A little bit country, a little bit rock’n’roll? I am definitely not regularly a country music fan, but the last couple of weeks I have been on a Dolly Parton kick–listening to her on Pandora and even downloading a top hits album on iTunes! This all started after watching her in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (I am also NOT generally a musical fan either).
 

All I can say is, she is one interesting lady and she deserves kudos for all that she has done through the years. Granted, her plastic surgery work these days is a little on the scary side, but at least she’s stuck to her thang!

Here is my favorite Dolly song of the moment, entitled All I Can Do:

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I’m Wearing…

Vintage Striped Button Up: Thrifted (Plus Size Similar)

Pink Tank Top: J. Crew Outlet (Plus Size Similar)

Side Zip Jeans: JC Penney

Tan Sandals:  Worishofer

I’ve always had a hard time letting people in. Usually, it takes a while for me to warm up and even then only so far. Partly from bad past experiences, partly from who I am and how I was born. Through the years it has been rare for me to find people who ‘get’ me. I always have felt somewhat misunderstood and viewed while growing up and even still today. An onlooker peering into another world that I’m not quite a part of…

There are those even rarer instances of letting someone even more intimately and farther into my life, thinking “this is finally someone who gets me and will be there for me,” only to end up sorely disappointed and hurt.

It’s hard to be vulnerable, because each and every time I let someone new in, it brings the good and the bad. I know that is part of life and part of living. I guess I have to find a balance in some way. A way to not get hurt so easily… A way to figure out what is worth it and what is not…