Hot Pants

Hey all!

Hope that everything is well with you! 

I’m so glad that I got a chance to snap some pictures with Amy last week - isn't she just looking awesome in that coat?  It was exactly what I needed, a little laughter and escape from everything for a while in the coldest photo-shoot of the season. (Seriously, where is our spring weather? – this is how I was feeling today when I woke up.)

Amy:

Shirt: BananaRepublic

Jeans/Necklace: Forever21

Shoes: Gap

Coat: Vintage: Thrifted

Ring: “oh geez, I don’t even remember.” – Amy 

I have to say, like most bloggers, I struggle sometimes with how open how I do or don’t want to be on my blog. It is so easy talk about the silly things I do with my friends and put on a happy go lucky face – I mean seriously, who couldn’t smile when wearing vintage sequined high-waisted shorts?

But, that isn’t always real life. Sometimes, honestly, life just plain sucks. I try to stay positive on here, because that truly is a reflection of who I am – the majority of the time I am that bubbly and slightly crazy gal running from class to work in some vintage get-up or another.

However, this semester has been hard on me. Not so much school, not directly anyway, but various difficult moments in all aspects of my life have been bringing my spirit down. Last week, was especially hard and I just didn’t feel good. I found myself being a person I didn’t really recognize – a sad, angry, and emotionally worn-down person.

Finally, I just took some time to really reflect on myself and the way that I was feeling. I thought to myself, “Laura, we all have these times. And it is okay with how you are feeling – you can’t control how you feel. However, you can control how you react to those feelings. And right now, you aren’t reacting in a way that is healthy for you.” Through this realization, I was able to work through some of my concerns and handle them in a way that, I feel, was much more beneficial than feeling miserable.

My friend posted this article on her Facebook the other night and I literally wanted to cry at how strongly it hit me. It isn’t a long read and I strongly recommend giving it a look, but I do want to share my favorite part of it:

“You know what you have to do now, and just like more often than not in life, you know what the right thing is. It’s just having the courage to do it. It’s easy to sit in your misery and feel sorry for yourself. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that worrying about something will change it. Have the courage to choose happiness.”

Sometimes life is really hard; so hard that you feel like you can’t stand anymore. However, I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and those things that are the hardest? Those are the things that we learn the most from.

So, between choosing happiness and learning from all those hard things, we can not only see a life that is hard and painful, but one that is beautiful and wonderful, simply because it is yours.

Laura:

Sweater/Shirt: Thrifted

Shorts: Vintage: Thrifted

Shoes: Ann Taylor: Thrifted

Tights: AnnaSui: T.J. Maxx

Necklace/Bracelet : Gift 

I certainly did not mean to get so serious tonight, especially with a title like ‘Hot Pants!' But, I guess sometimes you have some thoughts in your head that you didn't know that were there until you start typing.  Thanks for sticking with me! 

I hope that you all have a wonderful start to the week!

xoxo,

Laura 

P.S. I linked this post up with 'Thrifter Thursdays' over on Coffee and Cardigans. Check it out!