As I sit here 186 miles from the place that truly feeds my soul, I have been thinking about how to achieve pure happiness for the next six months of my life. During my recent soul searching, I found myself in my local Home goods. Not because I thought I would find the answer to happiness in Home Goods, but because shopping genuinely makes me happy. As I scoured the shelves for pieces of lavender to fill my room, I came across a Buddha quote painted on a small sea foam piece of canvas. The canvas read, “There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path”. As I read the piece of canvas that just so happened to be in the clearance section, I realized that my small time being home does not have to be unhappy. My latest manta “Just trying to make it”, needs to be remembered as I keep my eyes on the prize and my heart in this journey. Attending Fashion School in the Fall is the big picture, so a semester at home although painful, is necessary. As much as I wish I was with my best friend in New York City during fashion week, I can keep myself inspired here. So I thought, and thought, and thought. What makes me happy? As I thought back to my recent semester in New York, I remembered the satisfaction that blogging brought me. I dipped my toes into the world of fashion blogging earlier this year through the platform ‘College Fashionista’ in which I represented Mercy College. I loved the experience and reaped many benefits from it, but didn’t appreciate the formality, deadlines, and guidelines that had to be followed. Therefore, I’m super excited to share my adventures, outfits, and latests finds with my readers! I would like to welcome all my readers to a new chapter, welcome to A Blonde Mess in A Dress. I will be interviewing Boston fashion experts, finding the hottest spots, weighing in on the latest fashion moments, and filling you in on the happenings on being A Blonde Mess in A Dress! Stay tuned.

xo,

Haley