1.  i originally planned to wear a completely different outfit for this look, this black top with a pleated pink midi skirt, but left the skirt at home!!  to save time and not have to shoot this look on a different day, i decided to pair this top with these jeans that i had in the car and all the original accessories.  anyone want to see this look styled with the pink skirt i originally planned to wear?
2.  i styled this look and decided i was going to caption it "50 shades of gray".  while we were location scouting, we found this location (which is a court house, by the way) and decided it was perfect for this look.  as we walked back to the car, i told junior "now this is really a 50 shades of gray post!" talk about an outfit/location match made in blogger heaven!

3.  these docs are wayyyyyyyy too big on me.  i'm talking like a whole size and a half bigger.  i bought them last year because i was obsessed with getting a pair and rocked them last year with two pairs of socks.  i keep debating getting rid of them, donating or give to someone i know.  but also, they cost a pretty penny and are basically brand new so should i sell them?  but, honestly i know i'm not going to sell them so here we are!

4.  i also left this skirt at home when we went out to shoot these looks.  so we had to shoot this look a completely different day.  on a week day, where the sun goes down pretty early.  after junior and i both got home from our full time jobs.  i was super frustrated with myself!  also, i tried steaming this skirt and ironing it with a t-shirt between the iron and the skirt but the wrinkles didn't come out.  so i just left it and accepted the fact that i don't know how to iron and i'm just always going to look disheveled.  see another ironing disaster here.

5.  i'm pretty sure i already have this sweater.  i do this thing where i order the same things over and over again.  sometimes it's the same pattern of something but a different style.  other times it the same item in every color.  and the worst times is when i just repurchase the same exact item.  what can i say, i like what i like.  actually, see this post i just found wearing the same exact sweater.  oh, and i also talk about how i repurchase the same items over and over again.  some things just don't change!!

transitioning into new seasons (when it comes to getting dressed) can be a little tricky, especially if the weather is unpredictable, like it is here on the east coast.  we are still in the beginning of fall so we have days that are warmer than others or even days that start off cool and then it gets warmer as the day goes on.

today i'm sharing with you 5 different looks that i've worn to transition into the cooler weather, while still being dressed appropriately for those warm moments throughout the day.

the floral jacket look is definitely my favorite!!  which of the five is your favorite?

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(as a reintroduction, since i basically abandoned this space, i felt it only fitting to post this birthday note that i've had typed up since august, when i actually turned 30.  i toyed with the idea of creating a new blog altogether since i feel like i am a new version of myself, but since i have a hard time making decisions, months have passed and i just haven't been blogging.  until i figure out what i want to do, i'll just keep sharing on this space.  maybe i'll never create a new blog and just morph this space into what i want it to be.  we'll see.  in the meantime, i got rid of the old name, oh she's lovely and am just "ralizabeth" now.  thanks for sticking by me and growing with me).  

hi!  i'm 30!

i am so thrilled and excited for this milestone.  some people dread getting older and i'm over here like yassssss bitch!  i'm 30 and i've never looked or felt better!  i wear my age as a badge of honor.

each year on my birthday, i've tried to do some self reflection of the past year and write my thoughts in a blog post.  you can see last year's post here, and also 28 here, and 27 here.  i don't have a blog post for year 26 and years 25, 24 and 23 are on an old disabled blog that only i can see ;)  looking back at each year's post is so telling of my growth and who i was as i turned a new age.  i contemplated whether or not i was going to write a post this year and decided yes!  you'll want to read this next year and the year after that and the year after that! 

so here i am, trying to put into words what i'm feeling.  it feels impossible to do that.  to put into words how i feel.  all that comes to mind is i feel different.  i am different.  i've changed and i couldn't be more proud of the woman that i am and who i'm becoming.

this past year, for the first time in my life, i sat with my feelings, my thoughts, my wants and my desires.  i took time to reflect on how i was living my life and what i wanted to change.  sounds insane, but i had never done this before.  i welcomed my anxiety because for the first time in my life i realized when i'm anxious, my body is actually telling me something.  in the past i would ignore those feelings and power through it, chalking it up to me being irrational.  for the first time ever, i asked myself why and i sat with those feelings instead of trying to bury them.

i had many uncomfortable conversations and uncomfortable moments with myself.  after a while, i began to crave those uncomfortable moments.  i wanted to keep growing and keep learning about myself.  i still want to keep growing and keep learning about myself.  for the first time in my life, i feel at peace with who i am, and i love it.


happy fuckin birthday to me!

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