When Life Gives You Handbags

I was at a work event the other day and stumbled onto a couch filled with vintage handbags. It was amazing how quickly I picked up this handbag and decided that it needed to be mine. I don't really find things when I go shopping that I like (sans everything at Anthropologie/J. Crew) and rarely buy them instantly. I almost forgot what retail therapy felt like. I tend to just buy a burrito from Taco Bell and relish my meal.

When I first heard Ariana Grande's anthem Seven Rings I initially thought it was just a song that was about being frivolous. Then life, work, my relationship, and life again started hitting me. I was getting tired. I know retail therapy can't solve your problems, but I can't help but wonder if every once in awhile finding something that makes you and your heart smile can be the solution and help get you out of a funk? I don't want to say that finding this purse solved all my problems, because it didn't. But for a long moment I was able to put a lot of issues I was struggling with aside, and celebrate my vintage victory.

Now when I look at this purse I think about how in hard times there is always beauty that can find way into your life. Its not everyday I find a beautiful handbag like this with a bamboo handle in impeccable condition.

Aside from drinking way too much coffee (in this case Thai iced coffee from I Am Frozen Dessert Cafe) I think spending more time with my friends discussing the real issues that keep me up at night + meditating + channeling my energy into creating content for the blog is a much more sustainable solution. So seven rings? I think just one vintage handbag and maybe a mani in a color that's making me happy is more than enough.

What do you do when life hands you limes?

Wearing: Shirt - Anthropologie (old, but similar), purse - vintage (similar), lipstick - Kat Von D Miss Argentina (old, but similar), nails - Do You Lilac It (exact)

Photos by my very sweet and talented friend Mallory Taylor. Thanks for curling my hair!

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