I’m called a Style Linguist, because I help women speak volumes through personal style - before they even utter a word. I love storytelling and feel like sharing here helps you get to know me as a stylist, but more importantly as a person, as you decide if you’d like to work together.
The Surseen Method for Identifying Your Style Words
What I’ve figured out is that it’s really difficult to come up with “the” words that define our personal style. We can name the big, broad words that we all want to feel: confident, comfortable, attractive. But the pieces and outfits that make each of us feel this way will be different. So how do we drill down to words that aren’t so ambiguous and are in fact, more personal? That’s what we explore here.
I lived a whole lifetime today.
I know - I’m “supposed” to just talk style on here. I’m “supposed” to be building my reputation as an authority on the matter. But honestly, I tell women all the time to stop dressing the way they think they are “supposed” to. To hell with those confines.
Pursued Passion
Do you tend to miss the small wins along the way to the major ones? That saying about there not being any overnight successes is cliche for a reason - there are none, yet even our own can feel that way if we don’t take the time to reflect.
The Middle
You may be in the middle - sometimes struggling to determine in which direction you should take a step (or leap) - but you’re not alone.
More Balloons
She almost immediately let the string slip out of her tiny hands and into the air, at first mesmerized by the balloon drifting upwards until she realized that it was not coming back down. You can imagine her reaction at this realization.
The Heavy Friend
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t share the truth amongst a group of friends or even with your closest friend when asked “how are you?” because you felt it would land with the thud of an anchor, bringing down the mood of those asking?
After All
After all, what’s the point in living if we don’t have the capacity to engage with life’s moments as they happen, whether that be making meals for an earlier than expected postpartum mom, or simply feeling the sunshine on your face without immediately turning away from that warmth for the fear that you’ve missed an email, slack message, or text?
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Much like Christmas decorations on the shelf as soon as the Halloween candy is on sale, there is seemingly no time to enjoy a particular season of life because we are forced to focus on the next stepping stone.
It’s Not About the Candle
I think I just needed to share, to vent, to say this is hard. Ultimately, I will leave this post here as a reminder that when you are on the brink of anger or sadness, step back and recognize that it’s probably not about the candle.c
Visiting Mom
The loss of recognition will be a challenge. There are many smaller shifts along the way in dementia progression that are sometimes just as difficult to reconcile.
Grief-Filled Crevices
There are obvious moments when grief will hit, but acknowledging the memories that hit us in the smaller, less-expected moments is not only allowed but crucial to coping.
Success Isn’t a Checklist
Success isn’t about ticking boxes — in life or in style. How do you define it—for your life, your style, your story?
Words Worth Our Attention
There are too many opinions to avoid all words and phrases that will annoy others, but we can focus our energy on avoiding those that will hurt others.
Good Friday
My most memorable Easter.
Most Likely to Succeed?
Most likely to succeed. Succeed at what?
Unapologetic Cheerleader
We may feel awkward or too busy to pass along a kind word, but rooting for others empowers us all.
Thwarted
Delays. Cancellations. Misdirections. For better or worse, they are all part of getting us to where we have arrived.
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Nobody Puts [Bride] in a Corner
Most brides are delightful. This story is about one who wasn’t.
At Fault?
The words we teach our children matter, but so do the messages we internalize and project.
The Loveliest Journey
Everything may not happen for a logical reason, but the meaning we assign to the events that comprise our journeys are what define our outlooks on life.