Tweed Skirt & Over the Knee Boots

Outfit Details: Top (Similar), Tweed Skirt, Over the Knee Boots

Winter can be such a struggle for me and it's usually around this time that I find myself getting seasonally depressed as the bitter New England cold just won't let up. Days like today, when its 18 degrees out as I leave for work, have me wishing that I lived some place warm! As someone who is always cold (yep, I'm that person in a sweatshirt in the middle of August) and who craves being outside, I miss being able to step out of my house without a thousand layers on, but over the weekend we had a glimpse at some warm weather and when I say warm, Im talking mid-forties. At this point, Ill take anything over 30 so this was a huge win.

Weather like this has everyone feeling all the spring vibes and I'm not sure if it is a New England thing, or an everywhere thing, but mid-forties for some is short weather (Haha!). Personally, mid-forties constitutes a tweed skirt and over the knee boots (no shorts for me!). My tweed skirt is from Anthropologie and is both cute and functional for winter weather. The fabric is unbelievably soft and the underside of the skirt is lined with a silk like material to make it more comfortable on your legs. I paired with with a navy top from J. Crew that I purchased last year (I linked another top from J.Crew that I thought would be cute!) to allow for the green and gold in the skirt to pop. My boots are navy faux suede from DSW and I am obsessed with them! Timid to the knee-high boot and over the knee boot trend I wanted to step outside of my comfort zone and try them out. Being only 5'1'' I thought that they might look disproportionate to the rest of my body, but much to my surprise I love them and they are the perfect boot to dress up or down.

Hopefully, the New England temperatures will only continue to grow warmer and bring with it forgiveness for the frigid cold. Much like every year, the fear of snow storms and arctic temperatures are forgotten with the growth of green grass, longer days, and beautiful flowers. I don't know about you, but I am so very ready for the Spring and Summer months!

How do you manage through the cold weather?

The Time is Here!

Outfit Details: Top (Similar), Jeans (Similar), Boots, Watch

Time inconstantly on my mind (my wrist, my phone, my computer, my wall). Everywhere I go, no matter where I am, time is there as a silent reminder of the weekends that have been swept away with excitement and the agonizing work weeks that seem to dwell on never ending. There are very few times in which I can remember where time did not hold my life to a most meticulous schedule, an unforgiving routine.

As I grow older, the realization of times presence in my life has become more apparent. Days of open schedules have long since been replaced with structured timelines to ensure that my "List of Things To Do" hasn't grown exorbitantly and "free time" is now a fleeting concept. My planner, much like my suitcase, has reached a point where it would benefit from a little extra space. The binging has loosened its threads in order to fit those essential papers as if unbuttoning a pair of pants after a delicious meal only to make room for dessert. The only difference being that my planner was not filling up on sugary treats but instead appointments, work schedules, shopping lists and household chores.

Time for my passions were lost in between pages of obligations I deemed to be more important before they disappeared altogether. They were exchanged for overtime at work or the opportunity to fit in yet another appointment. Although I never forgot a single meeting and always was able to make every appointment I wasn't jumping for joy at my ability to make room for every item on my list, but instead felt as though my life had reached maximum capacity. Suffocated by times limitations I made the conscious decision to reevaluate my time to understand where it was lost.

After reviewing pages of monotonous daily routines, I felt defeated. The spontaneous adventurous life my 16 year old self had envisioned was really just the corporate America grind at a 9 to 5 job. Travel was only possible within two weeks of paid time off, my wardrobe was restricted to bland colors only appropriate for work, writing was done for the purpose of responding to an email and indulging in a delicious meal made me feel guilty because my daily exercise consisted of walking from the parking lot at work to sitting in a chair for nine hours.

Acknowledging that I had the power to change this has let me here, an online space to not only share the things I am most passionate about (fashion, food and travel), but a place to hold myself accountable to follow through with my dreams instead of placing them to the side when life gets busy. Capsule New England serves as a platform that represents eras of resilient women who chose to live a life not bound by the restrictions set forth by time, but embrace them, a place to inspire young girls and women that this balance is possible.

My new years resolution has revolved around this idea and designing this creative outlet. Now that it is here I am so very excited, so here's to stepping out of my comfort zone, exploring the world, expanding my wardrobe and having the most fantastic food with the best company. Here's to a new chapter!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

xoxo

Victoria