Hello, October

Most of the probably thought I fell off the face of the Earth by this point, but I have not. Ive just been a really bad blogger recently. Sorry! Its evident that my life has been a whirlwind by the fact that my calendar reads October 1. October, where did you come from?!?

The winds have been changing here in the Northeast. Cool evenings and mornings call for sweaters and button downs.

Source: hipsterdebonair.tumblr.com via Annalise on Pinterest

Fall wardrobes are one of my favorites. I cannot wait to fully get out my shawl collars, rugbys, and boots. 

What has been keeping me so busy while Ive been enjoying the transition to fall? School. This semester has been and will continue to be quite the stressor. Course titles include: "Economics of Global Business" "Corporate Finance" and "Managerial Accounting" Not to mention Im not officially a fashion intern...not quite as depicted in The Devil Wears Prada, but perhaps its close ;)

So hello October. I hope I can be a better blogger for you, and Im excited about what you have in store for all of us...make it good, please.

Im in it for the Fun

At a recent meeting pertaining to a magazine I'm involved with, a colleague brought up a recent article that she had read. The article was a blogger's discussion on why they blog and what motivates them. A very great point was made within the article.

"If you're going to take this so seriously, go to industry insiders"

With that said, I write this blog for fun, about topics i like- new places, travel, and fashion. I never claimed to be an expert on creating an outfit, for example. Perhaps a GQ column would be more appropriate if thats what you are seeking. To me, thats what blogging is all about: fun. 

I hope you can all join me and see the fun instead of taking everything a tad bit too seriously. 

This Cant Be A Sign

After a weekend filled with nice weather, although humid, its now pouring on the first day of classes. It looked like it could have stormed at any point the past few days, but it waited until today...lets hope this isn't some kind of indication of the semester to come?

....But I did just spend over $300 on two books, already have work when my classes didnt start, bought a planner that isnt even for this year, and have a 28 page syllabus for one of my classes.

Im still kind of in denial about the fact that once again, the library will probably be just as much my home as my actual room and that my cortisol levels are just going to keep elevating as the weeks progress. Getting back into the swing of things and settling in takes some time. I thought the transition would be slightly quicker. However, I'm finding myself very confused by some people in my life and am adjusting to a new area.

Although today was the official first day of classes, I dont have any classes on Tuesday so I have just one more day with a little relaxation. Despite the pouring rain, I made the trek to the Barney's Warehouse Sale. It wasnt as good as last time- I saw a lot of the same merchandise. I did manage to find a pair of James Perse pants that I love.

The remainder of the day may consist of taking refuge in the library from the rain and planning out this crazy semester ahead...and of course Rachel Zoe tonight!

could this image be any more true?!

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So long Irene, Hello Change of Plans

I'd like to give a huge, pushing you out the door quickly type of goodbye to Irene. I hope I never have to hear the name Irene again...for a really long time. If I do, I might just have a really unpredictable reaction. While I did have fun with Irene on twitter, thats about where the extent of fun ended.

I was supposed to be moving back to NYC today, and that got cancelled as of yesterday at 2:30...so much notice right? The amount of e-mails I was receiving during the storm from school was highly annoying, and looking back these e-mails were also highly misleading. There were many sent between the one that said move-in might be pushed back and the final one changing the plans. These messages in between had no mention of a change of plans. Sorry to say, but myself and my working parents do not just sit around waiting for an institution to delegate our plans...besides the fact that vacation hours come in limited numbers.

Needless to say, I am pretty angry. While we did not loose power or anything major like that, this "change of plans" has just added a large amount of stress and inconvenience to an already stressful week. I mainly blame this decision on the media that hyped of this storm beyond belief. I was not surprised at all when it was far less severe than they predicted.....but they get paid to do this?

On a closing note, my friend and I discussed that when we think of an Irene, we think of permed hair, smeared lipstick, and should pads. How do you envision Irene?

Now is the perfect time to remember this famous little poster:

Hello, August

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Many of us are probably thinking: where has the summer gone?!? This summer actually went a little faster than I anticipated it would, but nonetheless this might be the first summer I'm actually excited for August.

What's on the agenda for August?

Back to School: As many of you know, this is my first and foremost thing I am looking forward to in August. In only 4 weeks (I said only but it might be pretty long!) I will be reunited with my lover, NYC :) Back to school also means a little extra shopping as well, right?

Crunch Time: Since I'm going back to school in a short time, its time to get extra serious about dieting, exercising ect. I was doing really well for about a week in July, then everything sort of fell apart with going to New York and LA. So once again im going to try really hard to be healthy!

Change of Winds: The temperatures here in the East have been absolutely horrendous the past few weeks, and as I check my little weather widget, there are no temperatures below the 90's for the next 5 days! I'm all about warm weather, but this has been just a tad excessive. So hopefully as August fades into September, a slight fall chill will enter the air.

What are you looking forward to in August?

I just got back from a little trip to LA. It was amazing- more about that later! Here's a little preview though:

Perspectives on Jealousy

This is my little public service announcement of sorts. My thoughts and, perhaps, subpar advice on jealousy. 

Jealousy is a very strong thing- be cautious. It is something that lurks in one's life and slowly consumes relationships- friendships and those more personal.

People get jealous of us if we have nice things- materialistic jealousy or of our success in careers, ect.

Although you are not the one that is jealous, jealousy has a funny way of sneaking into your life and affecting your negatively if you are surrounded by jealous individuals.

Why cant people, instead, be happy for one's success and congratulate them. To me, it seems a lot easier and it does not slowly person someone out of your life. No negative things- gossip, rumors, back stabbing would occur if people could just be happy for their friends.

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Its the last day of june- can i get 6 more followers to reach my goal of 100?!

We Perceive the World Through Filters

I was sitting at the pool yesterday with the current book I'm reading: one of those not-well known murder mysteries that someone published because it was a goal in their life probably....you know which ones i'm talking about.

In this little book, however, I came across a few lines that I went back and read for a second time. They were the following:

"Always, the eye sees more than the mind can comprehend, and we go through life self-blinded to much that lies before us. We want a simple world, but we live in a magnificently complex one, and rather than open ourselves to it, we perceive the world through filters that make it less daunting. Complexity implies meaning. We are afraid of meaning."

I started thinking about what this said, and realized that it his very true- in my life anyway. I know I am very guilty of having these "filters." In fact, I probably have a very large number of then. I simplify my life based on what I feel safe with. I tend to pick the expected because the unexpected is that-I do not know what to expect from it so I feel nervous, uneasy.

I also make my world less daunting by making up excuses for many things....sometimes that seems to make things better and less complex. This means usually placing the blame for certain things on myself. "oh the reason they no longer talk to me is probably because they're just too busy, have other things to do....no way its their fault."

I must have missed the memo on this one, but not responding must be the new "it" thing to do. That text message sent 13 days ago...still waiting for a reponse. But dont worry about getting back to me, I wasnt expecting it *sarcasm*

I feel that we tend to pick and choose things that we know will produce good things (or so we think) because we are afraid of other things that we do not feel comfortable with. 

It might be an #EPP (Every Person Problem)

The other week Little Miss Cant Be Wrong from "How I Met your Father" did a post which she called An #EGP. I read the post when she wrote it, and read it again last night. I feel like this is not just an every girl problem, but an every person problem (#EPP).

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I cannot stop re-reading this. It is so true as I look back on the past 4-6 months, especially. Im sure we all have, or perhaps, had people in our lives that complicated it, hurt you, took advantage of you, ect. We didnt realize it at the time, however. It was only after the fact did we realize what exactly was happening.  Then the feelings of "i wish i never met you" begin to arise. 

Perhaps, wishing you never met one is a bit radical. Maybe wishing you never got as close as you did with one may be the actual problem. Going out of your way, sharing your life because you felt a sense of trust with this person. And then suddenly you are, in a sense, cut out of their life. Confusing, right? It's things like this that cause one to not be able to sleep and wake up at 5am every morning for no reason.

Looking back on certain situations, I am filled with regret for my lack of insight and thinking ahead, among other things. As LMCB stated, can someone cut things like Facebook out of my life?!? haha. It seems to add (negatively) to certain things. 

LMCB I hope you will agree that this may be an #EPP! :)

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On a side note, I am thinking about only doing my Monday and Wednesday posts, and possibly Fridays during the summer. Would this greatly upset anyone?! haha. Of course I will be tweeting all summer long.