This is a special Mother’s Day outfit post, because this shirt was a gift from my Mom. The shirt is from one of my favorite affordable boutiques, Cato, and I really adore the delicate floral print over the cloudy blue along with the crisscross detailing at the neck. I’ve styled it with a black miniskirt and sandals since the weather has been warming up lately.
(Side note - I’m wearing my rhodochrosite pendant with this and I’ll just put a little excerpt about rhodochrosite’s emotionally healing properties:
Rhodochrosite balances and enhances love on all levels. It allows fuller love to enter one's life, in part by calming excessive passions. It balances the mental and emotional processes. It is also said to be a stone of freedom because of this helping to balance inner conflicts. This can bring a deep sense of happiness and relief from ongoing stress.
I know these things can’t be scientifically proven - yet - but I do feel that this particular pendent has been helpful to me during some troubling parts of my life.)
Anyway, onto the theme of this blog post….Things that my Mom gave me.
A love of music.
I was first introduced to music through going to Mass each Sunday with my mom and family. I remember going to the daily mass once that had no music as a child and I was so very upset that we had to speak the words instead of singing them that I cried during the whole service. My sister and I joined the choir and I sang in choirs from the age of seven or eight until I graduated high school. When I expressed an interest in the violin at age nine, I was encouraged to follow it and was able to have private violin lessons. Both my parents made it possible for me to audition for music school and eventually earn my degree.
To this day my mom is the biggest supporter of my music. If I post a video she will show it to all her friends. She has been supportive of every venture I make, whether to join a choir or audition for music school or learn how to teach early childhood music.
The mental clarity of cleanliness
My mom always kept an immaculate house and although I'm not quite as good at housekeeping as her, she taught me the importance of cleaning and the mental clarity a clean room brings!
My mom always would clean the surfaces and open a window, and the light cleanses the space and makes it more attractive and comfortable. It’s such a good way to work with positive energy, and I learned it from my mom.
A sense of independence
My mom and I both moved away from home when we grew up. So did my dad. My family are explorers, wayfarers. We want to see and experience new things.
When my mom wanted to homeschool her kids, she just did it. When dad needed to move to Cyprus for a few years, she just went with him. She’s not afraid to do things that are different and own it.
I love my mom! Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. :)
Thanks for reading,
Rebecca
Outfit Details
Top - Cato (1x)
Skirt - Charlotte Russe (2x)
Shoes - Forever 21
