"The falling leaves drift by my window, the Autumn leaves of red and gold. I see your face, the summer kisses, the sun-burned hands I used to hold. But I miss you most of all my darling, when Autumn leaves start to fall." -Nat King Cole

Outfit of the day, inspiration of the week.

 well it's that time, fall, the leaves start to change, women dye their hair darker, the stores finally carry pumpkin and apple cinnamon scented candles again. But what I love most, is the earthy tones we get to wear. When I was brunette I would wear a lot of brown, but now that I'm blond I like experimenting with lighter colors. I bought this ruffled half sleeve top at Forever 21 a few weeks ago and I am in love with it! It's simple but it can also be dressed up! Then this navy blue polka-dot knee length skirt (also from forever). Too many skirts and dresser are too short these days so when I find one I find appropriate I have to buy it right away. I paired my black ankle boots from Charlotte Russe. Some people think navy blue and black don't go together, but in this case I disagree, just because you can't really tell the difference. Brown braided belt to separate the skirt and shirt. And to top it all off a big floppy hat. By far my favorite outfit of the season.

" 'Cuz I Need Freedom Now, And I Need To Know How To Live My Life As It's Meant To Be" - Mumford And Sons

Yesterday I voted for the first time, really it should have been my second time but I was a slacker in turning in my registration, all in all the experience was pretty amazing, I finally felt plugged in to the political on goings on the news. But most importantly, I finally felt like a true American. My "I voted" sticker was my favorite accessory of the day.

This is Halloween

This year I was so in the mood to dress up but there were no parties to go to, I guess what they say is true, as you get older the holidays just aren't as interesting. That really is too bad, because I do love to dress up. On the day of Halloween I decided "You know what? I'm going to dress up any way." So I decided to Disneybound as a chimney sweep from Marry Poppins. If you want to dress as a chimney sweep in the future, it is very simple and can be made using things you already have around the house. Here is what you will need:

• Jacket
• Vest
• Poor boy hat
• Jeans
• Boots
• Scarf
• A pair finger-less gloves or a pair of socks that you don't mind ruining 
• Scrap fabric
• Pvc pipe or a broomstick 
• Pipe cleaners
• Black eye shadow

I used some fabric and fashioned them in to patches, and stuck them all over my hat, jacket, vest, and pants. I didn't have any finger-less gloves so I cut up a pair of (new) socks. Then I took some pipe cleaners and wrapped them around the twist in end of a broomstick (to make the actual chimney sweep). Added some black "ash" to my face for soot to look like I've been cleaning chimneys all day. Then, to make my hair look ratty, I crimped some areas, waved other areas, (my hair was already curled that day), straightened some parts, hid a few braids in there and a few twists, and presto...

the final look.