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Body Image and Blogging

I've been having a weird relationship with my body lately. This isn't the first time as I'm sure most (if not everyone!) can relate to my sentiments.

New and Vintage

Things have been a little quiet around here. My weekends lately have been filled with family visiting, day trips around the state, and lots of running! I'm training for my first 25k at the end of this month (!) so most of my Saturday's lately have been taken up with long runs (10+ miles). I think my 25k will be pretty difficult considering it's in the middle of the summer (in Arkansas!) in the dark!! But hopefully, it will be fun? 

Thankfully, I carved out some time early on Sunday morning to take some outfit photos!

The reason I mentioned my weekends though has to do with this outfit! On Friday I saw the band Little Tybee. They're an Atlanta-based band with a whole lot of sound! Whenever I see a smaller band like this, I love to support them by either buying a CD or t-shirt. It was a really intimate show so we got to chat with the band afterward. It was fun to chat about Atlanta and some of the bands I know there. Plus, they had t-shirts in x-smalls! That never happens. 

My shoes are new as well. I've come to realize that thrift store shoes probably aren't cutting it anymore... every single pair of shoes I own right now is falling apart! It's a problem because finding shoes in my size is so hard. But I found these in the kids' section of Target. They make me feel like a ballerina, which is always fun! 

Shirt: Little Tybee Band t-shirt (not online) 

Skirt: Vintage 

Shoes: Target 

How was your weekend? 

Let me know in the comments! 

Lee 

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Get Out There

I noticed last week that I've been putting a lot of pressure on myself to figure out my new plan or my "next step". But that means I haven't really been trying to experience life here, you know? I've spent so much of my time thinking of how to get out of here when I needed to be trying to make myself feel not so distressed. I've lived in my current city since January. I lived with a roommate for the first half of the year but now that I live alone I've been really trying to meet new people. 

So, I went to my first meet up. It went okay. 

If you're not familiar with the website Meetup, it's basically a website where other people make groups/outings based on interests and it's a way to "supposedly" meet other people like you. I've been a member of the site for a while but only went to my first meetup this weekend. There were supposed to be quite a few people for this hiking meetup but it ended up only being me and two middle-aged men. So, not the best way to make new friends.... But it was a really pretty hike! I also found a way to bike there, which is exciting. I can't wait to take blog photos there. 

I also started volunteering at a hostel in my town, which also isn't the best way to meet new people... no one comes to the hostel! So, I'm trying to meet new people and get out there but it just doesn't feel like it's working. I guess it's just something that will take time. I wish I could skip ahead to the part where I have some good friends here already, haha. 

Hat: Gift (v. similar here!)
Blazer: Thrifted (Here is a cool velvet one: Old Navy) 
Shirt: Thrifted 
Skirt: Thrifted 
Shoes: Thrifted 

Have you ever been to a meetup?
Let me know in the comments!

Lee

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Fall Fashion Essentials / Video

I've been really enjoying making videos recently. So, today I thought I'd share my top ten fall fashion essentials! I'll be back next week with more outfit posts. I don't have too much to say today as most of it is in the video! 

What are you fall fashion essentials?

Lee 

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What are

Ready For Halloween

The title of this post is a bit misleading. I probably won't be dressing up for Halloween this year as I work in an office. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if I dressed up but I might feel a little silly dressing up by myself. Children probably won't come to my apartment complex to trick or treat. I don't have any plans to attend a party so in fact, I am not ready for Halloween after all. 

But this outfit makes me feel a bit more in the spirit of halloween. I am loving that velvet is a huge trend this season as I've been obsessed with it for a few years now. It's warm, cozy, and so chic! I think I own two velvet skirts, a dress and leggings - oops. I'm planning on filming a velvet lookbook this weekend so look out for that next week! 

Growing up I used to make all of my own costumes. The most notable being Shaun White, Michael Phelps and a pink poodle. I wish I could find photos of those costumes. I was pretty proud of them. Now I usually default to dressing as the Log Lady from Twin Peaks. All you need is a log, flannel shirt, big glasses, and some hiking boots! Maybe the next time I have plans for halloween I'll get more creative with my costume but for now the log lady works fine for me. 

I had to do some editing magic (Thanks photoshop!) to make these photos match how I feel about autumn and halloween. The colors and cooler weather are taking their own sweet time here. But at least I can go outside in a sweater and not want to die of a heat stroke, right? 

Jacket: Thrifted 
Sweater: Vintage 
Dress: Thrifted 
Tights: Target
Shoes: Payless 

Do you have a default halloween costume? Are you dressing up this year? 
Let me know in the comments! 

Lee 

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How to Resell Thrifted Clothing / Video

This has been a video that I've been wanting to make for a while. I originally started writing it as a blog post but I realized I had too much to say on the topic. 

I started selling my old clothes on various selling apps... but then I realized I could make some money off of it by selling my thrifted finds. So, I'm giving away my secrets on how to resell and flip thrifted clothing in the video below! 

Have you ever resold clothing online? 

Let me know what you think in the comments! 

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The Next Step

I've gotten to a point where all I want to do is work on my blog and make tons of video content.  At work I'm often jotting down blog post ideas, outfit ideas, videos I want to film. It's a never ending list of things I want to create for this space, which is a great feeling. But I just don't have the time or the daylight to create it all. 

I even started looking at a graduate course in Amsterdam called "New Media and Culture" where it focuses on academic blogging, social media, and everything that comes with it. Who knows if I'll apply because the thought of writing a thesis right now sounds pretty daunting... but I suppose it's worth looking into.  

I've been reading and watching so many articles/videos about how people like me have turned their passion project into a career. I'm nowhere near that point yet but it's such a cool idea to me. I love that people have been able to make creative careers out of a project they developed themselves. 

I doubt I'll ever be self-employed but it sure does sound like a dream. And I still feel like I'm constantly dreaming of moving to Europe. So many countries so close together! GOOD public transit! The food! Everything about it is so appealing but the only way it looks like I might be able to get there is through graduate school, which seems like an okay option. I just have to figure out what I want to do with my life first... 

It's scary to try and figure out the next step in my life but it's almost all I think about now. Where should I live? What should I study? Where should I work? I don't know if I'll ever figure it all out but I wish I could figure out this next step a little easier. 

Dress: Thrifted 
Belt: Thrifted 
Hat: Gift 
Shoes: Sam Edelman

Have you ever felt lost in what you were doing? 
Let me know in the comments! 

Lee 

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Cool Cat

Mix It Up

Three Ways to Wear the Embroidered Jacket

Hello!

I feel like it's been a while since I've written a post, which isn't true (I posted one yesterday!). But I guess it's because I've been so preoccupied with the kitten. But today I'm bringing you three ways to wear the embroidered jacket! 

Giant Thrift Haul! / Video

Golden Hour

Old Ways

When I was younger, I had a laptop through school that had photoshop on it. When I came home from school I would spend HOURS creating little graphics and photo collages. I didn't know graphic design was even an art form back then but I guess that's what I was doing. Despite graduating with an art degree in college, I never took an classes on photo editing software except a graphic design class that (to be honest) was a complete waste! 

But along with making little graphics and collages, I loved using the selective color tool and changing up the colors of my photographs. So, I decided to try that with these photos. I took them on a pretty cloudy, dull morning so I thought I'd spice them up with some color correction! 

I color corrected this photos because it was sooo overcast when I went out to shoot! But I have been trying to find some new locations to visit. It was also so humid so my hair is a mess! 

I've noticed recently in my town that they have these little mini parks throughout various neighborhoods. They're registered as parks on the Parks and Rec website but then when I visit them I feel a bit disappointed. They're really small so not many places to take photos (I thought) until I realized they are pretty empty! They are surrounded by houses but not many people are ever in the actual parks themselves, which I find a bit strange. 

This particular park is right by where I live so it's a pretty easy walk in the early mornings when I like to shoot photos. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm a bit strange prancing around with a tripod in the early morning but ah, well! 

I'm planning on coming back here this weekend when the sun is rising so I'm excited for that. 

Dress: Thrifted (Basically the same) 

Scarf: Gift 

Shoes: Target 

Have you ever tried color-correcting your photos? 

Let me know what you think in the comments! 

Lee 

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