I am devoted to growth.

I am devoted to self expression.

I am devoted to being a present and playful mom.

I am devoted to forgiving myself for all the times I am not present and playful.

I am devoted to my main squeeze and continuous laughter.

I am devoted to seeing things differently.

I am devoted to my practice.

I am devoted to making things that add beauty and light to this world.

I am devoted to stepping into the fullest version of myself that I can be.

This poem is inspired by a poem Elena Brower wrote and shared at ABC Carpet and Home.

What are you devoted to? I’d LOVE to hear.

I think I might be regressing:

I am in love with hot pink, wishing for a pair of jellies (remember those shoes?), making friendship bracelets, decorating barrettes, coloring, and dreaming about my birthday party.   I feel closer to ever than my 10 year old self.  And it feels really good.

This is a semi-recent occurrence but all these little things are making me feel expressive, playful, and free which is my ultimate goal in life these days.  

I would LOVE to hear what you so loved to do as a kid that made the hours fly by.

“Style is a way to show who you are without having to speak.” -Rachel Zoe

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I recently came across personal stylist, Hilary Rushford, (on Instagram of course) who is transforming the way I get dressed.  Her month long style challenges include prompts that have turned getting dressed into a fun and creative process.

I have come up with outfits I would have never thought of otherwise.  The other day I was doing the usual putting on and taking off shirts until I looked at the challenge for the day : ‘(owned for) the last 5 years’.  I ended up putting on a dress (usually reserved for weddings) over black pants and felt fabulous on a regular old Tuesday.

(Luca liked my outfit too!)

So for any of you who are like me and want to : pull out your hair / go shopping / melt into a puddle when it is time to get dressed – here is more information about the challenge – and you don’t have to be on Instagram to play.  Hilary also has a series of lovely content rich videos that are slowly shifting the way I view my wardrobe and turning me into a mini fashionista!

Go ahead and express yourself beautifully every morning you get dressed!