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May 15, 2012 Laura Mazurek

The other day we decided to go the back way home from town to see if a little local thrift shop was open that weve never been to. I was thrilled when the sign said open, since almost everytime we drive by its closed. It was packed full of odds and ends, and millions of your typical thrift store trinkets. I was soooo excited when I found this top. James immediately called it a mumu, like he calls alot of things... really its a womens plus size top that is way too big for me, but you can hardly tell when its belted. Ive been wearing it around the house like a robe almost everyday since. Its kind of fun to wear something around like pjs, then throw on some jewelry and shoes and instantly make it a nice comfy outfit! I found another one that is cream and gold, and really really big, but i love it soooo much! It was a fun thrift store score day! It has been so long since Ive been thrifting, it thrilled my soul for the hunt. And Im so so so in love with Blowfish's Genny wedges. Are these not amazing? I cant wait to show you how I styled them in my upcoming project!!!

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dress // thrifted

earrings // moorea seal

necklace // graceful in bandera

wedges // blowfish shoes

Im still working away at this project. Im devoting this entire day to try to wrap up as much as I can. Ill just tell you, it includes a lookbook that has twice the amount of photos than any of my other ones do! Eeeek! See you on the flip side!

PEACE,

Laura

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May 8, 2012 Laura Mazurek

Yesterday's outfit was one of my favorite kind of outfits. To me, this is like peanut butter and jelly. Comfort. These shorts are some of my favorites... and they are a pair of my hubby's old jeans that I cut off. I recently got this Mandolin Orange shirt, which is also a guys tee, and cant seem to take it off when Im at home. I really wanted this color and they only had it in mens, so I just got the mens small, and its perfect.

... a little mandolin orange for you...

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fedora // forever21

shirt // mandolin orange

short // hubby's jeans cut off

belt // gifted from a friend

moon bracelet // spiral drift

braided bracelets // flourish leather

sandals // blowfish shoes

*Blowfish Shoes is currently have a $10 off all sandals sale!!! Just enter the code SANDAL at check out. Click here to see what they have in stock*

It's pouring rain outside right now. We are on our second big thunderstorm of the week. Its definitely messed up all my plans for the photoshoot I was going to do for my big project... which will push its launch date back... BUT we need it so bad, so all I can do is rejoice for our land, plants and animals. With the hot hot summer ahead of us, we could use a really good soaking before hand. Thunderstorms do something magical for my soul. Everything gets kind of dark, the house gets dark inside... and I tend to not turn on as much music, and just listen to the sounds going on outside. Its soothing. Sort of recharging in a sense that it forces you into a bit of downtime. A little less active, and more in tune with your immediate surroundings. Since I cant focus on my project, I think Im going to create by the windows in my studio today. Maybe work on some brand new things... who knows! And make some hot tea. Ill definitely be staying in my pjs as long as possible... at least until we have to go to town this afternoon.

PEACE,

Laura

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May 3, 2012 Laura Mazurek

Im here today with a sweet spring outfit. Still loving this inbetween seasonal time... before everyone in Texas just wants to start ripping their clothes off b/c its sooo hot! I got this cute feather dress from my friend's closet sale a while back, I think it is just darling.

I know Ive had way more outfit posts than usual lately and that I havent had as many 'real' posts, ones where I share my heart about the real stuff in life. My soul is in a spring season right. I feel like Im going right along the medicine wheel without even giving any thought to it, just living it. My mind and hands are very active right now. I feel like this winter I planted lots of seeds in my soul to keep me on a path of healing, and right now my healing is in doing what I love to the fullest. Im working behind the scenes passionately on a huge project, one that involves alot of creative energy, alot of people, and one Im just bursting to share with you! But Im also realizing that great things take time, and although Im usually one to just bust something out when I get on fire and then throw it out there in the world to take as it is... this one is one I want to make sure is just right before I throw it out there. Its one that wont just affect me, but hopefully tons and tons of people. So... while you may just being seeing lots of cute outfits, random pics from my phone, and things I eat, ha ha, there is so much more going on in the background. And honestly, my soul is ever so grateful to be in the state of creation, and not one of just pure longing and searching. Im setting that aside, and allowing other things to grow, right along with the flowers of spring. Before we know it, they will all be gone, and will be replaced with burnt grass from the sun shining so brightly. So while we are in this gentle spring, Im sailing right along with you, mother nature. So much we can learn from this great healer.

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dress // from a friend

crochet vest + sheer top // forever 21

belt // ruche

necklace // roots and feathers

bracelet // flourish leather

shoes // blowfish shoes

PEACE,

Laura

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April 30, 2012 Laura Mazurek

Girl... you'll be a woman soon... those Neil Diamond lyrics instantly pop in my head when I think about being a woman... (and the lovely scene where Uma Thurman dances to it in Pulp Fiction while Urge Overkill covers it)... Well, this little black dress that you see below, from Lulu's.com brought this feeling into perspective to me. There have only been a few times in my life where I really felt like a woman. I think being only 5' tall, and checkers still always thinking Im 18 years old has a little to do with it. Every now and then Ill do a lookbook shoot or something like that, and when I see the girl on the computer looking back at me, Ill think she looks like a woman. Maybe that feeling will really kick in when I bare children? Or turn 50, ha ha. Im not sure. But all that being said... (and not that feeling like a woman really has anything to do with dressing sexy at all)... I found myself having a bit of a hard time b/c this adorable little black dress really does not allow you to hide that side of yourself, unless of course I draped it with a sweater! Half way through the shoot, I had a little moment within myself. Realizing Im going to be turning 30 years old in 2 months, I had no reason to not embrace my sexyness and womanhood... Do you ever have a hard time embracing that side of yourself? ...Im sure you will be seeing this dress pop up in a few artistic photoshoots in the future b/c it is just so rad.