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Relationship or bust

The Scenario:  You’re starting to panic a little bit.  It seems like you’ve been single FOR-EV-ER, and you’re starting to think you might be doomed to a life of celibacy, or a life of un-fulfilling dates with men who don’t do it for you.  You start to notice your thoughts as you step up to Related posts:

  1. The I in Relationship
  2. Wholestyle Manifesto
  3. Smart Words
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Value You

Do you ever toot your own horn, and then almost immediately panic – as if what you’ve done might not have been such a good idea? It’s like submitting a resume and then promptly experiencing some sort of terror that you’ll fail at what you’ve just submitted your resume for, or worse – you’ll Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Invest In: An Updated Resumé
  3. Thoughts on “Fame”
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Color Alchemy

I’ve recently been experimenting with colors and metallics.  I don’t normally wear coral, gold, pink, or any muted, metallic dusty warm color – these colors all seem to clash with my skin tone, and hair color.  Just recently though, I stepped outside the box and went through a bit of color alchemy.  Instantly, everything became Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Winter Inspirations
  3. Links à La Mode: Style, An Introspective Approach
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Invest In: An Updated Resumé

Whether it’s a new job after a bout of “no job” or just poking your head into the job market to see what’s out there, the best tool in your kit is going to be your resumé. It’s the one thing you should always have on hand – ready to go (that and business Related posts:

  1. Value You
  2. Invest In: Quality Time
  3. Blogging: Believe in You
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Retail Hell

Customer service is not what it used to be, for both shoppers and sales associates. Mister and I were out shopping last weekend – Mister needed a new pair of jeans, and some shoes.  I needed to head down to Fluevog so I could have my Silverlakes re-soled, so I accompanied him downtown on his search Related posts:

  1. The Power of a Dollar Figure
  2. All I Want for the Holidays: Modcloth
  3. Cydwoq Shoes
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The Holiday Spirit

This post was written by the AMAZING Scarlet, and I’m so overjoyed to be able to share her writing with you. Besides being an AWESOME stylist, and my BFF, she’s hilarious, incredibly smart, and a wealth of insight. I read this little note and had to ask if she’d let me post Related posts:

  1. Work Your Passion
  2. Oh! December!
  3. Those Bright Words…
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More Beautiful Than Fiction

OMG!  *GASP!*  It’s published! (Photo and info on Blurb, or at MarkLaubenheimer.com) It started a couple months back, when I got an email from  Mark Laubenheimer.  Mark, a local (Seattle) photographer, takes gorgeous photos of normal people – untouched, unadulterated, using natural light and simple settings.  Mark needed a foreword for his newest project, and after stumbling Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Beautiful Diva
  3. Embrace Yourself
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The New Black Barbie is “So In Style”

Remember when you were a little kid and having a black Barbie was a huge goddamn deal?  There was only one girl on my block that had one, and that was me.  We played with her in hushed tones for fear of some overprotective parent saying it was weird that a bunch of white girls Related posts:

  1. A Better Barbie
  2. Fox’s Big Snafu…
  3. Wholestyle Manifesto
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The Inevitable

Fall has come, once again, reminding us that everything green and supple must come to an end; summer is over, and the long push of the colder months brings boots, berets and backpacks as people of all ages go back to school. Many of you, dear readers, have already finished your scholarly course.  Still, many of Related posts:

  1. The Art of Self Love
  2. Oh! December!
  3. Doing versus saying.
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The Art of Self Love

It’s not enough to be mere amazing mortals, we continually have to be something more. We have to be brighter, we have to be bigger. We must be smarter and faster. We must be genius and impress others with our sense of style. We must be the famed writers, the acclaimed Related posts:

  1. Thursday’s Love List
  2. The Inevitable
  3. Are We Ever Satisified?
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Work Your Passion

Slowly, you are gravitating towards doing what you love for a living. As you read this statement you’re probably thinking about your day job and what you do, and the implications of why you’re not doing what you love. I ask you: What do you do out of love, and what do you do out Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. The Holiday Spirit
  3. Breaking the System
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Wholestyle Manifesto

Your personal style is made up of so many more factors than what you wear, how you dress, or what color your hair is that day.  While talking about this, Jaka – from Jaka’s Tea Party – and I drafted up an idea of wholestyle.  Jaka wrote it out and it ended up like this: ========= The Related posts:

  1. More Beautiful Than Fiction
  2. Smart Words
  3. Community
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Fox’s Big Snafu…

I appreciate what Fox is trying to do, debuting their new show “More to Love”, but I honestly think they’re going off a little half-cocked. The commercials come on and they talk about “NORMAL PEOPLE” having the chance to find love. “Fox is teaming with “The Bachelor” producer Mike Fleiss for a new dating-competition series that casts Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Smart Words
  3. New at The Demoiselles: Who Are You Dressing For?
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How My Words Affect You

Lately, I’ve seen some crazy negativity that is directed towards myself, towards excellent writers, or towards people I really respect.  The negativity comes in the form of passive aggressive chatter, inappropriate comments, and general childish snark that seems like something respectable adults would never engage in. If any of my content offends or affects you in Related posts:

  1. Smart Words
  2. Those Bright Words…
  3. Overcoming heartbreak
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Looking Out for #1

I did some reading recently on trust because it seems to me that a lot of people let others walk all over them. It led me to wonder – how do you know someone is worth trusting and worth getting close to? If you trust those around you, will you ultimately be walked Related posts:

  1. Gal pal's got the blues?
  2. Why can’t we get along?
  3. How My Words Affect You
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Are We Ever Satisified?

Do you find yourself looking for the next new adventure or the next good thing?  Are you constantly planning your next career move, your next school year, or looking for your next love? I wonder if we’re ever really satisfied with our life or if we’re always just looking for the next best thing.  While looking Related posts:

  1. If you could write a letter -
  2. La bonne vie commence!
  3. Thoughts on “Fame”
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Nothing says “New and Improved” …

I had a conversation recently that really made me think about the evolution of my style.  It came from the topic of “office-appropriate” dress, and I’ve worked in enough different office environments to feel like I’m fairly experienced in appropriate attire.  It’s amazing how much my work setting has affected the evolution of my Related posts:

  1. Combatting Casual Wear
  2. New at The Demoiselles: Who Are You Dressing For?
  3. Wholestyle Manifesto
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The Scoop

So there’s been some project rearrangement – I regret to inform my readers that I’m no longer a part of The Demoiselles (as you may have read via their clever “Bye Bye Birdie” post – unfortunately it seems they’ve closed the comments for those of you who wanted to post a “We’ll miss you – Related posts:

  1. There IS Life…
  2. Embrace Yourself
  3. Nothing says “New and Improved” …
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Overcoming heartbreak

I have this friend who’s been sort of down for the past little while since a sort of rocky breakup.  I was talking to this person about the little personal speedbump they’ve hit and I started to think about what it’s like to be in that situation.  I know that feeling of needing someone there, Related posts:

  1. Embrace Yourself
  2. The I in Relationship
  3. Let’s talk about….
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Manufacturers’ scheisty practices

Recently, it’s come to my attention that a lot of giant popular retailers are a little scheisty! Forever 21, who also owns Heritage 1981, and Twelve by Twelve had suits brought against them in cases of sweatshop labor. Popular Retailer American Apparel has had many sexual harassment lawsuits brought against them. Urban Outfitters has been criticized for sweatshop Related posts:

  1. The Power of a Dollar Figure
  2. To Buy or Not To Buy: Made In China
  3. Why can’t we get along?
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