September's Golden Days

Orange, orange, orange. 

Possibly one of the happiest, warmest, coziest of colors.

September's golden tones are here, and I plan to enjoy them!

A few of my most favorite things at the moment:

1. Cute mugs that make everything you drink in them picture worthy

2. Early bedtimes (of course by early, we all know I mean before midnight)

3. Bright mornings

4. Closet decluttering (ok not a favorite, but I'm loving the extra space!!!)

5.  Hairsticks

The mornings and evenings are cooler, but the warmth holds high.

Summer's last caress, as it slips on by.

The days stretch out long, begging you to treasure the remaining light.

For before you know it, it will soon be night.

A hat and a scarf, for this gentle breeze.

A bouquet of flowers, may cause you to sneeze.

We trample and wander, into the fields,

never really knowing, what fall time will yield.

-Dulcinea

xoxo,

Dress: Orange Maxi Dress / Hat: Straw Hat / Scarf: Similar /

Poem

Sometimes the ache is worse than the actual wound.

The wound may be healed over and pink,

but the ache lingers on for weeks.

You pull and you tug at the stitches,

holding it all in and sealed,

and yet you cry when it hurts,

because there's no outlet for what you feel.

xoxo,

You

 You are brilliant. Wonderfully made with the moonbeams in your cheeks. The sun dances in your smile and the rain kisses your skin.

You are strong. Effervescently fierce and you carry your loads like the wind does a sail.

 You are intelligent. Wit sparks your eye and your sharp mind captures the unnoticed.

 You are abnormal. Normalcy shouldn't be an aim, because you are far beyond that. You thrive in your uniqueness and embrace everything that makes you you.

 You are beauty. For beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and you have a beautiful eye. So you notice the beauty wherever you go, no matter the path, scenery, or change of view.

 You are charming. Your laugh fills the twilight evening with warmth like that of midsummer's night with fireflies in a backyard. Your sweet words and ready smiles only make us love you the more. 

You are going places. This town can't hold you down. You're too full of adventure and life to stay here for too long. Your soul longs for the dusty trail and the stories to be written. You know it won't be easy, but you are willing to work hard to get there. You dream of lands and seas you've yet to see.

  You are more than enough. You are loved beyond comprehension by the only One that matters. He bled and died so that you could grow and thrive. All of your struggles, issues, and flaws added up and rolled together still don't come close to making you worth any less. 

You are worth it all.

xoxo,