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Outfit of the Day: I’m back.

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Y’ALL!  (btw, used to say this word all the time, somehow I lost it, but our Southern-tour road trip reignited it and I’m bringing it BACK).  So…this post is all about bringing things back.

Several months (er…a year?) ago, I asked my dear readers what were their favorite parts of my blog.  Two most popular things:  1) Songs of the moments and 2) Outfits of the Days. Well, I’ve kept up the bargain with Songs of the Moments, but I’ve completely neglected the OOTDs. I’m going to try and change that, starting today.  I *hope* to give you at least one OOTD per week.  That’s my goal.

Shirt:  Artisan shirt from Campeche, purchased in a rad Mexico City mercado.

Pants: Leggings from Nordstrom.

Socks: local favorite Sock Dreams.

Scarf: local Sloan boutique.

Earrings: betsy & iya.

Boots: Frye.

Dog: Gingham Macpherson Cervarich.

In the early days, it was just me, but now I have a partner in this blog (+ this business, this life) and we are dedicated to keeping it alive—because we love doing it.   So we’re in the process of amping it up a little, of deciding what our favorite topics are and how we want to deliver them to you.  We’re even in the process of naming the blog.

What are some of your favorite topics?  names?

Thanks for hanging with us this far!

xo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: Moth’s Wings, by Passion Pit***

Outfit of the Day: cozy reunions.

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Today, one of my best friends of all time—Helga, from Denmark—arrives to hang out with me for a few days.  I haven’t seen her in 2.5 years.  She’s one of those friends who I feel most like myself around.

Sweater: Levi’s sale bin

Undershirt and Corduroys: Thrifted

Shoes: Converse

Hoops: betsy & iya (old curtain rod holders, pictured in both natural and white wood)

There’s nothing more cozy than seeing a loved one you haven’t seen in: way. too. long.

Song of the Moment: Bloom, by Radiohead***

Outfit of the Day: 30.

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

The cat is out of the bag:  I turned 30 on September 10th.

and this is what I wore that day…

(dress:  Zachary’s Smile, boots: Frye from Johnny Sole, long black house coat: Folly, earrings: betsy & iya)

I was terrified that I would feel terrified when the day actually came.  When the final moments ticked away and thrust me into a new decade… the truth— I felt proud.  I felt the way one must feel when they’re celebrating 30 years of business, or when the Academy Awards celebrated their 30th year, or heck, Miss America.  I felt like I’d earned it.

And here in Boulder, surrounded by young college students just beginning the decade I just finished, I can’t help but feel more like myself than ever before.

I am Betsy.  I am 30.  And I am loving it.

Thank you to everyone who sent me such generous birthday wishes.  The flowers, the gifts, the community, the love …it goes such a long way.

Happy 30 to all of you!

xo~b

Song of the Moment: Holiday, by Vampire Weekend***

Outfit of the Day: Sailorette

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

It’s HOT out there.  And guess what!?  In t-minus 8 hours, I’m going to be running full throttle down a hill, across a dock, launching into the air, and splashing into pristine Lake Whatcom.  I’m so stoked.

Even though it was just over a month ago that I went on a min-cation, I feel I’ve really earned this one and I’m ready to take it to level 1000.  It’s labor day and I’ve been laboring.  My reward:

In addition to my morning dock full body launch, there’s power boating, jetskiing, wake boarding (W is surprisingly excellent at this, nailing a seated dock landing last year on his first try!), sailing, kayaking, wood burning pizza oven action, hot tub action, anniversary action (it’s almost been one year!!!), and general friends on the beach singing, laughing, and campfiring.  This is going to be one epic Labor Day.

How could this possibly be made any better???  That’s right, folks, the perfect Outfit of the Day.  In honor of my aquatic activities, I shall call this outfit the Sailorette.

Have an amazing Labor Day, everyone!

Sailor Skirt: Bossanova Baby

Secret Orb Earrings: yours truly

Red Wedding Boots: Portland Outdoor Store

EVERYTHING ELSE: thrift stizz-ore!

***Song of the moment: Gin and Juice, Snoop Dogg*** (I mean, come on… does it get much more summer-y than that???)