Home Again

I spent the past 6 months living life on the high seas, and now I'm finally home again.

Pretty, huh?  But I honestly couldn't be happier to be back in Colorado, and my blog will be happier for it as well for several reasons.

1.  Now that I'm home, I'll have access to natural lighting anytime I want it (except at night, haha) which will be huge for the quality of my photos.

2.  Unlimited internet!!!  Enough said.

3.  I'll have a kitchen and the ability to drive to the store for ingredients, so I'll get to cook and bake again.  Bring on the recipes!

4.  The craft store is just a quick car ride away.  This will be very fun for me but also has potential to be very scary for my wallet...  I may or may not have a yarn addiction.

I'm super excited to get started on all the plans I've made for my next 6 months on land, and I'm equally excited to share them with you here.

Here we go!
xoxo
Laura

Nautical Style

I accidentally fell in love with a super expensive swimsuit.  It's the Port Stripe Halter Bra swimsuit from Juicy Couture, and I think it is the perfect nautical fashion statement.  It has the classic nautical stripes, a cute little anchor on the front, and the ties in the back are made of white rope. Isn't it so fun?

Image via Juicy Couture

I'm loving all things nautical lately, though, so I'm not pulling out my wallet for that swimsuit yet.

To be clear, I'm loving fashion's whimsical take on the nautical theme, which is different from the industrial feel of actually living full time on a ship like I do.  While it's an adventure, the real ship life is not nearly as adorable; my uniform onboard is a bright blue polyester track suit.  Ugh.

Here are some other playful (non-track-suit) nautical pieces that I love:

1.  I love the red rope detail on these Valentino nautical ballet flats.
2.  The sparkles on this nautical sequin anchor tank from Delia's stand out in a very good way.
3.  This "life ring" from Asprey London is classy and cheeky at the same time.
4.  The fit and flare shape of Kate Spade's Mariella dress looks chic with a navy nautical stripe.
5.  I can't get enough of the watercolor details on the Candace Carryall by Coach.
6.  These bright red anchor earrings from River Island prove that the cutesy nautical vibe can also be affordable.

Do you love nautical fashion as much as I do?
xoxo
Laura