It’s My Birthday!!!!
Well, today is the next day… I can’t believe I turned 36 yesterday! I know that’s at least kinda old, but I just looked at myself in the mirror, and I have to say… I look damn good! I may not be exactly where I want to be in life or have the “normal” things a 36-year-old should, but damn it, I look and feel great!
I guess it’s time to introduce myself. I’m Renee Bhagwandeen. I love dressing up and have super random thoughts all the time. You could call me a serial blogger (if that’s what it can even be called), but for some reason, every time I have a birthday, I get this overwhelming urge to start a blog. This year is this one, all about what ever I want! No niche just ME!
Most of the time, I spend months creating a beautiful website (I love making websites), but this year I’m going for something quick, but cute, of course. Usually, I come up with a theme or something to make it feel “worth it,” but this year, I’m just doing what I want. I think this year I can honestly say I don’t care what people will say or how my thoughts might scare them. lol boo
I just want to write my completely random, unfiltered thoughts because I want to. Do I have an agenda? Yes! I want this blog to somehow bring me some passive income (maybe through affiliate marketing), but other than that, I want to be consistent with sharing my thoughts throughout this year. So next year, when I decide to start another blog, I’ll look back at this one and hopefully think, “Wow, I did good being consistent and authentically me.”
And who knows? Maybe this blog will be a huge success, and people who are that special flavor of weird like me will finally have a place to feel seen.
Outfit Details: I can be super indecisive a lot, and I really need to work on that. I’m not even sure if that’s something that can be changed… Anyway, I felt really overwhelmed with my birthday coming up and didn’t plan anything. I had this great idea for a small prayer tea party at home, inviting some friends and maybe a pastor from church to pray for me so I could be covered by the Blood this year (I have a feeling this year will be a spiritual battle, so I really wanted that covering and the full armor of God).
Long story short, it didn’t happen. I ended up skipping it because the people I thought would understand what I was trying to do didn’t really get it. Instead, I just went to lunch with a friend, which I was really excited about, especially because of this outfit, lol! I should also mention that Hurricane Milton is on his way, so I was a little scared it would be canceled, but thankfully it wasn’t!
I spent an entire day on Amazon looking for my perfect dress. This is the one I really wanted! The problem was I needed it delivered to my house the next day, and this one wouldn’t arrive in time. I searched a few more super cute dresses (you can see some of the other options below), but I decided that the dinner would probably be canceled anyway, so I would just wear something I already have.
I must note that this year I gained some weight, so most of my clothes no longer fit me like they used to (I no longer look like a teenage boy). I’m still trying to figure out if I like that or not, but I guess I’m a real woman now, lol! I tried on some of my old club dresses because I was feeling sassy, and I fell in love with this red velvet corset mini dress. I wanted to dress it down since it was a lunch, not the club, so I wore black cowboy boots and a thin black velvet choker to tie it all together.
I left my hair down because it’s a hurricane, and I thought the wild wind in my hair would be the vibe for sure. I added some black and gold chunky hoop earrings because I couldn’t find my black flower studs, and honestly, it was perfect! The makeup was chill, with just a 1/5 of a lash strip to make my eyes a little flirty and a soft lip.
Looking back at the pictures, I must say my friend didn’t really get the vibe I was going for in the pictures, but we made it work. The videos were a bit better, and looking at them, I see my subconscious got my vibe. I realized I chose red to symbolize being covered by the Blood, and the boots were kind of like the armor I wanted. My outfit definitely got the memo for my birthday, and that’s all that matters.
P.S. I’ll say a prayer on my own to cover my year.
Click the pictures to find it on Amazon
