Dog Days

I can’t believe it’s already almost the end of August, which means summer’s almost over, which means it’s almost Christmas! This is genuinely my outlook on the changing seasons. This was my first summer working completely full time 9-5 in an office and it’s been…interesting. I’m approaching my 1 year anniversary with my company and it’s crazy to think of where I was this time last year.

It’s been a total blessing having a stable job that I really like the past year, but as I’ve said in other posts I have a lot of “is this my life now?” moments. When I think of where I was last summer –– juggling an internship that had minimal work and a marketing job that have even more minimal work, and trying to figure out where I’d end up and whether I was planning on committing to staying here or picking up and starting fresh in LA –– I feel like it was a different lifetime. I’m so happy with the choice I made, especially now that I’ve been in it for a year.

There’s something really comforting about having a 9-5 routine and knowing exactly what each week could look like. At the same time, that can seem awful, knowing exactly what every week will look like. Working at a young company has kept things interesting, and my workload/job/company is constantly changing which makes it a lot more enjoyable.

All of this long winded crap is to say I’ve really enjoyed this summer. I’ve gotten to make great weekend trips to San Francisco and San Luis Obispo. I kicked off Memorial Day weekend in Boston. There were boat rides and bonfires and beach days. I got to spend time in Portland and my hometown and revisit with old friends and make tons of new ones (inherited from my boyfriend, basically).

Normally summer makes me unhappy because it’s too hot, too sunny, too long and too boring. But something has totally changed in me this year and I’ve enjoyed it so much. I don’t know whether it’s having a boyfriend and more friends that book up all my weekends, finally being out of school and not having to pause life to go back to that, or I’m just appreciating this beach town more but it’s been so nice to not dread the long summer days. I’m actually going to miss summer, but I’m ready to break out the sweaters.

Anyways, here’s some outfit pictures 😉 This actually ties in because I recently did a summer closet clean out and no matter how many times I try to get rid of these pants, I can’t! I love them but not a huge fan of the way they fit, but I just can’t seem to part with them. I get so weirdly sentimental about clothes, like “Well I wore this all the time 3 years ago, I couldn’t bear to part with it!”

Here’s too the rest of summer, not doing a great job of closet cleaning and looking forward to fall!

Outfit Details:

Shirt: Heavenly Couture

Pants: SheIn

Shoes & Sunglasses: Target