Category: preppy

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hey all!
its been awhile since i shared with y’all what’s in my bag. i’ve been so busy – with work, friend stuff, family ventures, college prep (so on and so forth) that i have just been totally falling back to a rhythm of a prepacked bag (i don’t usually change it unless i have a blog shoot or something where this bag won’t suffice) but i’ve actually been loving the simplicity – and now when i look for example for my lip gloss i know exactly where it is! which is great for me because i lose ALOT of things just leaving them lying around. but enough with my unorganized thoughts here we go!

my bag

this may i decided to bite the bullet (who am i kidding y’all!) and buy myself a louis vuitton bag. i have been saving for this little guy for the last FOUR YEARS. yes i saved all of high school (and more) for this bag and its kinda insane and weird that i bought it because it feels so crazy that this is my life. to buy this bag i decided that i: a) needed to be financially stable enough to buy the bag and have more money after b) needed to be ‘adult’ enough to treat and care for this bag c) needed to know that i wasn’t gonna feel buyers remorse. i basically saved for this bag by two whole summers of working, birthdays i forgo-ed gifts for money, babysitting (other odd tasks like cat sitting) and the blog! its so insane but i am in LOVE with the bag. it couldn’t have been a better purchase! i worked so hard for it, so every time i carry it i feel like a real adult.

shop my bag: louis vuitton speedy 30 bag

whats inside?

the bag is VERY BIG. much bigger than you might expect. i can fit so so so MUCH in this bag. its actually crazy. i can fit all of these things in my bag including my computer but it gets VERY heavy with it in there. but its actually crazy how much you can truly fit in that bag.  here’s more about what i’m carrying.

i upgraded myself to a little bigger wallet recently because i have alot more things to carry these days and i perfer this one because it zips all the way around which is much perferable. i love my airpods because i have the iphone 7 and i can’t keep a pair of headphones if it kills me. its so easy to wear these to workout in and to walk around in. they are also great for listening to my audiobooks when i cook, which is such an odd little thing but its hard to think about living without them. i carry a little clare v pouch that my sister picked up at a sample sale in DTLA. i love it because i put my lip products inside – i LIVE for my glossier lip products! – as well as mints and what i am using currently, the listerine pocketpass things. they are great to just lay on your tongue and go about your life!

shop kate spade wallet 

shop clare v ‘i love you’ pouch

shop apple ear pods

shop listerine pocket pass oral care strips

shop glossier lip gloss

shop glossier balm dotcom

i’ve also been carrying not one but two (!!!) pairs of sunglasses because i never quite know how i feel and in summer you can never be too unprepared without sunglasses! i have been loving these cat eye style for the times when i feel like it and my classic ray bans whenever i don’t. also, i keep my life: my entire schedule, blog post ideas, dorm room lists (all of the above and MORE) in my bullet journal. i’ve recently been putting more stickers on it, and i can share some of my fave stickers later but i get lots of ~fandom~ stickers because obviously – so you better believe that i am going to get some brooklyn 99 stickers soon but i have some glossier stickers, stranger things, george washington, ice cream and more stickers on there! i have more on the back too!

shop the leutchturm notebook

shop the rayban sunglasses

shop my cat eye sunglasses (similar)

enjoy my friends!

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hey all!
i feel like now more than ever, loafers and mules are having A MOMENT. and i’m a hugely picky person and i am currently LOVING loafers and mules. i just love a little backless look and think they are super comfortable at work and SHOCKINGLY cute. like they are actually adorable. i cannot handle how many i LOVE – and at this point mostly just looked at because i’m preparing to be a broke college student, and i honestly see so many cute shoes while at work i can’t EVEN. so since loafers and mules are having SUCH a moment, i’ve decided to dedicate a little post to all of the loafers and mules that have been on my mind, and be warned, there are alot!
as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

without further ado here we go!

/ #1: hispanitas yakira mule / #2: gucci princeton loafer mule / #3: coconuts by matisse plantain slide sandal / #4: treasure and bond marlow tufted espadrille / #5: AGL patterned mule / #6: soludos espadrille loafer mule / #7:gucci sackville bow sandal / #8: gucci / #9: target ‘a new day’ hyleta knotted bow sandal / #10: loeffler randal celeste knotted slide sandal / #11: soludos bee beaded mule / #12: target ‘a new day’ kona slip on loafer mule / #13: target ‘a new day’ junebug backless mules / #14: target ‘a new day’ kona slip on loafer mule / #15: topshop kale trim loafer mule / #16: chloe lauren slide sandal  / #17:  steve madden kera flat loafer mule /

enjoy all & happy shopping!

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hey all!
its the SECOND most wonderful time of the year! its the nordstrom anniversary sale. every year, nordstrom puts  NEW items for the fall season – stuff that hasn’t been out before and some awesome brands with some of their best items in new colors or sizes, or shapes that are not only new and fresh but also classic favorites that are perfect on SALE! its crazy & amazing as always. so naturally i NEEDED to share with you most of my picks for the sale – and don’t think this will be the only sale content! i am sharing several fall outfits FEATURING the items from the sale and i will do more round-ups and update about items on my instagram account and on my twitter!
so basically, the pre-sale starts on TODAY to shop you MUST have a nordstrom card and today i will be sharing my favorites of the sale and i will also have a perpetual tab up top on my blog with my favorite items so that you can always shop my favorites with easier access! i woke up at midnight to get my picks – and this year i made it super easy to view your items!

to view the item:
click the image, a new tab will open and you can shop the item!

as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

tops

dresses & jumpsuits

pants

skirts 

outerwear

shoes

underwear & pajamas 

accessories & bags

enjoy all! and SHOP SHOP SHOP

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hey all!
so because i haven’t said or posted about it enough, i am doing the wahls/paleo/aip diet (modified) and i am not being as successful as i hoped. i’ve broken it for some insanely good reasons: burrata cheese, carmela ice cream, homemade pita and hummus and din tai fung, which were so much better than i even remember them being so they were honestly all so satisfying. but my typical day to day has been following the paleo stuff. i have found several things i really have been enjoying and i wanted to share those all with you – and my fitness journey: what i’m doing and what i’m loving!

so here we go on the food!

one of my favorite  breakfast items (you guys i SUCK at eating breakfast anyway so its all VERY new to me) has been a smoothie. i go to trader joes and buy their unsweetened acai packets – you run them under warm water for 15 seconds, break them up and you are then ready to put them in your blender. i typically use 1 packet – unless i am also making smoothies for another day, or other family members. but i then throw in the fruit i have in my house, this is usually a banana, frozen pineapple, and frozen strawberries. i also make some cold brew green tea, let it sit for 10 minutes and throw it into my smoothie and occassionally use some protein powder or other powders.

when i go out and grab food (y’all its SUPER not common anymore because they don’t have many things that i a) enjoy eating b) are in my basic diet) but i love grabbing acai bowls. although i can make them myself, i really love sun life organics, they have several locations in the greater LA area, and one locally by me in pasadena. i live for their hawaiian bowl without the strawberries! other times i go out, i will grab a beef flame broiler bowl with brown rice or pickup some gf and dairy free curry from one of the local indian places or the channa masala from whole foods.

one of my favorite things to pick up in the market are the packages of beans and rice from whole foods. they are in the freezer section and are microwavable. i typically put some fresh salsa on top and these packages are two servings so it easily makes two portions so i’ve easily made two lunches! what a simple and perfect meal for me!

dinners are weird because my parents sorta/sorta don’t follow us in the paleo stuff, but mostly they do for dinner. we don’t eat pasta unless my dad makes fresh sauce, if we buy bread only my mom and dad eat it. we make zoodles and my dad no longer thinks they aren’t real pasta so i shouldn’t waste my time, but ACTUALLY likes them with meatballs, so i think i won this one. but we have absolutely been loving yellow chicken curry. my dad makes it using a trader joes sauce that uses coconut milk and no gluten! how perfect!

now onto the workouts!

i love the 7 minute workout app, they offer different workout options for different skill levels, different targeting areas and different amounts of time. its awesome because i do HIIT workouts and they give you a timer and call out halfway through, when to begin and the last three seconds. its awesome pared with my apple watch because i get to read my heart rate and see how i’m doing. its amazing and makes me feel so motivated to finish up my activity rings.

enjoy all! let me know how you are doing with your own summer adventures down in the comments below!

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hey all!
this post was originally supposed to be a real outfit look with photos, but i honestly couldn’t get my butt together to put together a look and to drag my sister to get out to somewhere and take photos for me but i just couldn’t because of conflicting schedules, but since i did want to do another outfit post, i made another one with photoshop! and honestly i think it looks pretty good!
as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

here we go!

/ dress : j.crew faux wrap gingham poplin dress / shoes : soludos wedge laceup espadrille sandal / bag : cult gaia small ark handbag  in multi / watch : michele deco sport watch / sunglasses : quay jezabell round sunglasses /

in all  my  own disclosure, i am currently working for j.crew, and although i often do share their brand, i am not specifically sharing their brand for this reason. i have seen this days for days on end, just hanging and everyday i’ve been inching closer to try it on. its amazing because its a wrap dress, and y’all know i’m obsessed with wrap dresses so thats the main reason. of course i paired it with an arc bag because to me, its summer in a bag and this dress screams summer. i also put this navy watch that i’ve been looking at, i just love the face shape!

enjoy all my friends!

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hey all!
this saturday post  MAY be a big surprise to you, but i decided that the month of july would be the PERFECT month to share one extra post a week because there are SO MANY good things to talk about in july! so anyway onto the post!
i know a summer lull very well, i.e., you didn’t get a job and you’re too old for summer camp and no summer school appeals, aka besides (maybe) a vacation you have zero plans. it happens when you don’t mean it to and it can make you feel totally worthless and just downright lazy, also poor because the summer when you could be making minimum wage you aren’t even making that! guys, i’ve been THERE! fortunately, i’m not there right now (thank G, i’m working at  J.CREW in glendale) but i definitely understand what you’re going through, and it feels as though you’re counterproductive. well i have some tips for ways that you can get your butt moving and also make some money!
here we go!

#1: develop a side hustle

be. like. me. START A BLOG! if you’ve even considered blogging at any point, now is the time to try. you may need to invest a little money in your own domain or other such ways, but it can turn successful. do yoy have any entreprenurial ideas? companies to begin? skills to teach? just start whatever you are planning. it doesn’t hurt to start and it can give you a little something to start a fire under your butt and help you to get to where you wanna be. honestly, i think its the ‘idea’ of something which freaks us out, don’t let the idea take power. take control of the idea and i’m sure you’ll see it blossom just as i have with macarons and must haves!

#2: sell your clothes! (depop, poshmark & thred up)

i understand that this isn’t always an option, you might not have many clothes to begin with, you might not have things you’re willing to part with, but if you are saving money for something expensive, or you’re just saving money for future excursions it doesn’t hurt to honestly go through your closet, and you just might find something you are willing to part with. in my case, its been quite a few things i’m ready to get rid of, so my sister and i sent for a thred up bag about a month ago.

thred up makes it, SO SO SO easy. they SEND a bag to your house, pay for the label and all you have to do is send it back, its THAT easy! and depop and poshmark require you send the item and sell it yourself, ie set listing price, input info, BUT those are easy options as well!

#3: offer to babysit or dog sit in your neighborhood

i understand, not everyone is into dogs or babies, but embelish for yourself, catsit, fishsit (don’t knock it till you try it), grab the nail for your neighbors! its summer and undoubtedly people are going on vacation. if your friends are going on vacation, offer to sit for their animals. usually this requires feeding, occasional playing and walking but usually: a) doesn’t take too long b) is fun if you like the animals you are sitting for. its fairly simple and you can make pretty decent money.

also begin telling friends and family you are free to babysit! if you have nothing else to do in the summer it can’t hurt to play around with kids for a few hours and put them to sleep. you were a kid once, so you know what they like and if you can heat up trader joes food, or know how to plate leftovers you will be decently good at this because half the battle is making sure the kids eat, safely and aren’t in any danger.

#4: offer your family & friends simple tasks that you can do

you can mow the lawn? great! you can sweep the leaves in front of the house? awesome! you can clean toilets pretty well? amazing! you can shop for grocercies? wonderful! you are open to driving kids to and from summer camp? superb! you can take out and in trash cans? fantastic! and most importantly you can tell your friends, family and neighbors that all of these skills are in your reach and your availiablity and you’ll surely hear back! i reccommend posting this on facebook because someone might be looking for just the thing you mention! ask your friends and family to share too and you may acculmulate even more small jobs!

#5: take surveys!

i perfer to not have to mention this, but i think its necessary. there are MANY online sites that you can answer surveys on that can send cash and gift cards to you. many of these surveys require you to be 18, and they ask anything from your basic geographic area and socio-economic status to what kind of cereal is the best. honestly from what i’ve hear from many friends is that they start on these platforms and do it daily for about a week and usually don’t end up making more than $5, but hey it doesn’t hurt to try for a week  and see if you get luckier than they did!

#6: have a garage sale

have general junk lying around your home? i am gonna be honest, i do, and many of you might also! look at the weather (and hopefully pick a weekend day that isn’t too hot) and make flyers to post around the neighborhood and make a post on facebook telling your friends and family and sharing some of the items you’ll be selling and mention the day and the location of the sale. chances are you’ll get rid of some of the stuff you planned on getting rid of anyway, AND you’ll make some money for it.

#7: sell your favorite hobby!

are you really good at painting? really good at pottery? really good at calligraphy? really good at graphic design? really good at making wood furniture? really good at sewing? well, you get my point, you have a hobby, something you like to do, and you’re fairly good at you might as well monetize your skills and start selling things online or at flea markets and other sales. etsy is a super cool website where you can sell pretty much any type of good handmade or otherwise and make money for it! and you have something you’d rather sell locally like furniture? try the ‘5 Mile’ app or post your work on facebook, and someone might just happen upon it and love it!

#8: use apps like uber, lyft, uberEats, instacart & more!

there are SO MANY new apps to make things easier for us for example the ones i mentioned above! if you’re just looking for a side venture and have a car you pretty much have your options open for you! you can drive others around with uber or lyft, bring people delivery food with uberEats and shop for others groceries using instacart. honestly these apps are super easy because there are platforms on both sides, for the consumer and the employee, so most of the time all you need is a phone and a car!

enjoy all & i hope you use these tips to make some extra moola! as always, comment down below with some other suggestions for my readers

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