Lately I find myself just going through the motions of the day not really thinking about anything except work. Monday through Friday tends to be a big blur when I “wake up” on Saturday. I need to remember that weekdays count and I need to make the most of them… something that should be a no brainer. Do you do the same? I’m feeling compelled to make a change. In fact, I feel the need to make a change so much that my new motto includes explicit language (which is apparently the only way I can get motivated). So, how do you combat that five day blur?

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I stumbled across these images on Style Me Pretty and can’t get over how amazing this party would be. Talk about the best launch party for the cutest business EVER… or my business, whatever. Talk about “glitter and gold”!

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Did you take dance lessons when you were little? I did for about 12 years and although I preferred jazz and tap as I got older, I loved listening to French tapes teaching me to pirouette. What really struck me today when I saw this first image is that when I was little I used to wear that tutu everywhere I possibly could. I loved how it looked when I twirled and I loved how I couldn’t put my hands down because it would get in the way. It’s no wonder why I ended up the way I am today… fashion is always greater than comfort, right?! So how do you channel that inner ballerina now? At five or six years old it was perfectly acceptable for me to run around the grocery store in my pretty pink tutu, but how does the 24 year old me pull that off? Leave it to Catherine Sheppard of The Life Styled to show us all. It may be feathers v. the traditional tulle but it totally serves my fashion purposes. If I were her I’d be wearing that baby everywhere!

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Happy Friday! Our new apartment is the only thing that has been on my mind lately. It’s only a week until move in! I stumbled upon Plan Your Room and have been building our plan-o-gram ever since. It’s such a great resource and allows you to see exactly how your furniture, or potential furniture, will fit in your room. Since building the plan and buying quite a bit of furniture and accessories, I started making these inspiration boards for each room. A little inspiration can go a long way when moving! You’ve already seen my living room inspiration here and here, so now it’s time to focus on the bedroom and bathroom.

Bedroom

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Bathroom

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Harper’s Bazaar, I freakin’ love you. You’re extremely well curated fifty four images of couture street style are making me swoon. Don’t get me wrong, my eyes were glued to many a show coming from Milan, Sao Paulo, and Paris this season but for me street style is what I’m always waiting for. How to actually make it work in real life. Runway to sidewalk, on different body shapes (oh who am I kidding, 99% of them are models), Harper’s Bazaar documents it best.

All Images by Mr. Newton via Harper’s Bazaar

Whenever I tell people I love skulls, they usually look at me like I just turned into Wednesday Addams (which I don’t mind, obviously). I’m here to lead the parade of support for skulls as a super chic, and sophisticated, accessory. Besides, give me McQueen or give me death!

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Wow, I stumbled upon this via Refinery 29′s Pinterest and couldn’t believe my eyes. That cute little outfit was L.L. Bean Signature (seriously)… and they have a whole lot of other cute little outfits I’m super excited to share with you guys. An awful lot of them are on sale too. Get on over there before everyone realizes what I did yesterday!

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Happy Monday ya’ll. It’s been a while, good to see you here. I spent a lot of this holiday week/weekend looking for furniture for the new apartment. You know, this one. I bought a lamp that is very similar to the one in the photos below and I’m officially obsessed. This living room is the bomb.

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I love the 4th of July, and it’s not just because of my birthday situation (see more here). I love red, white, and blue, I love BBQs, I love being patriotic, and I love sundresses, stars, and stripes. I always wear red, white and blue on the 4th. This year, I chose a blue and white striped maxi and red nails (it’s hot here) but I’m all about this outfit below. To me, it’s the perfect 4th of July outfit… there are even anchors on her shirt. I’m obsessed! Happy 4th you guys, I hope you enjoy your day and remember the reason we get to live in such an amazing country. It is INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Photo found on here on Pinterest, via Pink Peonies (if you know the exact post PLEASE let me know, I spent a ton of time looking back and couldn’t find it! BUT you should definitely look at all of her other posts anyway!)

Today is my birthday. Hard to believe another year has passed. Lots has changed… as things do in a year… and I’m excited to start my twenty four year old life. Starting by heading to the beach, then dinner with a really great friend and her (also really great) boyfriend. Possibly wearing a tulle ball gown, or not. I wish I could pull off a balloon skirt like this lovely lady. I do have the Ban.do bow headband ready to go though!

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