IT'S A WORLD OF BEGINNINGS, EVERYBODY!

Today I took this photo for Keri, my Girly-Girl Spirit Animal: For as long as I've known her (and it's been a while) she has always been rocking the most perfect, feminine, stylish ensembles, complete with fantastic heels, coordinated accessories, and flawless makeup.

And yes, she's also the type of girl who also has a different hairstyle every day.

Compared to her, I'm kind of like the tomboy sister who is only now learning to master the art of eyeliner. I have my own style, which mainly consists of knee-high boots, slim jeans, and off-the-shoulder sweaters. I rarely wear any jewelry, unless it's a wrist cuff or chandelier earrings when I'm going out. I've gotten better with switching it up when it comes to my hair, but mostly I let it hang loose and long.

And all of that is totally fine - I'm ready to ride a horse or hike through a sun-dappled field at any time, you guys! - but a few weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to try changing things up a bit.

Like, maybe try wearing more high heels.

Before, whenever I would don a pair of heels, I always felt a little bit like a 6 year old stomping around in her mom's shoes - they just didn't feel me. Lately, though, I realized that, hey, I'm 34 and it might be time to own a pair or two. Maybe even learn how to walk in them. And if those things go well, maybe I would start wearing them out in public, on a regular basis, to places and events that aren't just weddings and/or funerals!

So I've started doing this thing where I get up in the morning, put on a cute outfit, and slip on some heels. At first, wearing high heels around The Penthouse when I was just at home, working and writing, felt a little silly...until I remembered that Serena Van Der Woodson wore high heels around her home all the time, even when she was doing nothing else than having conversations with her ex-boyfriend-turned-stepbrother Dan.

And you know how they say that you should dress for the job that you want, not the job you have? Well, I want the job where I stand around in my penthouse apartment all day, looking awesome while having conversations with a man who looks like Penn Badgley.

So I'm going to keep rocking out this heels thing. I promise not to take a photo of every outfit I wear with heels, though. I got a little carried away with the selfies already today, as evidenced by this gem:



Whatever. Some of you guys have been doing the duckface selfie shit for years, so I get at least ONE.