truth.

i want this hanging in my house.

photo source

yep. get me some stencils; it's going on the wall.

no stairs for me please.

first i was like this...

then i was like this...

style, my dear

i've finally come to the point where i feel good with my style. when i got married and moved to philly i had no friends so i started following a lot of style blogs. and if there is anything these ladies have taught me, it's that as long as you feel cool in what you're wearing, you're gonna look good.

i used to get bogged down on wanting to wear trends that just don't work for me. for example, i love the pollyanna, preppy look but can i pull it off? not unless i'm on a boat and even then it's probably iffy. sorry, sperry, i don't think we'll be friends anytime soon.

with that in mind, these are my favorite blogs having to do with clothes and style. i love how each of these girls puts together an outfit. holla!

A Beautiful Mess

first up is Elsie at A Beautiful Mess. she is so fabulous and her clothes are magical. i love love love her blog with all of her fun DIY projects and style posts. if you read and you like pretty things, go over there. actually, even if you don't read just go over there and look at the pretty pictures.

Delightfully Tacky

Next up is Elizabeth at Delightfully Tacky. Her style is so funky and artsy, i love it! Elizabeth lives in washington and went on a tour around the US in a winnebago. her blog is pretty cool so you should check it out, plus look at her hair!

Kendi Everyday

i freakin love this chick's blog, as does everyone else on the interweb. i have to be honest, i avoided this blog for a long time simply because i thought the name kendi meant she'd be annoying but joke's on me! this chick is hilarious with great style. most of her outfits are out of my comfort zone, so i love to turn to her when i need to dress up. extra bonus? her entries are always short and funny. it's like she knows i have the attention span of a gnat...

Sea of Shoes

this girl has amazing hair and crazy ridiculous style. her shoes alone are enough to make you go WHOA. her photos are pretty rad too.

Three Nails Photography

Three Nails Photography isn't a style blog, it's a wedding photographer's blog. However, his photos are so amazing and the things he takes pictures of are great inspiration for outfits. If you like pretty things, check his blog out.

so that's it! those are my favorite pretty blog things. whoop whoop!

also, i would like to thank the combination of diet coke and citrus vodka for my previous post claiming both candice bergen and the my drunk kitchen girl as my heroes.

i just wanna help people

i have got to say, it is much harder to help others than you might realize. ever since college i learned that i have a not-so-secret desire to help others. and ever since about 1 year after college i have learned that the age old adage is true- no good deed goes unpunished. i have been trying to help people since 2008 as a career and it has totally come back to bite me.

helping others? prepare to feel the wrath of whatever or whoever is doling out this punishment.

am i discouraged? yes. absolutely.

will i give up and assume a life of greed and arrogance? absolutely not. i will continue to try and do my best with what i'm given to help those in need.

does anyone else feel this? perhaps i am overreacting. i have been known to do that, you know.

yep.

my drunk hero

have you seen my drunk kitchen? it's the greatest thing ever. i had the worst day at work possible and when i came home to see this on one of my favorite blogs i was elated. that's how good it is. crazy boss? terrible day at work? MDK will fix it. this woman is my hero and i want to give her a hug.

in other news... i like pinterest. candice bergen is my hero.

i think that's all for now.

fyi, my brother is bowling right now so i think i'm at least a little better off than him. sorry dillon.

my escape from philadelphia

soon. soon my pretties, i will be back in the glorious world that is bloomington, in and out of the terrible craphole that is philadelphia, pa.

do you like history? excellent architecture? a winning baseball team? then visit boston, because it's not worth it to see what philadelphia has to offer. which is nothing.

i thought i'd be more excited to go home and live in a magical wonderland of hippies, nature, IU and the like. however, it feels like a step backwards. although i hate philly and am so so soooo excited to leave, i've been to bloomington. however, it's not like i'm just giving up. my incredibly smart husband nailed a full scholarship to Indiana University's law school. so this article? can suck it.

so perhaps we'll revisit this situation in four years.

in other news, my neighbors are super annoying and i want to stab them. why are you playing r&b so loudly at 3 on a weds? are you doing it? honestly at this point i'd rather hear the noises.

i'm not sure what niche i want this blog to fit into. since i got married i've learned to cook and since i moved to philly and had no friends i learned to dress nicely by pretending i had friends in fashion blogs. pathetic? maybe. it beats befriended the people of philadelphia. i'm very passionate about autism therapy, especially GOOD therapy like ABA/VB. so who knows? stick around and perhaps i'll figure it out.

the only thing i know at this point is the explanation of the name. i hate using the shift key to capitalize the first word of every sentence. bad grammar? don't care. so no caps. and orchard fork apple? those are just words i like. the end.