Navigating paid brand partnerships as an influencer and when money has you lose sight of your beliefs and business goals. Continue Reading I Sold My Soul for a Haircut: Sponsored Content as an Influencer
What are you doing on March 9th, 2013? Do you live near College Park, Maryland? Like meatballs, Swedish furniture, and me? Well, come to the College Park IKEA for their BYOF Day. BYOF Day at IKEA has giveaways, food specials, and seminars on how to improve your life, including one by yours truly! I, Alison… Continue Reading See Alison Gary of Wardrobe Oxygen Speak at IKEA College Park
Via Pinterest, original source Pinterest can be great for inspiration, but it can also make you feel like crap pretty quickly. It seems that every fifth pin is a woman with a six-pack telling me that if my dreams don’t scare me they aren’t big enough. So when I see a pin like this, it’s… Continue Reading Am Happy
This weekend, dear Emily from Capital Style asked on Twitter is anyone wanted to buy her tickets to see Morrissey at Strathmore on January 16th. Um, ME ME ME!!! Since Emily got the chance to instead see Moz in Atlantic City this past weekend, her cool opportunity was an opportunity for me as tickets sold… Continue Reading Concert Review: Morrissey
The fabulous Kat at Ginger, Adorned recently asked on Twitter what fellow bloggers do to get through burnout. It reminded me that I had started a post on this very subject a few months ago but never did anything with it. Kat inspired me to finish my thoughts, and made me realize that my experience… Continue Reading Blogger Burn-out: How to Get Reinspired for the New Year Jan 12, 2013
When I realized: Was also: The 16-year old in my heart swooned. Yesterday was a wonderful Christmas. We hosted for the first time; Karl made some sort of breakfast casserole, had fresh fruit and my mom made her awesome coffee cake. Emerson had so much fun and loved what Santa brought. For lunch, Karl made… Continue Reading Les Misérables: My Worlds Collide
So the world didn’t end on December 21st. I never thought it would, but all the hype did get me thinking about the future. While I do think my family and I have a good plan for hurricanes and natural disasters, we never had prepared Bug Out Bags (also known as Go Bags). A Bug… Continue Reading Not Fashion Related: Creating a Bug Out Bag
Like fashion, I believe in quality instead of quantity for my social life. My evenings and weekends are primarily dedicated to my family, and only a few choice blog events. Last night I attended a fabulous and quality event; Hive on the Hill from The Shoe Hive. While The Shoe Hive has the most adorable… Continue Reading Hive on the Hill: The Shoe Hive’s DC Pop-up Shop
When publications ask me for an example of true DC style, I always mention Elizabeth Pendergrass at District of Chic. Our lovely city is often blasted for having no style and being a sea of ill-fitting navy skirtsuits and white sneakers, but in fact, we are a city who knows style and appreciates quality. Elizabeth… Continue Reading True Fashionista: Interview with Elizabeth Pendergrass of District of Chic