Ode to My Fashion

Hello! I recently took some time off work and went on a short trip outside Dakar. I will tell you all about it in future posts. But to prepare for this trip, I went shopping. For some reason, I always want to new things for my trips. Most of the time, I really do not need to shop but it has become a (bad) habit of mine. I have been doing it ever since I started travelling on my own some 20 years ago.   Bucket hat - Chez Rasta Restaurant  Dress - Centenaire market Sandals and lace crop top - Petersen market Accessories - Numero Uno  On my list of things I thought I needed for a five day trip were: a white maxi dress, a printed dress, some golden sandals, a bucket hat, a huge straw hat and leopard sunglasses. However, since I am cheap I decided to check the market first. After an entire day walking around two markets I found this dress, the leopard print sunglasses and the golden sandals. I immediately fell in love with the colors and prints. The price was also very cheap. 4000 FCFA (aro

 What is your love language? What is a love language? It is a way of expressing and receiving love. It is the way you communicate with your partner. There are as many love languages as people as we are all different and want and need different things.  Scarf - Sinniature Dress & sandals - Thrifted Tank - gifted Watch - Xalam (borrowed) Earrings - Numero Uno  I have been thinking about my love language a lot recently. I had to rely heavily on my past experiences. I realized that nobody I have ever been with loved me the way I wanted to be loved. I am not sure if it is because I could not communicate what I wanted or because I was in relationships with emotionally unavailable men? Maybe both. But I am not going to bash my past relationships. Instead, I am beating myself up because I have noticed that I tend to do this one thing on repeat when I am involved with someone. And that is "to front". I never really say how I feel. It is becoming such a bad habit. For some reason,