Wilder Wardrobe ~ 25 Scarves

Have you seen this video clip '25 Ways to Wear a Scarf'?

I decided for Wilder Wardrobe I am going to work my way through each method. So, without further ado, here is #1, The Modern One Loop:

Scarf ~ Trade Aid (Gift)

Earrings ~ Gift

Cardigan ~ Country Road

T-Shirt ~ The Warehouse

Skirt ~ Hand-me-down

Boots ~ Number 1 Shoe Warehouse

Ten Things I've Learned Since Becoming A Mama

1 ~ Babies are hard work. Really, really hard work. Even my sweet, calm, easy going baby is Really Really Hard Work.

2 ~ Mothers do not get a day off. Hell, I'm happy to get five minutes off to wash the dishes or go to the toilet on my own.

3 ~ Small victories are to be celebrated. If I manage to not only have a shower, but WASH MY HAIR (!!!) I want to announce it to the world like I've found the cure for cancer.

4 ~ Don't sweat the small stuff, like the fact that my house is an utter pigsty & will likely never be clean again. Instead, you sweat the tiny, miniscule, far-fetched stuff. Like: Is the baby breathing? Has she pooed today? What if those crazy people are right & my baby gets autism from her immunisations? What if she's too beautiful & people compliment her all the time for being pretty & she grows up shallow & vapid & vain? (Yes, this is an actual concern of mine. Yes, I am ridiculous.)

5 ~ Babies provide hours of entertainment. Which is just as well because I won't be making it to the movies any time soon.

6 ~ People LOVE little babies. The Supermarket cashiers love little babies. The Intermediate boys at the bus stop love little babies. The elderly Italian man at the Island Bay Festival loves little babies. And people want to give babies presents. I have received so many presents for Kowhai, from so many people, including my next door neighbour's mother who I have never even met.

7 ~ Some people are scared of babies. They are tiny & helpless & vulnerable & OH MY GOD WHAT IF I BREAK IT?!?!

8 ~ You can survive on very little sleep. However, some days surviving means staying home in your pyjamas, ordering in Pizza & watching Gilmore Girls all day long.

9 ~ When people offer to helo you out with your new baby they really, genuinely mean it.

10 ~ NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN! (Especially my stomach.)

Some days motherhood looks like this

Some days it looks more like this

Wilder Woman of the Week ~ PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey likes to wear feathers in her hair. So do I.

PJ Harvey is the only artist to have won the Mercury Prize twice, for Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea & Let England Shake.

 In 2002, Q magazine named Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea the "Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist."

'Good Fortune' is surely one of the best songs to sing along to at volume in your car.

PJ Harvey had a relationship with Nick Cave, & he wrote 'Into My Arms' about her.

Wilder & Tamer

WILDER

~ Good books. Again. I just love reading.
~ Albert Wendt. I am currently reading my first ever Albert Wendt (Sons for the Return Home) & the man in a genius.
~ Cute babies.
~ Museums & Art Galleries. So good for the soul. Fantastic providers of free entertainment.
~ Getting a new library card, & one for Koko too!
~ Family days.

TAMER

~ The fever that kept me up all night & required a trip to the After Hours Medical Centre.
~ Having a house that is in need of a major clean from top to bottom but not having the time to do it because the baby requires so much of my attention.

Wilder Woman of the Week ~ Georgia O'Keeffe

~ I saw a Georgia O'Keeffe painting when I did a tour of the White House. It was a highlight of the tour.

~ I often think if I returned to study Art History I would write a thesis on Artists & their estates, using Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso & Jackson Pollock. Georgia O'Keeffe left her estate to her assistant. Her Will had many codicils, & was contested by her family.

~ Georgia O'Keeffe reminds me of one of my favourite moments as an Art History student. In my experience Art History students are painfully taciturn in tutorials. I'm pretty sure I passed a paper or two based on my willingness to contribute in a tutorial. In this particular tutorial myself and a girl named Hannah were the only students to regularly participate. Towards the end of the session on Georgia O'Keeffe Hannah blurted out "But they do look like Vaginas!" Best moment ever. I wanted to applaud her.

Wilder & Tamer

WILDER

~ Good TV series that you watch in marathon sittings & finish entire seasons of in record time (Homeland, The Walking Dead).
~ Good trilogies that you read every chance you get & finish in record time (The Hunger Games).
~ The first date night Lover & I have had since Kowhai's arrival.
~ Melbourne. I can see myself living there one day. As my Uncle says: "It's like Wellington times 10, but with 10 degrees better weather."
~ Kowhai's cooing & talking when she gets into bed with us in the mornings. She always wakes up so happy.
~ Chocolate. Again.

TAMER

~ Kowhai's 12 week growth spurt, that had her waking to feed FIVE TIMES last night.
~ Money worries.
~ The arrival of bad weather, which means I won't be able to get out for walks as often, & getting the washing done will be more of a chore. I've already got a load drying on the clothes rack in my bedroom with the dehumidifier going.

Wilder Wardrobe

Shoes ~ Number 1 Shoe Warehouse

Skirt ~ Hand-me-down

T-Shirt ~ The Warehouse

Cardigan ~ Hand-me-down

Scarf ~ Op-shopped

Earrings ~ Trade Aid

This skirt has great waist detailing and cute pockets. When I've lost a little weight I'll be able to wear it with a tucked in top to show these off.

Serious face, wayward fringe.

Extreme close up.