It hit me last week…in six months I’m turning 40. FORTY!! Wow, where did my 30′s go?
Honestly, getting older hasn’t been bothering me. I think because people always mistake me for being in my early 30′s. That’s how I feel too. But the idea of turning 40 has sent my brain into overdrive, “wait, I’m not ready yet, I still have so much to do first!”
I’m not sure if I figured I’d be in a different place in life, be doing more or have accomplished some of my “wishes” by now, but that big number makes me think that I want to get some things accomplished by then, both personally and professionally.
Things like…
Owning my own business is a big one. Something that would give me more freedom in my schedule
Another is fitness. I picture me on my 40th birthday in a tiny bikini somewhere tropical. I want to feel, strong, healthy and completely at ease in my skin.
I always thought I’d have children by this age, and know by 40 I won’t be a mother. I hope to find myself closer to having a family in my early 40′s or at least at peace not having children.
What is it about 40?
Over the past month or so I’ve felt I’ve been in a bit of a fashion rut. My weight has always been a challenge, which I’ll write more about later, but this year it’s gone up and down, making my wardrobe difficult. When I lost weight last year I gave all of my larger sized clothes away and got a whole new wardrobe of smaller clothes. With things fitting better, I bought some things I’ve always wanted to wear, like short skirts and dresses, more heels, nicer jeans, etc. Now that I’ve gained a little weight, none of it fits and I’ve had to purchase some new outfits, but none really are speaking to me. Perhaps it because I don’t want to get too comfortable at this weight, but I think also that I miss my more fashionable smaller clothes.
Today my boss brought a book to our team meeting by Scott Schuman titled, The Sartorialist, Closer. Because we’re a creative team, she loves to bring inspiration to these meetings on different forms of art. The book, which came from his blog, also titled The Sartorialist, focuses on street fashion. Schuman takes daily photos of people that inspired him on the street from all over the world and posts them on his blog; creating a two-way dialogue about the world of fashion and it’s relationship to daily life. The photos are all really beautiful and very well composed. It not only make me look at it for inspiration, but it made me ask myself, “What makes someone fashionable?”
While most of the people in the posts are slim, I think what makes them fashionable is more their confidence and personality translated into clothing. Some are attractive, some not, but their clothes somehow make them all attractive and interesting to look at.
It’s inspired me in many ways, but it makes me want to explore my own fashion and put more effort into how what I wear tells my story.
Photo via The Sartorialist
A few months ago, I was searching high and low for the perfect bar cart for our very tiny apartment. I wanted a vintage cart, but what I was finding was either really large, or really expensive. Generally, I’m not a big believer in spending a ton of money on furniture, especially when living in an apartment. And taking the time to find the right deal for what I want makes the final purchase much more satisfying. When I finally found my bar cart, this was the case.
We found this awesome bar cart at the Alameda flea market. It was great deal, and exactly what we wanted. It was a stripped and varnished stainless steel cart (probably from an office.) It’s the perfect size for our apartment, yet fits everything on it with the three shelves, storing plenty of barware.
I promptly tricked it out with some things from Cost Plus and all of our booze (why we have it? I don’t know, we usually drink wine) and hung our wine rack over it.
Last week I place a painting I did in art class on it while it dried (it’s a copy, I can’t remember the artist), and tonight I realized it just finally seems “done.”
We’re heading back to the flea market this weekend, and I can’t wait! I’ll be sure to post our finds.
Photo Credit: girl in the fog
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