Day Dreamer

I can’t tell you how much I have needed a carefree human interaction the last few weeks- one that doesn’t involve political debate, Covid facts and fiction, hand sanitizer or homemade masks.

The 6 ft bubble is strange.

I am about ready to have a baby, induction day is May 8th and we have been on high alert baby watch the last few weeks.

I am so wonderfully excited and terrified to bring another person into our home, I am having all the cliche feelings that parents do when introducing a second child. How in the world am I going to love a second kid as much as I love the first?! How am I going to split my time up into more to-do’s for another little person? How am I ever going to do anything that I used to (Miesh stuff, ya know, non mom-ing stuff). Working with two tiny kids? It must be impossible.

So, for now, before these questions are inevitably answered and figured out (I know things will just work out how they are meant to be, seeing everything as a phase), I find myself daydreaming.

Daydreaming about trips we might take one day. Daydreaming about the house we might have someday with a glorious backyard that we can watch the sunset from. Daydreaming about perfect nights out with friends. Hugging people. Dressing up for anything other than going through the drive thru! Daydreaming about having the time, energy, and ability to create wonderful editorial photoshoots again.

I have been SO grateful for Spring this year. The bright blooms bring me joy and hope every year, but this year they feel particularly uplifting. There have been parts of this new life that feel very normal, parts that feel wonderful, and parts that feel heavy and chaotic. I am not daydreaming my days away wishing for something totally different than the present, but more utilizing the fact that I just have the moments to literally sit around and daydream! I am so grateful to be in a loving relationship, in a comfortable home, and with food filling the shelves. It is not lost on me that many are not facing each morning with the same privileges as I have.

So, heres a little ode to Daydreaming. Whatever your daydreams may consist of. Find some joy in the present while dreaming of what could be. I hope these images and outfits bring you some inspiration and joy!

Pinks on pinks on pinks- one of my favorite ways to style pink is to literally just styling as much of it as I can on one person! I utilized my collection of vintage floral enamel pins and I am so happy with how it turned out! Vintage clothing ranges from 1960’s pieces to 1990’s pieces, and everything in between. One modern staple in my own closet is that pale pink Anthropology dress (floral crown images), with the oversized relaxed ruffle, high/low hem. I have paired it with so many amazing vintage shirts and it has stayed a favorite in my closet for years now!

Gear used: Hasselblad 501, Pentax 67

Wardrobe styling (flower crown making) and art direction by Miesh Clothing 

Model: Riley

Makeup Artist: Lesley Lind