You throw like a girl. You run like a girl. You hit like a girl. You cry like a girl.If you ever spent any time on a grade school playground, odds are someone has said one of these statements to you at some point. Granted, it’s usually uttered in jest as sort of a “hey, bro!” insult, but telling someone you do something like a girl has always rubbed me the wrong way. I’m not a fan of the insinuation that doing something like a girl means you are less than: less than capable, less than strong…
WHAT I’M READING: WAKE UP TO THE JOY OF YOU
Last month when I attended W.E.L.L. Summit Boston (more on that here), I had the pleasure of meeting Agapi Stassinopoulos, best-selling author and motivational speaker who inspires audiences around the world. Having now sat through one of her keynote addresses, I can officially bear witness to this truth. Agapi’s energy is warm and captivating and motivating and emotional. Her words burrow directly into the depths of your soul like a ray of sunshine melting any remnant of a bad mood or thought that’s ever crossed your mind. She tells it like it is while…
WHAT DIANE KEATON (and my friends) TAUGHT ME ABOUT BEAUTY
The first time I fell in love with Diane Keaton was the first time I saw The Godfather. The second time I fell in love with Diane Keaton was when I saw Annie Hall. My obsession with her turtlenecks and open crisp white button downs arrived when she appeared in Something’s Gotta Give (and subsequently sent my mother and I on a permanent hunt for the perfect “Diane Keaton” shirt). And my appreciation for her quirkiness arrived when she starred in Because I Said So. This woman, who undoubtedly tops my favorite actress list, has been inspiring me one…
NOT BUYING IT: MY MONTH WITHOUT SHOPPING
WHAT I KNOWI once read that to be a good writer, you should write what you know. This is what I know: I gave up shopping for the month of February.I’m 31 years old and as much as I try to be self-aware of my own spending habits, I can’t live without gourmet coffee and new jeans. Sometimes when I’m running late, I’m too lazy to take the subway and I call an Uber. I never leave Target without buying a bag of things that can only be described as a “boredom mood…
4 BOOKS YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS SUMMER
Summer reading. There was a time in my life that these two words together made me want to sneak out the window and run away to the community pool. Followed by a trip to the library for a SparkNotes version of whatever books I was supposed to be reading, of course. (If you can imagine being 14 and forced to read Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”, you’ll get what I mean. WOOF).That was then.Wear am I now? Most likely curled up with a book, an e-reader, a magazine, or pretty…
READY, SET, GO!
Hello world! It’s good to see you.It is with excitement, nerves, and pure joy that I welcome you to Wear You Are Now: a lifestyle website for kindred spirits who believe that fashion plays an integral role in making memories. From fashion, to food, to travel, to entertaining, we’re here for some real talk about life for the modern gal-on-the-go; all looked at through the lens of what we wear. To my old friends- hey! And to my new friends- I’m Natalie: creator, editor and denim devotee- and I’m so glad you…