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Real Talk

Recently I found myself doubting myself, my physical being. And it was awful. I landed in my husband’s arms crying, asking if how I looked was okay. I have always been thin. For the life that I have known that has been my genetic makeup. With being thin people have always felt the need to… Continue reading Real Talk

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Reflection

I know most people find the start of the new year to be exciting. It’s like a clean slate, or something like that. I am not one of those people. Personally, I find it to be a little bit daunting and overwhelming, like there’s pressure to make the year ahead spectacular. It’s probably the perfectionist… Continue reading Reflection

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An Engaging Announcement

I have a little bit of news to share with you today… my boyfriend and I are now engaged! I guess the more correct way to say this is that I am now engaged to my fiance’, David! YAY!!! So many YAYS! The short of it is, there was brunch (always a good thing), a… Continue reading An Engaging Announcement

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Why Your Hair Matters

Yes, I got a haircut. I now have bangs and a lot less split ends. Shout out to my girl, Jeanne, at Glo! You may be wondering why am I telling you this? The answer- hair donation. Most of the early years of my life I spent in constant turmoil with my hair. I tried… Continue reading Why Your Hair Matters

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Get it if your Gut gets it- learning to trust your instinct for personal style

  We all know that feeling of buyer’s remorse. That instant gut wrenching regret of purchasing something we know we shouldn’t have. Today, let’s talk about trying not to do that anymore. I have previously mentioned trusting your gut as one of the three tips on creating personal style, but a Saturday spent binge shopping inspired me to expand… Continue reading Get it if your Gut gets it- learning to trust your instinct for personal style

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Buy what you Love & Love what you Buy.

Today I want to focus on my favorite tip to give people who are having trouble making decisions. Here it is people, buy what you love. Focus your energy and dollars on buying things that you love. Few of us have extra time and money to go around searching for things and debating over decisions. So… Continue reading Buy what you Love & Love what you Buy.

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It’s my birthday, I’ll wear a dress if I want to

I find my birthday apparel decisions to be on theme with the idea of personal style. For the past several years I have made it a point to wear either a dress or a skirt on my celebratory day of birth. My birthday usually marks the first day of summer. Which means it is ridiculously… Continue reading It’s my birthday, I’ll wear a dress if I want to

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How to develop your personal style

I find a lot of people are overwhelmed with the idea of creating a personal style. This applies to how you dress, you decorate, your overall visual presentation to the world. The idea that people shy away from expressing themselves makes me a little sad. A lot of times they look to mainstream concepts and… Continue reading How to develop your personal style