It’s day five of our #GoodVibesGifting and I’m super excited to announce the 8 winners in a few days. I know you are excited to know too but before we do that, let’s get to know each other more. Hope that you will be back here often to connect together after this Good Vibes Gifting ends. I love learning about all of you and it opens my life’s perspective so much. Thank you again for being a part of our Good Vibes Tribe.
If you missed my Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4 posts, feel free to check them out and share your stories there. If you want to know more details on how to be a part of it, head over to this post, read through the first section of the post to learn about how to join. 🙂
FALL/ WINTER OUTFIT IDEAS
Bringing the classy on today in this post because I ‘m going to talk about Faux Fur. Don’t you love the texture of it? Not only is it beautiful, adds style to the simple outfit, it’s also a good type of textile that keeps you warm. The only concern I have is that it might be a little dusty if you haven’t worn it for a while. I suggest putting a garment bag over to help protect your cloth and keep the dust away.
One tip I have when you decide to clean your faux fur coat, you should hand wash it with cold water and gentle detergent. Let it drip dry indoor. Once it’s dry, you can use a soft bristle brush to brush the fur to keep it smooth and fluff.
My look today will be a perfect look if you have your last minute Christmas party at your office. You know me, I love adding some pops of red to add a holiday feel to the look and you can use this trick too.
I’m wearing my old bodycon cami dress from TopShop, I have a similar one for you here and here. My faux fur is from Missguided. My vegan leather bag is from Melie Bianco and my Vince Camuto heels I got them from Sole Society.
DAY FIVE OF #GOODVIBESGIFTING
Get to know me: I remembered sitting with my then boyfriend in front of one of the teachers and she told my boyfriend not to date me because I have a different family background than him. He came from a great family that has everything but I was opposite. Wow, seriously? How can someone say something like that in front of a teenager and not even think for a second about how I would feel or how it would effect my life. Anyways, we were together for 7 years and ended up not being together after I decided to let him go.
In this crucial world, there are good and bad people, some people always think they know everything, try to make comments and try to bring others down for no reason. As I’m growing older I noticed that these type of people actually have their own issues in life and they don’t know how to fix them. So they put their ideas right into other people’s head, mostly bad advices that they think are good, and end up hurting a lot of people’s feelings.
I have to be honest with you here that I don’t like these type of people at all. I feel like they should keep their mouth shut and try to make their life better. Accept that they have problems, if they couldn’t fix the problems themselves, then they should go get some help from a professional.
When people have a big mouth, they tend to not know that their opinions can affect and make the listener become stressed and/or even ruin their lives. I used to be one who stressed to the max, cried and was just unhappy about myself after listening to someone’s comments. Like the example of my situation I mentioned above. That made me not able to eat, sleep, only felt so bad about my life and thought that maybe I deserved to be alone.
Now I have realized that I should know myself better, love myself better and shouldn’t listen to someone who thinks they know me but in reality have no idea about me and my life. When something like this happens to me now, instead of freaking out and getting upset I would tell that person to stop talking and keep their advice to themselves. Then I will sit back, relax and try to forget about what they said. There’s no need to keep that negativity with me. I still respect people who give me good advice because I know they love me and want the best for me. But I stopped wasting my time to think about those bad comments from people who pretend that they love and understand me.
My suggestion for you today on how to deal with negativity from others is to love and know yourself and try not to care about other people’s negative opinions. It’s your life, you know what’s best for you and what will make you happy. Stop stressing out because that will ruin your health and you don’t want that.
Question for you today:
How do you normally deal with negative people?
I’m looking forward to reading your answer. Don’t forget to stop by my Instagram and answer a fun question there too! Also don’t forget to use #GoodVibesGifting at the end of the your comment so I know you are participating in this contest.
To get a sneak peek on the gifts you might win, watch my InstaStory here.
I can’t believe we are half way through to our #GoodVibesGifting event. You guys are so amazing! Your stories are so touching! Thank you for being a part of this event and sharing your stories. Your stories will benefit so many people who read them. Life experiences are the most valuable thing that we can share and learn from each other. Thank you for all of the positive vibes.
If you missed my Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 posts, come join us by sharing your stories at the end of the posts. This first post, will give you more details on the rules and how to participate in this #GoodVibesGifting event. We would love to hear from you.
FALL/ WINTER OUTFIT IDEA
I’m getting out of my comfort zone and my usual style in this post today because I got inspiration from a magazine to try something new. So I’m all futuristic today. What are unusual for me about this look are this quilted jacket and these chunky-sole boots. I’ve really never worn them before but they are definitely fun pieces to wear and have in your closet.
Since this post is about Fall/Winter outfit ideas, I would love to talk about how to make your look more stylish and still keep you warm at the same time. For this black on black look, instead of wearing a normal black sweater top, I chose a choker neck sweaterto add some edge to the look. I picked a pair of vinyl leggings to add some fun and I also picked my vintage Channel patent handbag to go with the look. My cat-eye sunglasses are from Forever21.
Below are some cute patent handbags I picked for you.
Even thought I’m wear all black but the textures of the different fabrics help make this look more stylish and interesting and of course will keep you warm.
DAY FOUR OF #GOODVIBESGIFTING
Get to know me: Let’s talk about personal values today. I’m bringing this topic up because it is so important to have at least one value to help push you to achieve your goals in life. I value family the most. As you may already know from my first post of this #GoodVibesGifting series about my family and how difficult it used to be for me growing up. Because of having my family, this makes me able to face any situation in life. Whatever I do or think about doing I will think about my family first.
Before I decide to do something stupid or about to do something stupid, I would think about my family first. I always measure how good or bad it might affect my family with the decision I’m about to make, if it’s going to hurt my family I won’t do it.
All of my goals I have in life always include my family in it. As I’m talking about this, it’s making me tear up because it’s so true that I value my family so much and they are in every step of my life.
If you don’t know what your values are, you can take a look at the list here, read through and think about what the most important things are in your life right now. Your personal values can change over time when you start achieving more goals, have your current values fulfilled or when you are in a different stage of life.
When you have your values picked out, start incorporating them into your decision making or planning and you will start seeing a lot of changes in your life. I guarantee you, your personal values will lift you up and push you to achieve your goals.
Question for you today
What’s your number one personal value in life? Why do you think it is so important to you?
I’m looking forward to reading your stories. Don’t forget to stop by my Instagram and answer a fun question there too! Also don’t forget to use #GoodVibesGifting at the end of your comment so I know you are participating in this contest.
To get a sneak peek on the gifts you might win, watch my InstaStory here.
It’s day three of our #GoodVibesGifting. I don’t know why I didn’t think about connecting with you this way before. It’s so much fun reading through all of your comments. Let’s keep the good vibes going because I am now planing for us to connect more next year.
If you missed my Day 1 and Day 2 posts, feel free to check them out and share your stories there. If you have no idea what we’re doing here, please head to this Day 1 post, read through the rules and let’s get to know each other more!
LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY OUTFIT IDEAS
Is it a good idea to add ruffle detail pieces to your Fall/ Winter closet? Yes, it is! Only one thing you have to look out for is the appropriate fabric for the colder weather. Even though you might have seen a lot of ruffles during Spring/ Summer but there’re no strict rules that you have to wear ruffles only in that time of the year.
What’s so great about ruffles are that it can make your look extra fun, flirty, sweet, feminine and stylish at the same time.
In today’s post, I’m wearing this pastel purple check with ruffle cuffs sweater from Nasty Gal. I really love the color, pattern and the ruffle cuffs but too bad this sweater is already out of stock. I have linked some cute ruffle sweaters for you below in case you’re looking for one.
I’m wearing my sweater over my purple midi dress. My bag is complimentary from Ella McHugh. For shoes, I go for my old leopard print heels in pink, here are the same style heelsas mine but they’re in brown. Adding a holiday texture like these pretty burgundy velvet socks to complete my look. I have linked some colorful leopard shoes for you below.
DAY THREE OF #GOODVIBESGIFTING
Get to know me: Are you a perfectionist? I have to say that I used to be 101% perfectionist, now I decrease it to 75% I would say. 🙂 I used to wait for everything to be perfect and ready before I started any project. Or I would wait until my project was completely perfect before I called it finished. Over the years, I have learned that I shouldn’t wait or waste my time before I decide to do something. Time is so valuable and it will pass by so quickly. I felt like I was in my teen years yesterday and today I’m already in my 3o’s. I can’t waste my time anymore. I have to live my life to the fullest and the happiest.
Since I became a mom and having my own family, time goes by even quicker than ever. I know all of you moms out there are feeling the same way as I feel. There are time that I feel stress, tired and want to sit and do nothing, but that means I will waste my time again. Sometimes just to get myself out of the house with no makeup and messy hair was too hard to do. Because I felt like I wasn’t perfect enough to go out. But you know what, who cares? No one really cares and they don’t know what your day was like anyways. So why have that perfectionist fear kept me in the house and loose the opportunity to get a cup of coffee or even just breath in the fresh air.
I started living my life by the “Nobody is Perfect” mentality and my life has been a lot more simple and easy to live. Whatever I want to do, I will do it right away so I don’t miss the opportunity or keep forgetting to do them.
Like starting this blog, I was so afraid to start at first. I thought of so many names, how to design a blog, what I was going to say because English is not my first language. I was thinking and planning to have my blog live for so many months. I published my first blog in Mid June of 2016, almost a year after I gave birth to my first daughter. Just to think about it, I don’t know why I waited for so long to do it. I must have missed a lot of opportunities during those months. Oh, well but I’m here now.
My first blog post didn’t even look good. I didn’t know what I was doing and when I compare that to all of my recent posts, I feel I’m getting a lot better but I still have some room to develop. I know, that the perfectionist is coming back to me again! Lol! 😉 But I have my content out to share with you anyways. I don’t want to miss the time to connect with you and start building our relationship. Who knows, we might meet each other one day! If I wait for everything to be perfect, my blog might have never been on the internet today.
My thought for you today is that time will help you develop your skills, make you feel more comfortable and confident. Life is so simple, don’t make things complicated and overwhelm yourself. Time is valuable, so please don’t let time go by because you want to be ready or to be perfect. You will learn and develop the second you start doing. No, you don’t need to be perfect at the beginning but trust me, you will get better and better and in the end everything will be perfect in your eyes.
Questions for you today: What’s one project (thing) you’re planning to do and never started doing? What’s stopping you? Are you going to do it now? If you decide to wait, why?
I’m looking forward to reading your stories. Don’t forget to stop by my Instagram and answer a fun question there too! Also don’t forget to use #GoodVibesGifting at the end of the your comment so I know you are participating in this contest.
To get a sneak peek on the gifts you might win, watch my InstaStory here.
I was crying yesterday after reading through your stories. I wish I have more gifts to give! Maybe I might add more winners or do something special next year! 🙂 Thank you for participating in my #GoodVibesGifting. It really means the world to me. I am so happy that we can connect through my social platforms. Thank you, thank you and thank you.
If you just tuned in to this #GoodVibesGifting post, feel free to check out more details on how to be a part of on this Day 1 post.
LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY OUTFIT IDEAS
In today’s post, I want to talk about another tip I find helpful during the holidays if you don’t already know what to wear. Yesterday we were talking about wearing red to match with the holiday season. Today I want to bring this classy tip up to share with you, on how to liven up your Holiday look.
This is an easy peasy tip that you can do right away. Picking a neutral colored long coat and putting on will be a very quick fix to add that classy feel into your holiday look.
You could add green, gold, or red to bring the holiday spirit on.
I’m wearing my old long wool coat I got years ago from Forever21. I’m linking a few similar ones, here, here and here. My green mock neck ribbed dress is also years old from Forever21, so I’m linking a few similar ones here, here and here. My red sock boots are from Zara (similar ones here and here), my red baret and handbag are from Amazon.
We took this photoshoot last weekend and I was 32 weeks pregnant exact. My husband and I LOVE spending our working hours during the weekends together especially after finishing our photoshoot. Just to drive home in a car together just the two of us, it feels so amazing every time.
Thanks to our moms who watched our baby while we were working on creating content for you.
DAY TWO OF #GOODVIBESGIFTING
Get to know me: If you were one of my childhood friends, you would have known that I don’t look like how I look today. Not because I was older but because I used to have an underbite jaw, and I didn’t feel I was beautiful enough.
I went to my dentist and she told me to wait until I turned 20 to be able to do a jaw surgery, at that time I was 13 years old. My dentist and her surgeon team wanted to make sure my jaw wouldn’t come out again and they didn’t want me to go through surgery twice. I found myself crying often at night as I didn’t want to wait for that long to look and feel pretty.
Time passed and that day finally arrived. I got my jaw fixed but now my nose was super flat and big. Still, I didn’t love how I looked but thank God my jaw is normal like other people finally. That time I was in collage and I worked part time as an M.C. and exhibition model where I needed to submit photos for auditions. I remembered my cousin who worked with this advertising company telling me that one of the casting agents commented that I didn’t look like in the picture. I didn’t know what part of my body he commented but I was so upset and heartbroken to hear. At least I got the job though!
That moment got me to think about my other weakness which was my nose. With that comment I went to the plastic surgeon and booked my nose surgery the next day. I didn’t even think about the recovery time as I got booked for a jobs that would begin in 5 days. I went on a meeting 3 days before the event and had to wear sunglasses to cover my puffy face.
I know this doesn’t make sense to others but I think I had so many self-confidence issues. I never showed it to other people that I wasn’t confident in my own skin even though that was how I felt. Funny enough, I had so many boys chasing me around since I was in Middle School. Lol!
I think it was because of my good heart, sweet, fun and sassy personality and how positively I look at life. Which makes people around me feel comfortable and feel loved. Whoever comments on how I look now, I really don’t take it for granted because I love who I am.
Now I look at myself and always say to myself, Wow! I’m so Beautiful both inside and out!
My thoughts for you today is to not be afraid to change yourself for the better. Either taking care of your skin, exercise often, or other things that will make you happy about yourself now.
In the end, everyone will look the same. Our skin will be saggy and wrinkled! We will get old but that doesn’t mean you have to wait for that day to arrive and stay unhappy about yourself. Do something that will make you happy and don’t bother about what others’ think anymore.
You don’t need to be like others, know your value, know what you like, know who you are and love yourself. That’s the most important thing. No one will love you unless you start loving yourself first.
Question for you today: Share with us, what is one thing you used to not like about yourself, how did you work through your negative thoughts and embrace yourself?
I’m looking forward to reading your stories. Don’t forget to stop by my Instagram and answer a fun question there too! Also don’t forget to use #GoodVibesGifting at the end of the your comment so I know you are participating in this contest.
To get a sneak peek on the gifts you might win, watch my InstaStory here.
I have a few surprises for you today as I am giving back support and kindness to you all during this wonderful time of the year.
I want to take this opportunity to learn more about you and want you to learn more about me, so we can understand each others views of life. So I’m creating an “8 Days of Good Vibes Surprise Gifting” for you to be a part of and for us to learn more about each other. There will be 8 total winners who will each receive my Surprise Gift Boxes.
To participate: Each day, starting from today December 17th, 2018, I will come out with a new blog post here at AllAboutGoodVibes.com and on my Instagram account on @TheVibesCloset, sharing my story and asking you to share yours.
What you have to do is to leave your comment on both my blog post, and Instagram post using #GoodVibesGifting at the end of the your comments so I know you’re participating in my gifting event.
The 8 winners will be announced on Christmas Day, December 25th, 2018 on AllAboutGoodVibes.com with instructions on how to claim your surprise gifts.
In each post, I will be sharing my last minute Holiday, Fall/ Winter outfit ideas with you along with a new story I have never shared here before.
If you’re ready for the First Day of #GoodVibesGifting, continue reading and answer my questions in the comment box below.
Last Minute Holiday Outfit Ideas
Red is always a good pop of color for the holiday season. If you don’t know what to wear for your holiday party, picking red is always a good idea. In today’s post, we took this photoshoot during our Japan trip. Our family decided to visit Harajuku and I heard about this famous street since I was 13 years old. I was quite excited to finally to go see. But the shoot was not at Harajuku though, it’s right after we took the metro at Omotesando subway station. We walked along the high-end street where Gucci, Prada, Chanel and other name brands you could think of are located. It was early in morning so there weren’t a lot of people walking around.
I was 27 weeks pregnant at that time and it was hilarious to dress up, walked along the road and then had Braxton Hicks contractions at the same time.
My husband and I were planning to get a channel card case for me, as a reminder that we visited Japan and as my Anniversary present. But as I did a some research about the price, here was not such a good place to buy high-end items. The prices are a lot higher than in the States.
Overall I had so much fun taking picture along the way walking to my dream shopping street, Harajuku. I just had to work before I could start shopping! 🙂
Get to know me: To think about one of grateful thing that happen to me in my life, I would have to bring up this story to share with you. I grew up in a family of a single mother. My mother worked 7 days a week as a teacher and tutor until the day she retired. She really never had a day off, maybe during Thai New Year and that was about 3 days a year, that was the time she didn’t have to work. She barely made it through each month to support here kids which included my brother, my sister and myself.
Sometimes we barely had enough money to just buy some eggs and share for dinner. Strange thing was that I never acted or felt like I didn’t have enough. Because in my heart I always knew that I have my mother, my brother and my sister. My family is all I need.
All of the hardship our family went through since I was little, had made me feel so strong, and so grateful to have the life I live today. I never give up on my dream, I never stoped dreaming, neither stoped learning.
This might sound funny, but I am so happy that my life wasn’t as smooth as others. One thing that helped me keep going when it came to some hard time, is to compare my bad situations, to what my mother had to go through to help support our family, which were (will be) incomparable.
In conclusion, I am so very grateful that I was born in a family that cherish love and support, not money or objects. I grew up with love, understanding and my my siblings and I never envy others’ lives. I’m loving my life and who I am now as much as my life and who I was then.
Question for you today: Share with us, what is one grateful thing about yourself?
I’m looking forward to reading your stories. Don’t forget to stop by my Instagram and answer a fun question there too! Also don’t forget to use #GoodVibesGifting at the end of the your comment so I know you are participating in this contest.
To get a sneak peek on the gifts you might win, watch my InstaStory here.
Mollie Larsen is the creator of All About Good Vibes—a feel-good destination that inspires women to love, care and be themselves. Growing up she loved dressing up, taking care of her skin and helped supporting others. She believes in positivity and seeing good in all situations. Her biggest achievement of the day is putting her babies to sleep early, relaxing and watching her favorite shows with her husband.
