Winter to Summer

How do you take your favorite winter dress and wear it into summer?
Heres how!

Along with the three shirts that Rachel sent me, she also sent an extra question.
Here it is:

In case you can not read the note it says: "CHALLENGE! Can I make this dress work for a summer look? How?"

In answer to your question Rachel, Yes! It is a perfect summer night time dress with or without a pair of tights and of course a sexy pair of peep toe heels. For a summer day time look it would be great with a cute pair of sandals and a nice long necklace for a Bohemian(Boho) look. You could even add a vest to make it more casual. Here are a few pictures for some ideas. Now remember you don't have to wear all of these at once, mix and match, make it fun. Wear the ring and the vest together, or the necklace/earrings/and bracelet together. Live it up!

Here is a perfect picture to show how a vest can be worn over a cute summer dress

Black Peep Toe 4 a night time look

A fun big ring for BoHo Style

Fun bracelet for day or night

Day or night fun long necklace

Earrings to wear with the necklace

Fun summer sandal BoHo Style

How do I wear that...

If you have ever asked yourself that question, about an article or two of clothing, your in the right place. I am going to feature a reader, Rachel and her own photos. I will then pull other pics to show you multiple ways to wear each item-that the reader loves but just cant seem to figure out.

Here is a picture featuring all the articles of clothing:

They are a little hard to see at this angle but before I talk about each piece of clothing I will put a closer picture, so you can better see what we are dealing with. For each piece I will completely outfit it, that way our readers can see how flexible some of their clothes actually are.

First we are going to look at the Peach t-shirt:

Its an all around basic tee with a bit of flare, nice pleating around the neck and an asymmetrical cut at the bottom. This first thing that comes into my head is that I want to get a vest to throw over it for one look next I need a wide camel colored belt. So here let me show you some pictures with ways to wear them with this beautiful top.

Belt should be worn on true waist

Shoe option one

A Scarf to add some fun

Shoe option two

A very versatile Pedal Pusher would make this outfit great for day or night

If this outfit is going to be worn day into night you can ditch the scarf, add a fun necklace and some cute wedges then you will be ready to go. Te belt can be worn with the sandals or the flats. Also notice how I used different shades of brown, your belt doesn't always have to match your shoes or bag, if they are in the same family then they are good to go.  :)

Here's item number two:

This is an Ella Moss top found at a second hand store. A great buy and can be used for work, dressing up, or even a weekend away. Here or what I think would all some flare to this amazing top.

Shoe Option One

Shoe Option Two

These Bermuda Shorts are just perfect

for fall and winter add a pair

Add a cute accent for your hair

You can do these earrings :)

This might be my favorite outfit from this article. You can wear a cute wedge or a flat and completely change the way the outfit looks. Have fun.

Next we have the white tank with an little detail near the neck:

 

For This top I think a Classic espadrille is needed. As well as a pair of khakis, the khakis are just another option other than jeans or jean shorts for this top. But of course this top would be adorable with a boyfriend sweater and a pair of jeans and a scarf tied in your hair. Maybe also some aviator sunglasses and a gold long chain necklace w/ charm, just to top off the look.

Eat, drink and be scary.

"When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween."
~Author Unknown

Halloween has, since I can remember, been one of my all time favorite holidays. Well, Halloween and Purim. Purim is sorta the Jewish Halloween. For Purim, you dress up, eat cookies (hamentashen) , its good times for sure.

Anyway point being, I loved to dress up an pretend to be someone else. It made me feel safe. I think its part of the reason I decided to go into acting. The idea of being someone else and not having to worry about me was so exciting.

Different was what acting actually was. I found myself diving so completely into the characters that I almost didn't exist anymore. That was my biggest hurdle when I got to college. Everything I was doing was perfect but it lacked reality. Why?

It was because of the fact that I didn't include myself in the characters that I was becoming. When I began acting I never knew that was going to be needed, if I had known perhaps I would have backed away-from the thing that changed my life. I slowly had to dive into finding me and adding me into my work.

At first it was very difficult. I felt like my reactions to things weren't right, therefore i didn't want to show people. I was completely wrong, my quirkiness, and totally off the wall way of looking at things made me desirable to the entertainment industry.

To this day I am still adding more "me" into my "character" that I face the world with. I am proud where I am as well. Acting taught me to read others emotions and react to others emotions. Without it I wouldn't be as in tune with others and myself the way I am today. And I would have a much harder time, starting and mantaining friendships and relationships.

The world has lead me in very interesting directions, but as I get older I see that they all have a purpose. My life is just as fruitful as others, I just think about it differently. I live my life as a constant Halloween. If I am worried about being uncomfortable I dress the part of someone who is confident and sexy and I play that part all night/day.

We all wear masks in our lives, all to hide something. For this reason I cant say that I am different but that we are all different, and it is how we embrace each other that matters.

"Movies play on a big screen in my mind."

 Quote for title by Temple Grandin



Part 2

BBC Special on Temple Grandin

Enjoy.
Watching this gives me chills. She is so amazing.

Temple Grandin and I.

So upon learning that I had Aspergers, I thought, "What does that really mean? I felt a complete weight lift off my shoulders, but why? Did this mean I wasn't normal? What do I do now?"

Well, in order to answer these questions swimming around in my head I had to start somewhere. So I figured the book store was best. I could grab a few books on the topic and read up. And read up I did, I couldn't put the first few books down. My first book was Temple Grandin's 'Thinking in Pictures'... I read the first line and could not believe what I was reading, for the first time in my life someone explained how I thought- I thought like Temple, in pictures.

I no longer felt alone, and like no one understood what was going on on the other side of my eyes. I kept reading as fast as I could. I just couldn't seem to soak in the information as fast as I wanted to learn it. Temple had such a straight forward way of explaining exactly how I felt. When writing it that wasn't her point to find another like her. But whether or not that's what she was looking for that is exactly what she will find.

Now that I have read two books by her and also watched the HBO film Temple Grandin, I am dying to meet her. I know it might not be the kind of reunion most would hope for. But it would probably be the final piece in this puzzle that I just started putting back together.  

Although we are not identical in how we look at the world, she is closer to how I think than anyone I have ever met. She has a rolodex in her brain... and so do I. Smells and sounds bring me back to places so vividly that, as a child, it always seemed to vivid. More than what others saw and felt. And if it felt that way it is because it was.

I have been trying to find a way to meet Temple. The thought consumes my mind. Just last night I looked on the web and found out that Temple will be giving a lecture in AZ & WA, I have to find a way to get there. Step one, ask my parents, friends, the world if they would help out. If not the saving begins.

I picture us meeting, no hugs, just a handshake- but not because she doesn't care, it's just how Temple faces the world. She is an amazing lady and if you haven't already read a book by her, just grab one and you will see what I mean. Hopefully sooner than later I get to achieve this new goal of mine...

My journey of learning will always continue, but I can say without a doubt that this new discovery in my life will only help me grow. I hope you all choose to grow & learn with me.

Temple Grandin, if by chance you read this or come across this: I truly admire you, Thank you.

<3

Here is a direct link:
Dr. Temple Grandin's Official Site

Underwear verses Panties!

What do you call them?

Test One

1) Drawing with my left hand.

It proved to sound a lot harder than it actually was. Very soon after being diagnosed, with Aspergers, I was told to draw with my non dominant hand, meaning for me...my left. It took me about two days until I was actually able to sit down and try. My mind was scared. But I had a large drawing pad in front of me and was told to use a maker, a wide tip makes it much easier. I had markers around, but being me I used a pen my first go round. I always do things like that, challenge myself in my head and take the hard route because I know I can. 

So off I went pen in hand. And before I knew it I had a flower, a butterfly, and some stars decorating the once plain page before me. Not only was the page decorated but it was done well. I started to think I may have always been left handed. My writing was straighter with the left and it felt natural. My Father is left handed.

I began to explore more. I couldn't stop drawing with my left hand...I became like a machine, three hours later I had about five pages of "artwork". My left hand and arm felt fine, but I had to stop because I felt my brain 'hurting'. It wasn't necessarily painful but I was horribly aware of certain parts of my brain. Parts that I seemed to have turned off from.

I stepped outside and the green of the trees was greener than I could remember, and I felt much more affection towards my dogs than I had in quite some time. I am not sure if it was all the drawing with my left hand, or just the drawing in general. Since that Saturday of drawing I have been so artistic...I almost cant stop, much like how I was as a child. Always creating always thinking.

Much like other people I always worry too much what others think of me. And although most people strive to be smart; I found myself suppressing my brain. I wanted to fit in, I wanted everyone to like me and find me funny. So slowly over the past 10-15 years I have pushed myself to be quiet, not just with my mouth but with my mind. Quiet in the sense that I don't always say the words going through my mind, or I wouldn't answer with the witty thought in my head because I worried no one would get it. I didn't cultivate my brain in hopes that maybe I would be more acceptable.

If I have learned anything over the past few weeks its that I need to cultivate what my gifts are, and that nothing is wrong with me. And surprisingly enough I DON'T have learning differences, I just think and do things differently.

This journey without a doubt will teach me more than I could have ever expected. Each day feels like a lifetime full of knowledge but I only crave more. I want to understand to the best of my ability what I have and help others who have been in the dark for as long if not longer than I have.

Year 27, the year Sarah met the real Sarah.

Making a Comeback.

Soooooooooooo-

It has been awhile and I am unsure where to start.

Life has taken me some interesting places over the last year and although I first started this blog as a Fashion and sort of industry blog, I think its time to add a new twist. I still will be posting beauty, fashion, and life advice but I will also be documenting my journey into Aspergers.

I will document the time I spend rediscovering myself at the age of 27 and what this means to me. Books I have/am reading and exercises I am doing to strengthen my Mind and Body.

I am only 15 days away from my 27th birthday and was just diagnosed with something that put, most if not, all of my puzzle pieces together... I feel like documenting my journey will not only be helpful to me; but hopefully helpful to others out there who feel different/ confused/ and or lost.

Here we go. Its you, me, and this white screen...