This post is sponsored by Gwynnie Bee. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting me and the brands that make Something Gold, Something Blue possible. For more information on my sponsored post policy, please visit my disclosure page. Who else is super excited for the 3-day weekend? Memorial Day could not have come at a better time. I definitely need a little R&R and am so excited that there is an extra day to recover from the month of May craziness. I have a few things planned here in Houston, like getting pedicure and high tea with my Mom tomorrow to celebrate her birthday and Mother's Day, but, ultimately, my weekend is going to be slow paced and spent relaxing and recharging for the next couple of weeks (I have some exciting things planned and I cannot wait to share them with y'all). The weather here in Houston has been pretty nice. We haven't hit the super hot and humid, summer weather we typically have this time of year. Since it's so nice out, I am hoping that I am going to be able to relax outside, finish Ashely Graham's Memoir, grill some chicken and veggie skewers, drink some rose and kick off the start of summer. Add in a little pool time and it would pretty much sum up my perfect day! If you've visited SGSB before, you probably know how much I love my subscription to Gwynnie Bee and how I am able to have a practically unlimited wardrobe by using their subscription service. After taking a look in my closet at my apartment, I realized that I did … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Zappos Adaptive
If you read my post a few months ago about the ReelAbilities events occurring in Houston, you may remember how much giving back to the community means to me and how much I cherish my experiences working with individuals living with disabilities. When Zappos approached me to introduce their new Zappos Adaptive: Functional and Fashionable Products to Make Life Easier product line, I quickly jumped at the chance to share this new section of their website with all of you. It wasn't until I started spending more time with individuals who had disabilities that I realized how much I take for granted. Maybe it's the ability to tie my own shoes? Or being able to get dressed by myself in the morning? I know, I know. Sometimes I feel like I go through everything in my closet and don't feel like I got dressed. But how would it feel if I physically could not put close on myself everyday? Well, that is the reality for some men, women and children with disabilities. Luckily, one customer decided to share these struggles with Zappos and let them know that there was a huge gap on their website and in the market, as a whole, - adaptive clothing for those living with special needs. After hearing this, Zappos decided to launch the Zappos Adaptive: Functional and Fashionable Products to Make Life Easier category on their website to provide functional and fashionable adaptive clothing and shoes to those that need it most. If you've ever seen the show, Born this Way (btw, if you feel like you … [Read more...]
White Lace Dress + How to Save Money at Eloquii
White Lace Dress - c/o (similar version in straight sizes) | Pink Heels (similar, shorter heel version, similar wedge style) | Black Leather Clutch - c/o and sold out (similar) | Pink Earrings (similar) | Gold Bracelet - gift (similar) Y'all know that I am a huge fan of Eloquii. I'm not kidding when I say about half my closet is full of their clothes. What can I say? They are trendy and affordable clothing, both for work and play, specifically made for the curvy woman. What fashion-obsessed blogger would not love it? :D Ever since they re-launched as an independent brand in 2014, I have been a huge fan and customer of their fashionable clothing. I even had the opportunity to visit their HQ when I was in NYC in March. I was such a fantastic opportunity and I loved being able to meet some of their team, see BTS of shooting a marketing campaign and to try on a few items in their new spring collection. (It was definitely a pinch me moment that I will never forget!) This white lace dress was one of the items I was able to see when I stopped by and I loved the lace detailing from the moment I saw it. Little did I know how absolutely gorgeous it would look on. The black trimming makes the dress almost looked paneled. And it is so flattering! I cannot tell you how many compliments I got on/continue to get about this dress. If you are a bride to be, this dress is one of my favorite options for an engagement party, bridal shower or any other celebration you may need to attend. … [Read more...]
Travel Delays
Man, what a week it has been in my neck of the woods. There is no way that it is actually Friday, already.... I officially started traveling again for work. I hadn't been going on business trips for almost two months and I almost forgot how to go through security (jk, I think that's ingrained in me forever). Well, let's just say it was a rocky start back. It started off strange because it was a short trip - I was only planning to be in Omaha for less than 48 hours and I was flying out Tuesday night. My typical routine is normally Monday morning to Thursday night, so I was like this will be easy - 2 nights in Omaha then back home. Well, the universe had some different plans for me....to get to Omaha within the time frame I had, I needed to connect through Denver, which unfortunately experienced some severe weather on Tuesday evening and our plane was almost 2 hours delayed leaving Houston. Before we took off in Houston, I knew my connection was probably going to be missed, but whenever weather is involved, there was a chance that my next flight to Omaha was going to be delayed, as well. Because of the WiFi on my plane, I was able to track the second flight and noticed there was a chance that I could make it - it was delayed by an hour...at this point, all I could do was wait and see if I would make that flight. We landed about 15 minutes before the second flight was supposed to depart and I saw that the gates were right next door to each other. Perfect! Well it was almost … [Read more...]