I wanted to take a few minutes to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you have had a great day and have been able to share a fabulous meal with those you love! There are so many things that I am thankful for this year and this blog is one of them! I started writing this blog to share some of my favorite things and am inspired to be better because of all of you who take the time to read Something Gold, Something Blue. It never ceases to amaze me how many people read, comment on and share my posts! And it means the world to me that each of you follow my journey, so a big thank you! I also want to take a quick moment to thank my fabulous blogger babes/friends who have inspired me and helped me navigate through this amazing journey! I appreciate your friendships and love learning from you! And last but not least, I am thankful for my family and friends who are endlessly supportive of this endeavor, including assisting in taking all of my pictures and providing encouragement along the way! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am one blessed lady to have this much love in my life!! Wishing you all luck in your Black Friday shopping tomorrow! :D Cheers! … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Working from Home
A big thank you to Aerie for providing this t-shirt and bra for me to experience in exchange for a review. All opinions are 100% my own and I would not recommend a product I did not fully support! So, I just had the realization that Thanksgiving is now less than 2 weeks away - where has this year gone? Today I wanted to share with you my top tips for working from home and being productive. With my job, I have the flexibility to work from home when I am not on the client site or if I don't have a meeting in the office. Working from home can be fantastic - it's comfortable, there's very little planning involved and no commute (wohoo!!). When I first started working from home, I would let little things distract me from completing my work. Over the past few years, I have developed a strategy that works for me and wanted to share my top 5 tips. Limit distractions: Every time I work from home, I am so tempted to turn on the TODAY show and see the top news stories. But, I have found that I will end up watching one segment, then another, and another - until I realize that 15 minutes have passed and I have not finished that email I was intending to send. If anything, I will have some acoustic music playing softly in the background to crate a bit of white noise. Other distractions, such as that heaping pile of laundry in the corner or those dishes in the sink often bother me - I try to dedicate my mid-morning break, my lunch break or my mid-afternoon break to address any of those … [Read more...]
Casual Friday
Hey, y'all - it's Friday! We made it! I have been in Houston all this week, which has been absolutely fantastic! I was able to meet up with some Houston Blogger Babes on Monday at The Cottage Shop for a preview party for their upcoming event, Shop. Taste. Empower. I have driven by The Cottage Shop probably weekly for the past 3 years, since it is right down the street from my apartment, but never popped my head in. And let me tell you, they have some adorable finds. As a non-profit resale shop, they rely on donations - and you should see what we found: some pink suede DVF smoker shoes, some vintage Lilly Pulitzer and a Bally purse. And what is even better is that all of the proceeds benefit The Women's Home. If you are able to attend, make sure to check out the Shop.Taste.Empower event on November 15th! I also was able to catch up with them at a Bumble & Bumble event on Wednesday. We played with some of their new products and heard about their hair modeling program. It seems like it would be awesome to do, but I have a few reservations and would love to hear your experience in the comments! A big thank you goes out to Nicole from Lipstick & Brunch who organized these events! They were fantastic and I was so glad to be in town this week to attend! The rest of the weeknights were spent packing. y'all - I didn't realize how much stuff I have accumulated over the past three years....my goodness, this was definitely a reality check for me! I am going to keep this … [Read more...]