This color is everywhere and I must say, I’m not hating it. It is definitely the it color right now. Every store I walked in at the mall the other day had pieces in it and I loved them all. I also love that it works for every season too. They have it for coats and sweaters as well as tanks and tees. I listed tons of my favorite pieces that are in this color right now and affordable. I also listed all the pieces to my outfit below as well. #3 is for mens but I love it anyway. When I order mens I usually just get an xs and have it be more of an oversized look. P.S. my jacket is more of a lighter pink but in person I kept calling it mauve haha. Happy Friday, thanks for stopping by!

hat– you can get 25% off when you get on their website!

camo tee – mens in XS (check stores too if your size isn’t online)

jacket- #4 below

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This is long and random but it has been on my mind. Outfit details are under the pictures.

Has anyone else been so bogged down by all the negativity EVERYWHERE lately? Facebook has quickly become an outlet for people to post hateful things. Whether it be about one of the political candidates, gun laws, police officers or whatever terrible thing  that’s happening in the news lately, it is weighing so heavily on me. I try and avoid reading, commenting or even posting anything like that because positive people attract positive things. (My cute husband who is obsessed with the law of attraction has told me that for years.) I have been trying to take a break from it so it doesn’t bring me down but now I can’t help but notice the amount of trolling and hate on Instagram as well. Gosh dangit, can’t we just leave it to pictures please? It makes me so sad. It’s doesn’t even have to be toward me but when I see people hiding behind a screen posting unnecessary and plain cruel comments to celebrities or in many cases strangers it blows my mind. I stop and imagine if that was happening to me how that would hurt me. My biggest question on this is why? Does it make you nicer to call someone a b**** ? Does it make you prettier to call someone ugly? Does it make you feel more righteous to point out someones immodesty or shortcomings with the church? The answer is no. Yesterday I was looking at Joelle Fletchers instagram and was so overwhelmed by how cruel some people can be. 95% of people probably don’t even know her personally but you would never know by the comments. It makes me so sad that people sought out her page to name call, attack her character or just say their mean opinion…sometimes several times. Don’t they know people read these and have feelings? Is someone so unhappy with their life that it makes them feel better to attempt to hurt someone else so no one is focusing on them? Maybe the whole be the bully so you aren’t bullied mentality? I am really trying to understand here. There can’t be just plain mean people out there. One girl posted they were just words and people shouldn’t be so offended, but they are never just words. One time when I was younger a boy commented negatively on my appearance and it affected me so much that I changed it and all this time later I could tell you all where and when it took place even after he probably forgot it. Moral of the story: If you don’t agree with something someone says or does or wears or even how they look then DON’T SAY ANYTHING. Whatever happened to if you don’t have anything nice to say to someone don’t say anything at all? How about we reteach that to the children in our lives or the adults too actually. Sometimes people laugh at how offended I get by cursing but most of the words people casually throw out are often used in name calling or hurting others. They aren’t kind or uplifting words. I love how our society has opinions, beliefs and values about so many things but if it will hurt someone is it worth saying? Is it an utter necessity that you say it at the risk of doing damage deeper than you maybe even know?

Now more than ever, I think we need to lift each other up, give honest compliments, love each other and magnify peoples strengths, not their weaknesses (because btw most people know their weaknesses and don’t need someone else pointing them out and they are probably already working on them). Most of the time the cyber bullying is almost laughable and ridiculous but maybe they are pointing out something that the person is so insecure about. I personally know I have the shortest legs ever and skin that have to work really hard on. But then I think of all the problems I could have and that I burn more calories by trying to keep up with all the long legged folk and voila, they are blessings. Instead of pointing these things out we can try and show more love and try to squash this cyber bullying, hate and negativity. If jealousy is the issue focus on all the amazing blessings YOU have been given. Just because Cara Loren is stunning and successful doesn’t mean you aren’t. It doesn’t take anything away from you. If you are jealous of someones life, don’t be. We are all at different points in our lives. Some of my friends have kids and some are traveling the world and some are in school but we all will have unique experiences and blessings. It doesn’t necessarily mean you wont ever have those experiences in your life or anyone has a perfect life. Everyone has trials and maybe a minor trial to you is something huge for them. Support people for the path they are on now, for the direction they are going in now and for who they are now. Be excited and be happy for them because good things are happening for them and if they aren’t happening for you, they will. These chapters in our lives are so short, share the happiness with everyone.

Sometimes when I write about things like this I am so scatterbrained not wanting to leave anything out that it’s all over the place but to sum it up I just wish everyone tried harder to be a little kinder, myself included. Give people the benefit of the doubt and most importantly be kind. In all thoughts and actions just be kind. In our day to day lives and on any form of social media. Trolling may be harmless or funny to you but stop and think of the consequences of your actions. You don’t even know the harm you are doing or how you could be creating a cycle of bullying and unkindness. We have to remember there is so much good in the world. There are so many heart warming stories and random acts of kindness that we need to focus on and despite all the negativity, the amount of love I have seen and felt, even in “real life” is so strong. Kind strangers who give up their seats for someone on the subway or simply smile or the kind girl who told me the jacket I was trying on looked good on me. It was so simple and she could have not even said anything and gone about her day but she did ans it made me smile. The simplest things seem to always leave the strongest impact on my life. When I do the same to others not only do they feel good but I do too. Each and every one of us brings something to the table and we need to remember that. The potential each and everyone of us has is limitless and if we focus on bettering ourselves instead of bringing down others, we can continue to better the world.

Bodysuit: American Apparel (I wear this in all seasons- one of my essentials)

Bomber: House of CB

Skirt: House of CB

Shoes: GoJane (old)

Lipstick : Kylie Jenner Candy K

Plain wardrobe building and lasting pieces are high on my list right now. I have noticed I love florals but I get sick of them easily and they aren’t as easy to create several different outfits from them. Plain bombers, tees and skirts can be worn in so many different ways and in some case are worth the splurge because they can last forever!

Xo Cait