What I Wore | Mid Drift

WhatIWore: Now that you’ve seen my new tattoo, here’s my first outfit to show it off! When I thought about the placement of my bee, I knew I wanted it to be able to show in shirts like this, but also be in a place that could be covered easily. Crop tops play so well with full skirts, don’t you think? Remember that Paula Abdul video where she’s waving her scarf while two dudes drag race? My memory of it is admittedly hazy, but this outfit kind of reminded me of that! 

Shoes were a little bit of a trial and error thing, and although I would have prefered to wear heels, I think the shirt and top combo needed something delicate, so strappy flat sandals won out! 

When: July 9, 2015

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’ in Black
Top: ModCloth
Skirt: ModCloth
Sandals: Target

Where: Girl’s Night Out

See Also: This top worn with a homemade skirt and the skirt worn with a concert tee. 

My Newest Accessory | Bee Tattoo

WhatIWore: I have some big news to share! Last week I got my first tattoo! I’ve been wanting to do this design for over a year, but after getting on a long waiting list, I found out I was pregnant and I just now got back in line for this piece!  The beautiful and talented Amanda Leadman created this design and did the tattooing. I sent her a handful of photos with my main inspiration being a textbook style drawing of a honey bee. I also sent along images of cool shading, placement and size and just let her do her thing, She did SUCH a beautiful job and I love it so much! 

And for those of you wondering about the pain, I’m gonna rank getting a tattoo below getting your teeth cleaned in terms of the hurt. I mean, it’s not painless, but it’s also not natural childbirth. Honestly, I think a sunburn hurts more. Maybe Amanda just has a gentle touch? Or maybe it’s the placement of it? Or women are goddesses and have insane pain tolerances? I’d say it’s mildly uncomfortable at best!  It’s already healing up nicely (the top photo was from about 6 hours after it was finished.) 

Photo Essay | The Honey Bee

Last weekend Adam and I got a hands on look inside of some of my Uncle Walt’s bee hives. We checked the overall health of the hives, looked for the queen (can you spot her?), looked for brood (soon to be baby bees) and capped honey. Such amazing little creatures! 

See photos from my first beekeeping experience in 2011 here and two bee themed outfits here and here. 

What I Wore | The History of Stripes

WhatIWore: I recently read something cool - classic Breton shirts have twenty one stripes to represent Napoleon’s victories against the British. I double counted and oui! this shirt fits the bill! 

Something else I noticed just as Adam began snapping today’s outfit photos…

I’ve been wearing versions of this outfit a lot lately. At the lake last weekend I wore the same tee (seen here) and jean shorts every day. Last weekend, it was an older striped tee and mom wide leg jeans and the same hat-skirt-sandals-adorable baby in my arms-combo a couple weeks before that.  Ya know what they say #ifitaintbroken….

When: July 7, 2015

What:
Hat: Handcrafted by yours truly!
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’ in Crazy Tort
Tee: J.Crew (sold out)
Skirt: Target (similar here)
Sandals: Clark’s, gift (kinda similar)
Backpack: Vera Bradley, gift

Where: Breakfast Date, bookstore