music monday (on tuesday)

I've always loved this song and the music video.

just be happy.

Lately I've found myself in a strange cloud. I find that I dwell on negatives when in solitude. Things are grand, but they would be much better if… etc. While I know it is not realistic to expect to be happy sunshine all the time, I’ve begun questioning just how much happiness has truly eluded me versus what joys I keep from myself. By this, I mean do we control our own happiness? Do we choose to be unhappy?




I find myself happiest at night with the moon overhead and some music taking center stage of the white noise. I’ve always been a night owl—I’m more apt to write, to dance, to reach out, forgive, love. I need to figure out how to keep this disposition and carry it into smoky mornings. It seems that I’m always at two extremes, on the brink of madness and despair, lamenting my loneliness and subsequently pushing everyone away, or I’m bubbly and charming, inviting all into my life and sharing pieces of myself none-the-wiser to those who steal such pieces. Is it any wonder I’m confused? And on that note, is it  possible to just shove away the shivers and light a fire to drive the shadows away—on command? My idle hands seek to destroy.

I like for my resolutions to be more concrete, and therefore ‘be happy’ evades me. Happiness? Such a theoretical word, idea, concept, yet it is what I aspire to be. Happy.

Yours,
Amber

two guest posts: following your dreams + a difficult decision

I guest-posted for two lovely ladies on:
*a difficult decision I’ve made and how it affected my life
*following your dreams



I’d love it if you’d stop by!

It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams.

These photos are about two months old, though the weather is much the same. Isn't it funny how different a person can look in two months? I think the thing that dates the pictures the most, at least to me, is the length of my hair.. it's much longer now.

Lately I've been a bit uninspired by my blog and have been lacking the motivation to comment or read blogs as much as I used to. My bloglovin' account is at a menacing '907 unread posts'... scary, right? I'll be catching up this week. I have a ton of outfits to post (!!!) and a journal full of poems to type up and share as well! I know that my blog is technically a fashion blog, but when I started this in 2010 (almost at the two year mark), I'd intended for it to be a poetry blog. I think there's all this pressure to define what type of blog you have, and I love reading blogs with bits of everything. This is just a long-winded way of saying that there will still be weekly outfit posts, but there will also be more music, poetry, and bits of life. More Amber, I suppose.

Don't you just love that nice garage in the background? Classy. :)
I'm off to try and put a dent in that list of 'unread blogs' but I'll see you guys in a few days with a new poetry post.

Outfit Details:
Floral Dress: Forever21
Tights: c/o We Love Colors
Shoes: Target

Love Always,
Amber Rose

music monday

Today's Music Monday is Dia Frampton singing 'The Cave' by Mumford and Sons. I could listen endlessly. 1:45 is my favorite.

What are you listening to?