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    what I wore : overalls

    by Kaylah Stroup September 17, 2014
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    shirt – TJ Maxx
    overalls – TJ Maxx
    boots – Palladium Boots
    camera bag – Lowepro Fastpack 250
    patch – Best Made Co.
    pins – trouble from No Fun Press, explorer + lost at last from Explorer’s Press, beetle by Robbie Porter, tooth is vintage
    Y’all, the weather has taken a turn here in Ohio! Not that that is anything out of the ordinary since the weather in Northeast Ohio is notoriously crazy but what I really mean is that fall has hit! Wahoo!! I’ve been enjoying days filled with hot chocolate, hoodies, and empty beaches. It’s pretty incredible how quickly it changed, but I’m certainly not complaining. It’s my favorite time of the year and this is kind of my favorite outfit. I’ve worn it just over a handful of times already since the weather has changed. The best thing about it is that I actually have multiple pairs of overalls and tons of striped shirts so I can basically wear a clean version of this same outfit all the time. Haha.
    On another note, can we just take a second to talk about how small the pockets in ladies jeans are?! What am I even supposed to put in there? I actually had a bunch of quarters in my pocket (for laundry, I don’t normally just carry around a tiny pocket full of quarters, promise!) and I lost some because those pockets are so darn useless. I saw a thing the other day making fun of how girls always respond to the compliment “nice dress!” with “It has pockets!” But dang man, if womens pants had pockets that held anything we wouldn’t be so pumped about dresses that have actual useful pockets! Kind of a strange thing to rant about I guess, but it’s silly that I can’t even fit my keys in any of my pants pockets.
    Hope you have a most fabulous Wednesday!

    xoxo

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  • abandoned Rochester subway

    by Kaylah Stroup September 16, 2014

    Last week Jeff, Jason, and I took a quick day trip up to Rochester, NY. It was my first time in the city, and let me tell you, we had a blast. The main destination we planned on visiting was the abandoned subway tunnel. The Rochester subway was a light rail rapid transit line that …

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  • Zoetic Walls + a 30 mile ride

    by Kaylah Stroup September 10, 2014

    Last week I took a nice long bike ride, and I mean looong. 30 miles! I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty darn impressive, especially for someone who less than six months ago hadn’t ridden more than a mile ever. That’s my longest ride to date, and put me over the 400 …

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