0 Real girls

It really bugs me when street style blogs focus on model-skinny, couture-wearing girls. While those ladies look great, I read those blogs to get style inspiration from people who look like me. These two gals from Stylesightings caught my eye: not overly perfect or polished, but rocking it nonetheless.

2 Happy dance

I must look like this walking down the street today because... I got a job! This morning I officially acception a position as a production assistant at a travel website. I start after Labor Day, and I'm moving to the city in a week. Things are moving like a whirlwind and I'm in a little bit of a disbelieving daze. I'm so excited to start this next stage of my life!

Serendipitously, I'm guest-posting today over at She Writes and Rights about my job hunt, and about coming to the realization that I want to work in travel. I sent Bethany the post mere minutes before getting the job offer. Life is funny.

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5 I win!

I'm so excited, because today I won these two dresses from Miss Carolyn Cecilia at The Anchor and The Bird! If you guys haven't visited her blog, you absolutely should; Carolynn commits a selfless deed everyday and blogs about it. How inspiring is that? She's done amazing things like treating a friend to a concert, volunteering at an animal sanctuary, sponsoring a child in India, and - my favorite - giving away her earrings on the spot to an admirer. Yay for good deeds!

Have a happy Fourth of July, everyone! I'm having a barbeque at my house on Monday and plan on cooking yummy vegan food all weekend. What are your plans?

0 Favorite Blogs

an ever-growing list my must-reads:

design
100 Layer Cake
Darling Dexter
D E S I G N L O V E F E S T
Emmadime
{frolic!}
honey of a thousand flowers
Miss Moss
Oh Joy!
sfgirlbybay
The City Sage
you are my fave

fashion
Cupcakes and Cashmere
Camp Comfort
Garance Doré
JAK & JIL BLOG
Karla's Closet
moodboard
Mr. Newton
Olsens Anonymous
PARK & CUBE
the glamourai
THE LOCALS
The Sartorialist
Stylesightings
Tomboy Style
what is reality anyway

lifestyle
A CUP OF JO
A Merry Mishap
filling in the blanks
for a life inspired
Live & Enliven
night falls and towns become circuit boards
O my heart
scout and pine
Spaceship of Tenderness to the Moon
Sunday Evening
the Anchor and the Bird
world spins madly on

photography & art
A Happy Day
abby try again
andrew+carissa
angela&ithyle
Bonjour Johanna
everyday musings
fieldguided
For Me, For You
Here Comes The Sun
K. Miller Photographs
La Buena Vida
lingered upon
Peonies and Polaroids
reading my tea leaves
thank you, ok

vegan & vegetarian
101 Cookbooks
C'est La Vegan
Chow Vegan
Janae Monir
Sunday Suppers
Sweet Beet and Green Bean
What the Hell Does a Vegan Eat Anyway?

writers & creatives
Angela E J Koh
even*cleveland
Ill Seen, Ill Said
How a Poem Happens
She Writes and Rights
the ugly earring
The Urban Muse
This Is Me Thinking
What Possessed Me