Getting to the Basics

I've always been the type that loves a good statement piece but lately I've really been understanding the need for a few good basics in your closet. One of the things that I've been trying to stick to as far as my shopping habits goes is to switch between buying a statement piece and then a basic piece. Whether it is a good pair of denim or simple black heels that I purchase my basic wardrobe is slowly growing and has made getting dressed just a bit easier. I love that with a few basic pieces you can quickly wear an outfit that is effortless and looks put together...which for someone who tends to run late is a lifesaver.  

What kind of wardrobe do you have? Statement, basic, or a little bit of both? I'd love to know. 

xo Erica

Bringing Back the Memories

This weekend my brother and I met up to grab some milkshakes and I spotted this wall. I had forgotten all about it but once I saw it, I was like you need to take some photos of me. I want to say about 6 years ago I had my niece who was like 7 at the time take some outfit photos of me for my previous blog. It's actually kinda funny because I would pay her with a trip to Starbucks lol Anyhow I liked this wall with the random number five carved into it and one of the pics she took ended up on Glamour's website. Glamour was and still is my favorite magazine so back then it was a pretty big deal for me. 

The weather lately has been crazy...one minute its warm and the next its cool. I ended up throwing my two toned denim and a sequin tee but because I knew the weather would drop, I brought along my shaggy sweater. I've alway been a fan of pattern mixing but playing around with textures is so much fun too. Both can make an outfit just that more interesting and the sequins and loop holes of this sweater didn't let me down. 

xo Erica

Oh Hey There 2018

Hello Happy 2018. Its the first post of the year so I thought I would share my goals here on the blog. I know its already half way through January but better late than never right? I only have two goals that I want to focus on this year but one of them is pretty broad.

My first and main goal is to focus on better self care. Eat better, drink more water before and while drinking, learn how to do my make up better, do yoga once a week, get more sleep, mediate every now and then, overall just be better to myself and focus on what's good for me.

My second goal is to post more often on this blog. I started blogging years ago...my first post ever in the blogging world was April 3, 2009. Almost nine years ago. After doing my first blog for two years, I went on to my second and did that one for almost five years. Our wifi company that we had at the time closed down and no one else offered internet where I lived...out in the country. I would go to Starbucks or the library and post that way but somewhere along the way I just stopped posting. For so long I said I was going to make a new blog and then I finally did...this one! I haven't posted the way I thought I would but I love blogging so I want to get back into it. 

I feel pretty good about my goals...last year I gave up beer for a year. Now to be clear, I did still drink. I didn't give up alcohol so I would just have margaritas, whiskey, or vodka. 2017 was simply a "year without a beer". Halfway through the year I did find some spike sparkling water that I happened to love...it was really low in sugars which was something I was looking for. If you knew me personally than you know that I would always drink beer and a lot of it. I hadn't really thought about giving it up but on January 1st last year I woke up and decided to do it...and I made it through the whole year without drinking a beer. I actually just had my first one 3 days ago. I could drink it but the first few sips were pretty awful lol 

So there you go...My 2018 goals are out there in the world! Cheers to a Happy New Year!

xo Erica