The Sweltering Sweater: January 2016

Keeping Up With #KIMYE

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[[OUTFIT DETAILS: Sweatshirt, Leggings and Clutch are all from Cliche, SHOES (OLD-Similar HERE), RING (OLD-from FOREVER 21)]]

Photocredit to @angi_jenny and @jerryblackberry, Makeup by @mirandart123, taken at International Market Square

This is a story all about how I almost achieved a dream that I've had for a long time.

Good start to this story right?

I have been a major fan of the Kardashians for a LONG TIME. Their reality show is the only TV program I've ever stuck to long term, their fashion sense/lines are big inspiration for me and I've been trying to get my hands on a Kylie Jenner lip kit for months!

So it comes as no surprise that while we've been in California on a family vacation, I wanted one of our stops to be the DASH store on Melrose Avenue.

This is where you picture me walking into one of my bucket list landmarks: Viewing the perfection that is their visual merchandising, pretending to be shocked at the prices but secretly wishing I could buy everything, basically ready for anyone to ask me to be North West's next nanny.

Having made it through half the store, my mom looks up at my perfectly contoured face and exclaims "Oh my gosh! You have lipstick all over your chin!"

It took a few seconds for her news to sink in.

You mean to tell me that I have been walking through DASH like the Kendall Jenner Victoria's Secret star that I am and no one told me that my lipstick was all over my face? And when she said all over my chin she meant it, dark burghundy lipstain goatee.

I know what you're thinking, "Kaylie why do you care? You shouldn't be so self centered!" But you guys, this is like being a Bears fan and hanging out at Jay Cutler's house all day with a nacho cheese down your shirt, it's a big deal.

Long story short, I have seen one of my dream locations, I bought myself a pair of Arthur George socks (stay tuned on Instagram - @theswelteringsweater - to see a pic) and I learned that sometimes it's better not to try to #KeepUpWithTheKardashians because God has a way of humbling you quickly.

**I am in love with this Kimye sweatshirt! If you're looking for comfortable clothing with an urban feel, make sure to check out the Cliche MPLS link at the beginning of the post**

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OOTD: New Years Eve/Party Look

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New Year, New Season

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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

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In 2014 and most of 2015 I struggled with being on and off with my faith.

There were major periods of time where I did not feel God at all. I would pray to Him for help, for peace, for specific answers to questions I had but most notably why I wasn't getting what everyone else had.

As I looked around me it seemed everyone I knew had some amazing quiet time verse where God gave them the exact answer they were looking for or had listened to a mind blowing podcast where the pastor gave them insight on who God truly was. Meanwhile, I was sitting in the midst of an on and off depression slump feeling incredibly isolated from my friends and family and making choices I would have looked down upon as a strong christian 2 years prior.

Although family and friends did their best to give me advice, suggest messages or books and encourage me, I never felt fully renewed afterwards. In the end, no amount of prayer, quiet times or Hillsong albums could help me. I was bitter, I was confused and I was wounded.

I wish i could go into detail about why God has let me go through the last two years, but I don't have the answers. I don't know if God will give me the ending I want. I don't know how long it will take me to pick up the pieces of this aftermath. But i do know these things for sure:
God is always with me, just not in the places I expect. God always gives me an answer, it just may not be the one I want. The christian lifestyle is not about clear cut answers or a perfect ending. It's not about God having to prove himself or give you reasoning behind Him allowing what He allows. The christian lifestyle is about faith. Faith in God that He knows what He's doing, faith in the fact that He does love me enough to have sacrificed His son on a cross, faith that no tear or frustration or pain goes unseen and faith that He has a plan behind everything even if He never reveals it to you.

So as I enter 2016, allow me to reintroduce myself as someone who makes tons of bad choices, carries some past wounds, someone who does not have a plan and someone who trusts the Lord even when I feel He hasn't given me enough proof to do so.

New Years Revelations and Resolutions

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Dear Reader,

New Years Day is upon us! This means that everyone and their mother is making new years resolutions. Some popular ones include, but are not limited to:

- losing weight

- volunteering more

- falling in love

- other resolutions that are very unlikely to happen

As much as I love the idea of starting new and setting goals, I think it is more important to think about what you've learned this year, or as I'm terming it, your new years revelations. If you don't reflect on what did or didn't work this year, then you're just going into 2016 with a mind full of dreams and no game plan. I suggest that you look back on the year and ask: what were the highest highs and the lowest lows of my year? (Keep in mind that not every situation is within your control)

A second suggestion I would give you is to be reasonable about the upcoming year. If you want to lose weight, aim for what is reasonable for your body size. If 5 pounds is all you need, then celebrate when you hit that 5 pound mark. If 100 pounds is your goal, then make sure that is a weight you can realistically and healthily achieve. Same with volunteering. Don't sign up to volunteer every weekend if that isn't realistic with your schedule. Most organizations would rather have a reliable volunteer who can show up once every other month than someone who commits to every week and rarely makes it.

Finally, don't treat new years day differently than any other day. Everyone gets so caught up in how well they did on the first day and that first day seems to dictate how the rest of their year goes. Let me tell you, I have had horrible first, second and third days of the new years the last few years both with my resolutions as well as unexpected situations coming up, but I didn't allow the rest of my year to be ruined by them. Instead add new goals that can be achieved on an everyday basis as well. Whether it's being more patient with a coworker, learning a new recipe or reading one chapter of a book, it's an everyday accomplishment that will keep you pumped up for the new year.

So with your revelations, resolutions and these suggestions in mind, I wish you a happy new year and a wonderful day one of 2016!

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