCBG
Fauxtography: LaTanya Casillas

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Bikini Top: H&M, Skirt: French Connection
Fauxtography: LaTanya Casillas

Get the Look:

Marni for H&M Cardigan - Similar here and here

H&M Bikini Top - Similar here

French Connection Skirt - Similar here and here

River Island Hat - Similar here

BCBG Clutch - Similar here, here and here

H&M Sandals - Similar here, here and here

Memo 070: Get Your Independence!

To: All

From: Me

Date: July 4, 2013

Subject:  Happy Independence Day
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I can bet exactly 13 cents that you were expecting red, white and blue? 

See that's the thing about expectations, they make an "expect" out of "a" and "tions". Wait...

So, what I'm saying is that we put a lot of expectations on each other. Parents to children, teachers to students, siblings to one another, spouses or partners to each other, and so on. At some point you have to live YOUR life according to YOU. I don't mean live a selfish life but live one that is uniquely yours.

Free yourself from the expectations that other people have put on your life. Cut yourself free of the mold. Make your own path. Take the road less traveled. Do something that is against the norm. 

I did! I wore orange, black and white on Independence Day! (Gasp) What will the people think?! Throwing expectations to the wind...

Be free to be YOU! 



Scarf/Turban: Marni for H&M, Swimsuit Top: H&M, Sunglasses: H&M, Lip: Dior Blazing Red

Clutch: Nasty Gal, Sunglasses: H&M

Swimsuit Top: H&M, Sunglasses: H&M, Swimsuit Bottoms: Victoria's Secret, Clutch: Nasty Gal

 Links:

Marni for H&M Scarf - Similar here

H&M Swimsuit Top - Similar here and here

H&M Sunglasses - Available In Stores

Nasty Gal Clutch - Sold out here (keep checking for re-stock)

Victoria's Secret Swimsuit Bottom - Similar here and here

Rouge Dior Blazing Red Lip Stick - Sold here