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 This past weekend was definitely one for the books. I was in desperate need for inspiration and and a pick me up.  I first decided to go through my closet and pull some pieces I've neglected or had away in storage.  This baby was one of them 💛
I bought this years ago as a pick me up when I was working my last year as manager of a boutique I had worked at since I graduated high school.  I grew up in that store and leaving it was absolutely heart-breaking (it closed the year after). I saw this pop up on Etsy and I knew I needed it as a consolation for closing a pivotal chapter in my life.
Whenever I come across this 1960's, Mermaid Blue piece of splendor I get really amazing memories of sitting out of the sidewalk of this boutique, a bright, hot Summer day and wondering what was to come.... cheesy, I know. 


Via Butchwax Vintage on Etsy

The past couple of years I've gone back and forth with the idea of dedicating more of my time to vintage selling, collecting, etc. My own fear of failure has completely held me back, but I've started tiny baby steps towards making that a reality. As someone who paid their way through college working 2-3 jobs, money is  100% something I'm scared shitless about.  If my business failed, I really would fall hard on my broke ass 😆
My boyfriend and I needed a quiet space to discuss options, so we went to a local coffee place that I just call "Red Raven". I would LIVE at this place when I was in high school & feeling angst-y. It used to be located in a dark, windowless basement with black walls, brooding teens and twenty-something.... it was fabulous.  They eventually moved to an old firehouse where it's located now.
It was nice turning off my phone and really just sitting, observing and listening. Something I forget to do a lot lately.
We brainstormed, planned and vented about life, work and goals. It's hard in the city I live in to start a business because the vision I have, in my head, doesn't fit into the gentrified city that my home has turned into.
Below are a couple of murals done in the terrace area of this coffee shop that really gave me a jolt of inspiration. 

Red Raven Espresso Parlor 

Red Raven Espresso Parlor

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