Basic.  I like to think that I am anything but BASIC.  While I love “basics” or a “basic” color scheme, that doesn’t mean I have to BE basic.  Right?  Right.  Why would I confine myself to being basic?  As cheesy as it sounds, my parents told me to always be extraordinary, and until the recent years of my life, I never understood what that meant exactly.  Growing up, extraordinary was someone that I simply couldn’t be.  Those people saved lives.  They walked on the moon.  They won championships.  Extraordinary people just weren’t me.  I was ordinary, I was basic.  But why couldn’t I be extraordinary?  What was holding me back?  Myself.  I was the one who was limiting myself.  I thought I was basic, therefore in my mind I couldn’t be anything more.  Well, I am here to tell you that I don’t want to be basic.  I want to be extraordinary.  I don’t have to save lives on the operating table, nor do I need to walk on the moon.  But being some that takes chances and makes the most of life…that counts.  I want to be someone that outsiders look at and say, “she’s doing something.”  I want my kids to one day look at me and say “mom, you made the most of life.”  I want me parents to look at me and say “she’s more than we dreamed she would be.”  I am vowing to not be basic.  I am vowing to not restrict myself anymore.  Because really, there is a difference in loving the basics and being BASIC.  And basic is not what I want to be.

A few months ago I discovered a brand that I have fallen in love with.  Autumn Cashmere stole my heart with this beautiful cape (see here) and now I will be honest…there is a slight addiction.  Their products are not only beautiful in quality, but the variety of styles will leave you speechless as you shop their line!  From over-sized sweaters to capes, they definitely have you covered in the knitwear department.  They recently launched their new line and naturally is was nothing short of FABULOUS!  There were so many sweaters I wanted to add to my collection but for now, I started with this navy number…all because of the BOW.