This camel faux fur coat is now one of my fave items in my closet. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it. I had no idea what I would wear it with but it would eventually figure itself out. BEWARE: Shedding is real with a faux fur coat…very real. 

So I decided to chop most of my hair off a few weeks ago. I did so for a couple of reasons but one of the main ones was that I wanted a change. Simple as that. I’ve had hair, now I wanted to see what it would be like to not have hair. I plan on going even shorter in the coming weeks but I wanted to first see how it would look on me. And I LOVE IT!

I had already planned to cut it once my mom started losing her hair with the chemo treatments. Which led to my other reason for chopping: I no longer want to hold on to things that can be gone soon. In this world, we place so much emphasis on what we have, what we can get, and how we can get more. I have been guilty of this and I still am, to be honest. I wanted to do something that symbolized (for myself), that there’s more to this life than material things. 

As I was telling people why I wanted to cut my hair, I realized (thanks to a friend) that I was trying to justify my actions to them. And my friend basically told me that I owe no one an explanation with how and why I choose to do things. That if I wanted to simply cut my hair for the sake of cutting it, then that’s a perfect reason. That statement stuck with me because it made me see how I try to always make others feel comfortable with my own life. But, this is MY life. Your life is YOUR life. We owe nobody an explanation for anything. We answer to one being only, and that is God. As you go into the New Year, don’t be afraid of change. I always have been. And I am trying to make an effort to be more open.

Forever 21 Camel Faux Fur Coat, Asos Ripped Knee Jeans, Ego Official Sock Boot, Target Faux Croc Crossbody

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19

All Photography by @TheDreamingRebelle