Author: Kiki E.

  • FEELING DOTTY

    FEELING DOTTY

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    Polka dots are playful and timeless.  Pair some dots with some skinnies for an easy weekend look.

    As always, you can purchase a wooden watch from my favorite wooden watch line JORD. Check them out.

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  • THIRTY

    THIRTY

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    photo credit: Scott Cutler

    I thought thirty would look a little something like this…

    Happily married.  Two children under the age of five.  A 2,200 sq ft “cottage” with a white picket fence, solar power, grey water, and a chicken coop.  A career (lawyer, real estate agent, POTUS) that generated considerable financial success.  A published book that resulted in moderate national renown.  Home-cooked Sunday brunches hosted in the backyard (all eggs provided by aforementioned chickens and produce provided by the yet-to-be-mentioned hydroponic garden) with a mimosa in hand, scratchy jazz playing, and a spattering of the most interesting, accomplished, jet-setting company that one could imagine.

    No, no, no, I hadn’t put much thought into it.  None at all.

    The truth was that I had put so much thought into it that it had become real.  I believed that this entire world existed and that the day I hit thirty I would magically acquire all of it.  I don’t know if I thought the hard work I had put in would cause it to just appear.  I don’t know if I thought it would come my way via osmosis.  I didn’t think much about the “how”… I just focused on the “why.”

    Why?

    Because I believed that was the script that would result in happiness.  I hadn’t even considered an alternative script.  There was no alternative.

    Until I turned thirty.

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  • VISUAL INSPIRATION

    VISUAL INSPIRATION

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    Inspiration is vital. Here are some images that currently inspire me.

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  • VISUAL INSPIRATION

    VISUAL INSPIRATION

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    Inspiration is vital. Here are some images that currently inspire me.

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  • CURRENT OBSESSION | WOOD WATCHES

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    If you are a reader of Blonder Ambitions or if you follow @blonderambitions on Insta, then you already know that I’m a bit of a bohemian | gypsy | hippie … so anything that incorporates elements of nature with the world of fashion is right up my alley.  I recently heard about wooden watches and I instantly became curious…

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  • VESTED INTEREST

    VESTED INTEREST

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    Tame an animal print blouse with the addition of a buttoned-up vest.

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