Long Hair, Slightly Care: Who goes to the beach in January? Hint:ME.

"People will stare. Make it worth their while."

Harry Winston

And made it worth their while we did.

Something I enforced at the start of 2016 was the promise of at least 1 adventure every week this year-- whether it be physically traveling, emotionally traveling, or trying something new, an adventure of some sort was bound to happen. This past week on what I've labeled "Travel Tuesdays" (my best friend and I have been physically travelling the past few Tuesdays), my partner in crime and I set out on a spontaneous adventure to Santa Cruz. We decided to take advantage of the lack of rain and semi-warm weather and packed up the car for the beach. Two things we learned from this trip:

Nobody goes to the beach wearing less than jeans and a t-shirt in January
Highway 17 past sunset is not one to be messed with.

Surprisingly, it was not cold at all wearing close to nothing, but we didn't want to test the temperature limits by heading into the ocean itself; instead we set up towels and laid on the beach in our bikinis. As we were literally the only girls on the beach in bikinis, we gained tons of attention from people walking along the beach and from drivers who would give us the occasional honk. It was a unanimous decision that instead of hiding and putting on more clothes, we would instead embrace the attention and add to it by making an impromptu photo shoot. It was a bit unsettling having people watch us, but with my best friend by my side, what the rest of the world thought did not matter.

This exposure I experienced on Tuesday reminded me that this was my philosophy being put into action-- life is a runway and in the moment, I was allowing people to see me as fashionable, confident, and happy. I am aware that I don't have the most amazing body (I like to compare to it of that of a 13 year old girl), but with the right mindset, I feel confident enough to display it, I wear what I want when I feel most appropriate and I don't let the opinions of society curve my wardrobe. Life is my runway and I will wear what makes me happy.