Five Things

With every new blog I become attached to, I always find myself wondering more about what the reader is like. Luckily, there has been a trend floating around the blogosphere lately called "Five things" in which you list five fun facts about yourself to help your readers get to know you a little better. Thanks to Emily, I was tagged last week and now I'll get to share a few of my own facts! 

1. I have two high school diplomas. This is one of the strangest facts about me, and I think it always has people thinking I somehow graduated from two different high schools when I tell them! Funny story though, when I graduated from my high school in 2008, our administration overlooked one minor {and very important!} detail of the diploma... education was spelled wrong! So we all received misspelled diplomas, and wound up receiving a second one with education spelled correctly a couple of weeks later. I still have the first one tucked behind the second. :)

2. I have a fear of overly ripened potatoes. Again, very strange, but you know how potatoes can go bad and get those white pokey-looking things that begin to come out of them? I think they look very alien-like and for some reason it horrifies me when if I see one in the pantry. My mom, however, thinks it's hilarious and will throw one at me if she finds one. 

3. I have an obsession with grilled cheese. Ask anyone of my friends, and they will explain my love for the food. What's even more weird is that I really only like to eat the sandwiches now with fruit melted between the cheese slices. Hey, don't knock it til you try it! 

4. I don't have all of the feeling in my bottom lip. When I was a freshman in college, I got my wisdom teeth taken out and the doctor hit a nerve during the surgery. Since then, I've lost partial feeling in my lower right gums/lip. I'd say 85% has come back, but when it first happened I was terrified I'd never regain feeling again!

5. I am in love with anything/everything Titanic. This started at age 7, right after the movie came out, and hasn't stopped. I have read more books and watched more specials on the ill-fated ship than anything else, and I used to always tell my dad if I could have one wish in the entire world it'd be to go down to see the Titanic wreckage with him. :) The story still fascinates me every time I pick up something to read on it.

Tag, you're it! : Lindsay, Amy, and Hannah

The Liebster Award

This is the first blog award I've been nominated for, thanks to the gal from Books, Beauty and Bars on a Budget. It's an award reserved for bloggers with less than 200 followers, and I'm excited to answer the following questions she has prepared for me. Below are my answers, and the ten bloggers I've nominated with my own ten questions. 

1. If you could have unlimited clothes from one brand/designer who would it be?

     - Without a doubt, Anthropologie. They've been #1 for me for about three years now, and they continue to wow me with their designs. Every time.

2. What is one piece of jewelry that you always wear?

     - My watch. I just got it this May for graduation from my parents, and now I don't know how I went the past four years without one, I love it.

3. What is one thing that you believe no wardrobe can't survive without?

     - This is probably a common answer, but the perfect little black dress. I have one that I found at Dillards on sale this summer. You can wear it in the office with a blazer, or for a weekend night out by pairing it with great heels and a statement necklace. 

4. What is your favorite brand of jeans?

    - I'm not really a jeans type of person... I don't think I've worn a pair since March! But if I had to pick, I'd say Express... they're the only brand that fits me perfectly.

5. What place do you love to travel to most?

    - In the U.S., Chicago. It's so pretty and there's SO much shopping to conquer on Michigan Ave. As for the rest of the world, Italy is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. There's so much to learn! (And the shopping isn't too bad there either ;) )

6. Heels, flats, or sandals?

    - I think my feet look awkward in flats, so I never really like wearing them. I'd say heels, but they can't be too high-- I'm already 5' 8"!

7. What fall trend are you most looking forward to?

    - Loafers with tassels, as you can see from my blog post below! Or chunky, oversized sweaters with southwest inspired prints. 

8. What is your favorite thing about blogging?

    - That it allows me to write every day. 

9. What is your favorite summer read?

     - Something non-fiction. I'm not one to really get into those beach reads about steamy love affairs, I always love learning about history when I read. Does that make me a nerd?

10. Which blog inspires you most?

     - Running on Happiness. The girls got AMAZING style, and it's affordable too.

11. What is your favorite song of the summer?

     - I've been listening to this old/random song a lot this summer, it's called Take Your Mama. It's catchy... but either that or anything by Drake. Yes, those are two totally different genres, I know!

xxo

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The blogs I've nominated

1. The Adored Life

2. Such Good Style

3. Emily Ruth

4. Always a Bridesmaid

5. A Preppy State of Mind

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My questions:

1. What is one of your favorite pieces of clothing for fall weather?

2. If you could dress a guy in the perfect outfit for the summer, what would it be?

3. Outlet malls... love them or hate them?

4. What is the best deal you ever got on a piece of clothing?

5. What is one beauty item you can't live without?

6. Do you have a LBD?

7. What is the most important staple for an office wardrobe?

8. How does the blogosphere help you improve your style?

9. What is your favorite blog and why?

10. Skirts or dresses?