basic black

{ What I Wore: hat ℅ Goorin Bros (budget friendly option) // Everlane "Ryan" tank (the only kind of tank I own) // Old Navy rockstar skinny jeans (stretchy, high-waisted, basically the most perfect jeans ever, for so CHEAP!) // wedges ℅  Nisolo* }

*I know I have talked a LOT about Nisolo before, but these new wedges are amazing! Shop through my referral link & get 10% off your next Nisolo order: http://nisolo.refr.cc/JXVHV36 

(I also get $10 for each person that uses the link)

All Photos | Kate Davis Photo

This is where I am right now: It is a million degrees hot in Nashville + 100% humidity, & I feel like all of my Summer clothes have turned on me (nothing fits!)… so this has been my combo for the last couple of excursions out into the elements. I guess black is supposed to be the worst color for hot days, but for some reason this is what I keep reaching for.

What has been seeing you through hot Summer days? Anyone else have the most difficult time ever finding shorts that are longer than crotch length?!?!

P.S. I am on the road back from Charleston today & cannot wait to share the outfits, explorations, & new bloggers that I met while down there! If you are a Southern or Southwestern blogger & aren't a part of the Southern Blog Society yet, you HAVE to check it out!

personality

{ What I Wore: H&M {faux} leather jacket (real leather version) // Everlane tank (the only tanks I own now) // Wallis trousers (get the look with pink denim) // NineWest pumps }

all photos | Zipporah Photography 

Personality, it's a funny thing. I have twin almost 2 year old nieces & they are FULL of personality. Despite their twin-ness, completely different personalities at that. But where did it come from? They haven't had many "character building" life experiences, they didn't take a Summer to backpack across Europe to "find themselves", they haven't really even spoken a full sentence yet. So, it's just been there all along??

Before I blow your mind with lots of existential ramblings, let me just say this - I have been thinking about personality a LOT lately. Tyler & I just completed a pre-martial counseling course. No, there aren't any lovers spats, just a recommended series of classes aimed at starting your marriage off on a strong, logical foundation. We talked about things like budgeting, hopes & dreams for the future, splitting holidays with our soon to be blended family, & how our personalities aligned.

Side note: if I had to do it again, I might have majored in Psychology in college. I remember staying up & reading my Psych book cover to cover for FUN one night. I elected to write a Psych thesis (on birth order - fascinating stuff) & continue to hold a fixation with the subject. So getting to take an official Myers-Briggs personality test during our pre-marital course was RIGHT up my alley.

All my life I have been told that I'm loud, outgoing, talkative, boisterous even. And I made that my own. I was the talkative one. The loud one. The outgoing one. But where I fall on the Extroversion-Introversion scale turned out to be dead center, & after thinking about it, I think it is dead on. I really am a little bit of both. I am a internally reflective people person. And I'm currently going through a bit of an extra introverted period of my life… & loving it.

Just of note: I was ALLLLL the way on the J (Judging) end of the spectrum - very organized & a planner, spontaneity killlls me… to maybe a bit of a fault. Whereas Ty was ALLLL the way at the other end, with his P (Perceiving) personality… but otherwise we are the samsies. 

… but these pants are definitely extroverts!

What part of your personality is your most defining?

Anyone else a Extrovert/Introvert personality dweller?

you know you're a redneck if...

{What I Wore: Thrifted Camo jacket {similar} // Everlane Tank // Lucky Denim shorts {similar $22} // Target wedges {these are so cute $32} }

if you love camo... and you're proud that you only paid $5 for a new camo work shirt/jacket

making a statement

{ What I Wore: Everlane tank // BaubleBar necklace // H&M leopard skirt // Target wedges }

I don't always make a statement... but when I do, I do it with red lips and a mega necklace

leaving on a jet plane

{ What I Wore: Everlane Tank & Tote // Madewell jeggings // Charlotte Russe booties // J.Crew scarf // Guise Sunnies (won in giveaway)

Get the look:

tank + jeggings + leopard scarf + booties + tote + sunnies