Free People refers to this as their "Love of My Life" midi dress, which is both ridiculous and hilarious enough that I'm sticking with it as today's theme.

This purchase was one of those that ended up being decided via a crappy fitting room picture. I loved both the cream (yellow?) and black colorways, I actually felt prettier and softer in the cream, but it was clear from the picture that I glowed in the black.  If I was another person with a different life I would have seriously considered the merits of owning both, but as a standout fall dress, there really wasn't a bad choice here.


*Fit Note: I'm pretty narrow under the bust and this fabric has more stretch than I anticipated, so I sized down to a medium.

As it happened this particular vacation was not really one for fancy outfits. WHICH I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT. I'd been (mostly) saving this H&M beauty for a special occasion and the streets of Old San Juan totally did the trick.The lace makes it a little heavier than other options, but it didn't fly up in my face at the top of the Castillo and the no bra/spaghetti straps kept me cool enough despite the humidity.

(Shoutout to Anabel and Shauma for their photography skills! I really appreciated you putting up with me :D.)



(Also, I love how the background that spoke to me is so reminiscent of my current blog layout. I didn't realize how much my brain enjoyed green/mint/coral/yellow, lol.)

1) It's really hot in DC right now people, and it's hard to be cute when it's this hot. Sorry for the off day, lol, but it happens.

2) I'm playing around with contacts again and while I do enjoy the expanded sunglasses choices, I still kind of feel like my face looks odd.

3) Yes one of the sleeves has fallen out of its fold . I didn't notice until I was editing and you know what? Screw it.

4) Is the RNC over yet? I'm not even watching it and the news coming out of it is making me nauseous.

So in my quest to find vacation pieces that also work for life in general, I have to recommend this dress from Ann Taylor. I was actually in store to try-on this one (didn't work for me, too long and the waist didn't hit the right spot), but the fun print combined with hot weather friendly linen makes the Amalfi Halter Dress a winner. Plus the halter comes up high enough on the sides and along the back to allow for comfortably wearing a strapless bra :).

In less happy, more real-life-can-be-stupid news, go watch this video. And I hope you can join me in doing what we can to make the United States a safer, more inclusive, place.