It's hard adjusting to a new way of life, new roads, restaurants, location and climate. I have noticed my taste in food changing as well, I find myself leaning more and more towards warm things like soups and Hot Cocoa and less of the fruity or salad infused options. New routines are also beginning to pop up, such as craving more books to read. At night, when it drops down to the low 40º's all I want to do is crawl under the covers with a good book to read. Which brought to mind the last time I felt this way; when I was a little girl. I remember being taken to the library, back then (and still now) felt like being led to the Holy Grail. I'd spend hours perusing the Children's bookshelves for just the perfect reads. I feel young and alive again now, as I once did then.
I'd like to ask you, what were some of your childhood favorites? And what are you reading now?
Vintage bag and wool blazer, Urban Outfitters ballet flats and tights, Posh Pants sequin shorts, Hermes scarf
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yeah for sequin hot pants!!!
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Gotta love thos trees!!!
My favorite (childhood) books were the Harry Potter series. They are still my favorite books to this date.
I think it is funny that you posted this, I have been feeling the same way.
Although, I always do in autumn, that is part of why I love it.
Every fall I reread the Harry Potter series. Just out of tradition, and nothing could be better. The books really come alive in my mind, like a movie in my head, and I love it.
Especially on nights like last night, when it is so cold outside nothing but being under the covers feels right, and then you put the book down, and realize it is one in the morning, and you haven't done your homework.
Love when you say: "At night, when it drops down to the low 40º's all I want to do is crawl under the covers with a good book to read." - 'cause that's definitly one of my favourite things to do.
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Nice shorts! I realy need one of those. xx
Love when you say: "At night, when it drops down to the low 40º's all I want to do is crawl under the covers with a good book to read." - 'cause that's definitly one of my favourite things to do.
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Nice shorts! I realy need one of those. xx
Owwwwww amazing shorts :) love it... can I ask you something? What do you do in your life? study? work? I decided to ask this because I really love your outfits but for exemple, in Portugal I can´t work with this kind of clothes... the boss doesn´t like it but I wish to work with fashion and crazy clothes someday :)
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Those sequin hot shorts are amazing.
i love the sequin shorts!! you look great:)
This post reminded me of when I relocated from Baltimore to Cleveland- you wouldn't think it would be much of a difference but it was! The weather is a lot drier and obviously colder up here, sometimes all I want to do is stay under the covers too! Moving sucks, especially trying to navigate new roads and highways. Good luck with everything!
Oh and the sequin shorts are amazing!!
I ADORE THE SHORTS!!!
And the song!! This is my song!! My Japan song... I love it sooo much, I was so excited to hear it!
Yes, cold weather makes you want to just be cozy and warm.... which is nice, right?
xoxoxoox
oh so beautiful!
you're very stylish!
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wow
i love the light..
how it falls in your pretty face..
omg why don't i own those shorts!
i always get a little thrown off balance in a new city too - you look good in this place though!
and for childhood books - can't go past anything roald dahl, he is such a genius.
You really pull off those sequin shorts!
Hmmmm! My favorite childhood has to be in the early stages of me indulging in the television series Punky Brooster, Blossom, and the Cosby's. For some weird reason, they actually made me love clothing. I was Punky Brooster 2 years in a row for Halloween, and I wore that crazy blossom hat to school for a whole semester - haha! The Cosby's was my favorite, because I would be nailed to the floor, never blinking, in my older brothers huge blazer, my thermal jumper, and the best P&J sandwiches my mom ever made. I would always imitate the styles since they seemed to be bright, layered, and kind-of-not typically matching. I loved it...That's me :D
Great post :D
Love your short, I have a sequined skirt I'm lusting over for nights out!
xo
looove you'ra scarfff
I was obsessed with fairy tales as a younger girl. I'm currently fascinated with the works of William Shakespere and I'm reading Black Boy in one my classes. I'm enjoying it.
you make every Season work for those legs don't-Cha? ;D
Hola!! i finds you in blog loving site.
your prettiest hair I saw. ^__^
Caterina...
this song is really cool. and i love the shorts! i would get some, but i feel like i wouldn't have the occasion to wear them. i wish i had time to read! all i read these days are magazines and blogs. so sad. but the last book i read was 1984 by George orwell. AMAZING.
saw this on knightcat =)
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but i like that yours more that they'are high-waist shorts, sexy with the flats and vintage Chanel I DIE.
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want those sequin shorties !!!
hot fall outfit!!
I love how you paired those shorts with the tights. Very cute.
Currently, I'm reading Great Expectations for the first time, for class. Sadly, I'm not enjoying it much. Recently, I read Jane Eyre and Revolutionary Road, which were both fantastic! I def. recommend both if you haven't already read them.
Great outfit! :) I especially love the sequin shorts.
As for books, I grew up reading the Sweet Valley and Baby-Sitters Club series. You have no idea how thrilled I was to find them in my local bookstores. I also love the Harry Potter series, but then again, who doesn't?
I'm now 20 and I still can't outgrow books for young people. I'm currently reading the third book from The Mysterious Benedict Society series. I know it's for kids, but it's actually interesting.
I love the shorts so much ! I want them ! xoxo
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Wow, wow, wow, those shorts! I mean, woah!!
-Catherine
wow. you're chic!
i love the shorts.
amazing look.
xxxxxx
I can think of one word for those sequin-y stunners: FABULOUS!
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I love ur pants, Im bit crazy with anything sequined things :)
my favs childhood books were to kill a mocking bird and harry potter :)
I ADORE your sequin hot pants!!! You look amazing as always. Beautiful scenery too ;)
I LOVE high waisted ANYTHNG and that includes these sequin pants!!!
I stare for dangerously long periods at the ones on Topshop's website.
Looking forward to more pics from your new location!!
book wise: The Power of Now and Law of Attraction. Spiritual type books. Very deep and VERY TRUE...
Karen x
Hey beautiful lady!
I'm in Hong Kong now, so I can access blogger - yay :)
All these new pics from North Carolina are AMAZING. Loving that you're still working your amazing legs even in colder weather - great styling ;)
Adore how you've dressed down the disco gorgeous shorts with a classic blazer and Hermes scarf = heavenly.
All of your earlier new locale posts are gorgeous too - I'm loving all the new colours and different light in the shots.
Looks like a fab place to move to with plenty of new fashion and styling opportunities and inspiration!
<3 xxx
you make these shorts actually look wearable! i like it
those sequin shorts - ah mazing.
This is like one of my favorite songs at the moment! It's so catchy. And I'm kinda obsessed with your sequined hotpants!
Childhood book: Dr. Suess, I mean -- c'mon. Genius. And, catchy!
Now: Oh my where to begin. My all time favorite feel good book is, The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
If you haven't read it, you really should. Its a quick read. But the magic in holds, is miraculous.
I love sequins and your hotpants are just amazing! I love how you're not afraid of making bold fashion choices, it's what makes your blog so interesting! I love the second pic in which your dog is popping his head in, so cute!
xoxo
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AMAZING! loving this shorts so much! great look!
AWESOME shorts. Love how you've balanced their shinyness out with plain black on top. Alas, I can't seem to find any shorts like that anywhere :(
OMG Erika! I love your sequin shorts! You look absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The fall leaves are making me miss the east coast! October is a beautiful month there.
Oh, and love those sparkly shorts.
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The fact that someone wrote that the Harry Potter books were their favorite childhood reads scares the shit out of me. I am old, apparently.
My childhood loves were Roald Dahl's books. Now, I literally read everyhting that is literature. I dislike non-fiction, but other than that I have few criteria.
Some favorite writers being Nabokov; Cormac McCarthy and Palahniuk.
You look beautiful and something about the setting is so appealing to me.
Sequined hotpants are amazing things that everyone should own. My favourite children's books were always Roald Dahl's... often a bit twisted, not perfect fairy tales and paired amazingly with scribbly Quentin Blake illustrations!
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THE SHORTS!!!! omg you look fabulous.
my favorite childhood books were from the Disney collection. And now i'm reading "Cahsing Harry Winston" by Lauren Weisberger. Excellent read.
Meho xx
A lot of changes for you my dear, both exciting and challenging... You wear those glam shorts so well! I love the music you chose for this post. So up to point!
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great outfit, as always ! Your shorts are so great !! I love your scarf too !
Nothing like some hot cocoa and a good book to keep you warm on cold nights! Love the Hermes scarf tucked in...good cold weather trick...and the sequin hot pants are perfect for a night out in your new town.
LOVE the shorts <3
I can so relate; changes are difficult. Still, I would give anything to be back in NC climate.;) It is so much warmer than ours.;)
xoxo
i love those shorts!
the cold + good books = heaven ;>
cold weather makes me feel find always
I used to live in books, like Peter Pan and Treasure Island!! I used to read Enid Blyton books too, I have probably read everything ever written by her :) I also loved the Chronicles of Narnia. I was clearly a fan of escapism...
Now my favourite author is Daphne Du Maurier. I'm a huge fan of romance and adventure. I will recommend her books to everyone I meet!
Maria x
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Your shorts are amaziing, I want a pair.
Carmen.xx.
Cute hot pants.. I like them ;)
STUNNING! <3
Your little sequined number is very caliente which is very hot. :)
If you like the paranormal, unsolved and mysterious ---> READ anything by Sylvia Browne. Atlantis, Aliens, Bermuda Triangle, Crop Circles, the Pyramids and more get explained.
@ Patty - I did too, I used to collect the Sweet Valley twins series... will look into The Mysterious Benedict Society :) right now!! (loooove your tumblr btw, just can't figure out how to leave you a comment there?- but am following yours!)
@ Louis Duke - Harry Potter is so fun. The books are the best movies in my mind, as well! Just saw Prisoner of Azkaban on DVD last night, have been seeing the first 3 films lately on these cold, cozy nights- but the books are tremendously better!
@ Anon. 8:32 - awwe, thanks :)
@ Miss Red - get some, will add some pizazz to any look <3
@ Calista - thanks I love that :)
@ Karen - I love a great Spiritual book. And Topshop is dangerous, online (or off!) ;)
@ Tayler - wow, thanks, that means a lot <3
@ Cat/Cathy - Yes, that does sound interesting, have always been intrigued by the Bermuda Triangle, considering I used to live near it and fly over it quite often O_o as well as wondering more about how Crop Circles appeared!
The way you feel now sounds so beautiful. It seems like you are seeking for shelter in the books you read to help you adjust to the new environment - you'll make it, girl! One always thinks it's so hard to adjust to new situations, but in fact it's pretty easy if you just let the situation come to you.
Some of my childhood favourite books were...
. Le Voyage De Théo by Catherine Clément, which is actually an adults' book and it's really beautiful
. The Clarice Bean series by Lauren Child, which are really cute and I still love them. What a pity she doesn't write those books anymore
. Rychlé Šípy by J. Foglar, which is a Czech series which already exists since the 30s
. The Lord Of The Thieves and Wild Chicks by Cornelia Funke
. The Moomin books by Tove Jansson
. The Harry Potters by J.K. Rowling
. Molly Moon by Georgia Byng
Right now I'm reading
. Resurrection by Tolstoy - it's actually really hard to read
. The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien
. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rowling...
I recommend all of these books warmly! Let me know if you tried to read any of these ;)
Are these photos taken in your new garden?
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tremendous scarf, shorts & blazer :)
Cat! x
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Those sequin hot pants look amazing on you!
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Awesome sequin pants! Hotnesss!!
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OMGOD lady!! you look amazzing!!! love the trees and those sequin shorts look amazing on you and you styled them brilliantly!
currently reading everything and nothing at once cause im too busy! but i am trying to get through my recently acquired hard copy version of Anna Wintour unauthorized bio and Brideshead Revisited (whihc ive literally been reading since last December!!!!) no time :( and when there is time, im so tired id fall asleep reading lol!
good recipe for insomnia lol!
xx
Love the way you dressed down the hotpants with the blazer and cozy scarf!
My favorite books are the super dramatic storylines that completely draw you in... Atlas Shrugged has been my favorite for year, but I loveeeee Twilight too =]
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love this-reminds me of the Sienna Miller look during Factory Girl!xx
I ADORE your shorts, it´s just pure perfection. And you look stunning in them!
Can we just go over how amazing your shorts are???? I am so jealous.
LOVE the sequin shorts!!
Incredible pictures, I love that you are inside "into the Forest", great, lovely retro outfit :)
love it !
those shorts are awesome!! i love the woodsy background :)
xx
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You look so very chic in those sequin shorts!!!
Sequin hot pants! I love 'em.
Cool outfit. Reminds me of Chanel Spring 2007.
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sequin shorts, very hot!
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nice outfit....the sequin is absolutely hot!
aw.. you'll get use to it soon :D I always think that moving into a new place is a whole new adventure and I'd like to try it one day :) where do you live now btw? 'cos you're seem to be in one of Twilight's setting ;p
and oh... as a child, I love Matilda by Roald Dahl! It's a good book!
and oh.. your pants is so ah-mazing!
Sequined shorts!!! LOVE!
books are so much better when its chilly outside, currently Im reading Wuthering Heights, LOVE!
you always looks fabulous! I love the sequin hot pants :]
xx
Susan
great look dear!
you look sweet and lovely!
xoxo
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Very beautiful!
Nice shorts doll! Ow Ow! AND its been only ten years since my last visit (tsk tsk) I always forget how much I missed your site. SO YOU MOVED? To somewhere not warm?! Welcome haha I live in Michigan and its always cold haha. Lookin gorgeous as always.
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Love those sequin shorts! They look amaze on you!
One of my favorite childhood books was the Velvetine Rabbit. Reminds me of the fall winter seasons!
you look so hot in those sequin shorts!!
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One of the best pairings for sequen shorts that I've seen yet.
Simply love the scarf!
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Love it!
just read
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower": it was amazing!
and your'e rockin' those hot pants!
Great outfit its one of my favorites i like the colors and it is very autumn!
I Love that you read! your blog is Amazing :))
I LOVE your shorts.
Childhood favorite is hands down The Secret Garden. I swore my aunt's old house held one I just failed to find it. I went back as a grown up and realized it was all just a bunch of shrubs and dead rose bushes but at age 9 it seemed like a giant sleeping garden. It reminded me of these photos you took here and of bows in the hair.
Current reading; Garden Spells. Again because I love it so much and it reminds me of The Secret Garden and of magical greenery.
yeeeeah!!!
those shoes are pretty much magical!x
shorts i mean :P
magic-al!x
LOVE your outfit! i just bought sequins shorts for a dance. hehe
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love the cute little sequin shorts :) they show off your legs really well xxx
lovee the photoss
xxmaike
wow you look incredible and those shorts are so perfect. you cmake them look SO SOPHISTICATED because you have style. you carry your clothes so well.
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omg those sequin shorts are AMAZING!!!
lovin those shorts!
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One of my childhood favourites were the Moomins! :) They have weird stories, and most of the time I don't get what they're doing, but it's a great series nonetheless!
Those hot pants are beautiful Erika! I'm definitely loving your fall looks :)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh,those shorts are gorgeous!!!Stunning outfit!
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Woww nice shorts!!
your hot pants rock!!
FABULOUS !
Sequin Hot Pant Heaven!!
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Sequinned shorts? I love you. Seriously.
Hope you've settled in and all is going well for you.
Not sure if you mentioned it, but why did you move? I love my sunshine...don't know if I could up and move to rain and cold...
p.s. still loving your style, you're such a rockstar gorgeous girl!
have a great, relaxing weekend...and read to your hearts content. Now that I can deal with :)
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and sexay shorts laddddddy.
You had me at sequins ;) I've been thinking about wearing woolly shorts over tights this Fall!
As for books I used to adore reading as a child-- there were so many, but some of the standouts were Anne of Green Gables (LOVES) and Sweet Valley High (all of them!).
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love the sequin shorts. New to your blog, dnt know how i come i didnt come across it before.love your style , plan to scan through more of your looks over the next few days. you can add one more to the long list of your followers.
OMG i love your sequin shorty shorts!!! i sooooooooooo want a pair of them!
I love your shorts! So cute!
As for books I liked when I was younger - I loved the Chronicles of Narnia, the Adventure series by Enid Blyton and The Phantom Tollbooth.
Right now, I'm reading a lot of books targeted to Young Adults, namely because it's for my Young Adult Materials course (yay library school!), so a lot of books like twilight (i know, cliche), but also The Book Thief, Uglies, The Graveyard Book, The Knife of Never Letting Go, etc.
these are my favorite sequin shorts that I have ever seen and the way that you styled it is flawless!
I am actually reading a book by and about being a librarian!
sequin shorts! awesome, just awesome.
so glad that you are adjusting to your new life =)
and i can't think of anything better than curling up in bed on a cold night with a good book and some hot chocolate.
Aaw thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed looking through my tumblr. :)
Owwww, awesome autumn layering !
I used to read so many 'adult' things when I was little, but I remember absolutely loving andersen & co ( I still love them now ), dickens, pirate stories, etc. etc... Reading is such a marvellous gift, I'm sad I can't read so much with everything else to do !
oh my God!! that shorts are amazing!!!!!!
Hey gorgeous!
Hope you 're adjusting well!
And with an outfit like that, I bet that it makes you wanna go out and about even more (ie I 'm in love with those shorts)! :)
xxx
I love those Shorts. I plan to buy a Silver Bustier to were with the Shorts. So I can go to the Clubs here in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Here in Fort laudredale it is Un seasonly Cold about 20 Degres below Normal. I f you Know Were I can purchase Any Seqin Bustiers Please email me salsawillie _2001@ yahoo.com
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