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Sipping in Style

My apologies for the radio silence. I'm sure you haven't noticed, but still — I apologize anyway. A combination of busy calendar, work, moving, and kids testing my limits, have buried my will to blog to the bottom of my priority list. But I will survive.

I read once that If you buy most of your clothes and accessories for a fantasy version of your life, instead of the reality, you’ll end up with a lot of clothes to store and nothing to wear, and not to mention a bigger outstanding balance. When I reflect on these words I find that many of my purchases unfortunately fall under that category, and now that I'm practicing some self-control, I'm always second-guessing my shopping's wish list. Take for example these flask bracelet by Cynthia Rowley, I first spotted them on instgram during the Spring 2013 NYC fashion shows and presentations, and I wanted them ever since! But what would I possibly do with a flask bracelet! Am I suddenly going to take a sip in the middle of a mall or a reception from my bracelet? How easy it is to clean anyway?! And if I'm buying it, it has to be at least two of them worn stacked. The good bad news is that I couldn't find them anywhere online or offline. So I forgot about them. Fast forward two years later, I get an e-mail in my inbox from online e-tailor ahalife.com announcing that the flask bracelet by Cynthia Rowley are available to purchase online. What?!! That's a sign! I must buy them!!! So much for sticking to the reality version of myself!
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Unknown said…
Hey, My name is Colin from Uganda and landed on your blog from a Ugandan fashion blog. I've got a friend who live sin Kuwait too and she is fashion crazy!!! Lawyer but a fashion freak and she'd have an awesome time just hanging out with you. I mean the stuff you guys could get up to!! Oh and sh'e fun too!

would you mind terribly mind if i introduced you to her?! Her name is Brenda Kasabiti [at] kasabiiti on twitter if you wanna check her out. I promise she is amazing.

My blog is www.spartakussuganda.blogpsot.com if you wanna know i'm not a bot.

Cheers,
Colin
02 September, 2014
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