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Who am I you ask? I'm a southern woman trying to navigate her way through life. I am married with one dog and when I have a free moment it's spent with fashion(!), family, friends, or fried food.

I'm a happy wife with a mostly sunny and slightly sarcastic outlook on life.

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22 April 10

I could never leave you

So you know yesterday when I wrote about whether or not I would continue on with blogging or end it all and sprinkle the ashes of my blog into a gust of wind? Well, I meant it.

Last night, I sat my patootie down and gave this blog some good hard thought. I needed to pinpoint why something that I had previously enjoyed doing was now causing me stress. It’s definitely not because of the people who read my blog. With the exception of one person who needs to take their happy pills, all of my readers are so super duper supportive and amazing and kind and funny people - which I was proved again with your heartfelt e-mails yesterday.

After pondering a bit about this issue, I realized that it really is me, not you. Somewhere along the line, I started doing regular posts like Factual Mondays, Daily Lovely, GPOYW, Smile Friday, Mean Girl Quotes Thursday, etc. I would literally spend hours working on a factual monday and scouring the internet for a good product find, and if I missed a post or couldn’t deliver, I felt bad, like I’d let people down.  I was constantly thinking about what to blog, worrying about blogging on a regular basis, and making sure I was reading other people’s blogs, and it was stressing me out! This blog had invaded almost every aspect of my real life (crazy, party of one), so much so that in recent days it was no longer a fun thing to do, but a source of anxiety.

So here’s what I’ve decided to do going forward:

1. You can definitely still expect posts of my outfits from me. I love me a good outfit and I like talking about it with like-minded peeps.

2. When I feel like it, I’ll also post about what’s going on in my life, share a fun internet find, etc.

And that’s all I can promise. No one is paying me to blog ((though I would certainly not turn down some $$$$$ from a rich sponsor who wants to pay for my car!!! DO YOU HEAR ME OUT THERE, RICH SPONSORS? I can do anything except sing and dance.)) And this blog is not meant to be a source of stress for me or for you. It’s meant to be a place I can come to write (if I feel like it), post pictures (if I feel like it), and share (if I feel like it).

Most of the time, I really do love my life and if I can pass that joie de vivre on to anyone else, I think that’s just super. So, I’m defintely not going to kick the blogging can just yet. I’m just going to take a bit of a breather, focus on what’s important, and I still promise to share some snippets, thoughts and ideas here and there. Deal?

9 April 10
Smile Friday - The “About to Take My Car into the Shop and I Swear I am Trying to Smile While Hoping it Won’t Cost me Oodles upon Oodles of Money. GAH!” Edition

Smile Friday - The “About to Take My Car into the Shop and I Swear I am Trying to Smile While Hoping it Won’t Cost me Oodles upon Oodles of Money. GAH!” Edition

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2 April 10

Smile Friday - The “Just call me Chanel Iman” Edition

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24 March 10
GPOYW - The “I took a bunch of pictures of myself not smiling until I could get one not smiling picture I liked. And it had to be a non-smiley picture because if I were smiling, that would be more like a Smile Friday picture.” Editon
Peace and Narcissistic Blessings.

GPOYW - The “I took a bunch of pictures of myself not smiling until I could get one not smiling picture I liked. And it had to be a non-smiley picture because if I were smiling, that would be more like a Smile Friday picture.” Editon

Peace and Narcissistic Blessings.

5 March 10
Smile Friday: The “See and be Seen on La Seine” Edition

Smile Friday: The “See and be Seen on La Seine” Edition

26 February 10
Smile Friday - The “May I Interest You in a Cuppa Tea?” Edition
(pronounced with a British accent, obvs)

Smile Friday - The “May I Interest You in a Cuppa Tea?” Edition

(pronounced with a British accent, obvs)

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19 February 10
Smile Friday: The “Me and My Biznatches” Edition
Of course, I couldn’t leave you without posting a Smile Friday. It’s especially appropriate because one of the “real life” things I’ve been busybusy with is a baby shower for one of these hoochies. I’ll see all their faces on Saturday night and can’t wait!

Smile Friday: The “Me and My Biznatches” Edition

Of course, I couldn’t leave you without posting a Smile Friday. It’s especially appropriate because one of the “real life” things I’ve been busybusy with is a baby shower for one of these hoochies. I’ll see all their faces on Saturday night and can’t wait!

12 February 10
Smile Friday - The “Yep, I’m still in my bathrobe at 8:30 on a Friday” edition
Jason and I feel pretty blessed that throughout our lives we had families that provided for and supported us and that now as adults, we are fortunate enough to have the means to afford most of the “things” we want. But stuff is just stuff, right? It breaks or goes out of fashion. So for Jason’s birthday, I wanted to give him an experience. Part of that is yet to come, but today, we both took the day off work and will be doing lots of fun stuff. On the docket for sure is visiting the boat show at the convention center, a late lunch at Raleigh Times, and perhaps a museum visit and other shenanigans downtown. Wherever our hearts take us today is where you can find me.
Have a lovely Friday, trillas!

Smile Friday - The “Yep, I’m still in my bathrobe at 8:30 on a Friday” edition

Jason and I feel pretty blessed that throughout our lives we had families that provided for and supported us and that now as adults, we are fortunate enough to have the means to afford most of the “things” we want. But stuff is just stuff, right? It breaks or goes out of fashion. So for Jason’s birthday, I wanted to give him an experience. Part of that is yet to come, but today, we both took the day off work and will be doing lots of fun stuff. On the docket for sure is visiting the boat show at the convention center, a late lunch at Raleigh Times, and perhaps a museum visit and other shenanigans downtown. Wherever our hearts take us today is where you can find me.

Have a lovely Friday, trillas!

Tags: smile friday
5 February 10
Smile Friday - The “Can You Tell That Lately I’ve Been Dreaming of Warmer Days and Vacations?” Edition
Photo taken in Port Vell in September 2008

Smile Friday - The “Can You Tell That Lately I’ve Been Dreaming of Warmer Days and Vacations?” Edition

Photo taken in Port Vell in September 2008

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30 January 10
Today my manicure is a week old and there is nary a chip in sight. If you live in Raleigh, you must get your nails done at Lee Spa Nails at North Hills and ask for Mary. She’s a bit quirky but girlfriend knows what’s up.
(color is OPI You Don’t Know Jacques)

Today my manicure is a week old and there is nary a chip in sight. If you live in Raleigh, you must get your nails done at Lee Spa Nails at North Hills and ask for Mary. She’s a bit quirky but girlfriend knows what’s up.

(color is OPI You Don’t Know Jacques)

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