Behind the Blogger

Hello halfway point through June. Time needs to slooooooooow down, my favorite season is going to fly by at the speed of light and I want to savor it. Today, I'm taking a page out of Shauna's book or shall I say blog post. It's been a while since I've shared more about who I am other than outfits, Amazon finds, and weekend or travel recaps. So, let's have some fun!

Dress {only $19} | Sandals | Bag | Watch | Knot Cuff | Bridge Ring | Sunnies | Lipstick in Creme Cup

♥ I've been blogging for almost 10 years - WOW. Things have changed A LOT, and I do yearn for the good ol' days of blogging when it was more of a community and not overly staged and money 
driven. 

♥ My favorite season is summer hands down. Even though I have lived in Florida for almost 10 years, I still have PTSD from the long, frigid, and gloomy winters growing up in Connecticut. Summer was the BEST - longer days, pool and beach time, evenings by the fire, catching fireflies, grilling our meals, outdoor concerts, and the fun clothes. To me fall means winter is coming, and I actually don't go crazy for fall fashion as to me it's just jeans, sweaters, and boots - wash, rinse, repeat. I love how many options we have in the summer - skirts, dresses, shorts, bathing suits, sandals, wedges... oh I just love it all! 

♥ I actually met my husband in a bar - so cliche I know. But it does happen! He went to high school with my best friend from college, and we all were out one night and she introduced us. The rest is history. 

♥ We are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary this month. 

♥ We have a daughter who is the sweetest, sassiest, and most adventurous little girl. My heart. 

♥ I do enjoy sharing her and my husband here and there, but for the most part try to uphold their privacy online. They didn't ask to be a blogger or have an Instagram account with followers they've never met, so that is why you don't hear about them all the time. Just know they are my whole world. 

♥ I majored in Political Science, and even interned for a State Representative at the Connecticut General Assembly. However, I've been working in sales and marketing since graduating and fully enjoy the creative direction my career has taken me. 

♥ Traveling is hands down my favorite pastime and I would much rather spend money on seeing the world than on "stuff". You can find recaps of a lot of my fun travels in my Travel Tab - places range from U.S. cities to the Caribbean, Fiji, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, Milan, and Bermuda. 

♥ I'm a total dunce at doing my own hair - hence why you only ever see it blow dried straight and down or in a basic ponytail or bun. When I pay for a blow out, the waves or curls fall in less than an hour. So there's that... 

♥ I actually enjoy working out. I sometimes have to force myself to, but I try to make sure I'm active every day especially since being at home so much. I mix things up between at home barre workouts, yoga, Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD, and HIIT workouts that'll break a sweat with zero equipment right in your living room. Lil' Miss and I have also been going for daily walks every morning after breakfast to start our day on the right foot in the fresh air. 

♥ Even though I'm a life and style blogger, it usually takes me a while to jump on board with new trends. I have more of a classic approach to fashion, and am not always a fan of super trendy pieces. I couldn't and still can't bring back overalls or tie dye. Sorry not sorry. But do you see that pearl barrette in my hair? It took me forever to fall in love with statement hair pieces and I may just be eyeing a suede and pearl embellished headband that you may or may not be seeing soon. Sometimes it happens, and sometimes it doesn't. That's why I consider myself more of a style blogger than a fashion blogger. I don't jump on all the new fashion trends, but I try to share my own personal style. 

♥ I'm a germ-a-phob. I believe in actual hand washing for 20+ seconds over portable hand sanitizer, as most hand sanitizers won't kill germs from my worst enemy which is the stomach virus. I live in fear of that awful sickness each and every day. I wish I was kidding...

♥ I have to have coffee every day or I get that dreaded caffeine headache. Iced or hot - I love both. #ButFirstCoffee is my motto.

♥ My other favorite beverage is a glass of bubbles - pop the champagne or the prosecco please and thank you. You can often find me out with my girlfriends at a bottomless brunch. Oh and I also fancy a good margarita - no salt. 

♥ I was a dancer growing up for 13 years, and even a gymnast for a while. I took tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, and tumbling which led to gymnastics. My mom saved all my costumes and trophies which are now in a bin in an upstairs closet. Thank you mom! 

♥ I have very eclectic music taste, which you can tell by my favorite recent concerts - Phil Collins, Zedd, Metallica, Michael Buble, Luke Bryan, and 311. My spotify is filled with classic music, 80's, 90's pop including alllll the boy bands, 90's and early 00's hip hop, and alternative. 

♥ I pride myself in being green. Although, I still enjoy fast fashion pieces I never only wear things once and get plenty of uses out of all my pieces and often shop my closet. Once I know I'll no longer wear pieces they either go to my Poshmark account for sale or I donate them to Goodwill. You can find me on Poshmark here or search for @greenfashion8

♥ Said "green-ness" leads to me recycling everything. If I treat myself to Starbucks before work, I actually keep the cup at my desk all day and bring it home and toss it in the recycling bin. I can't ever bring myself to throw plastic, glass, aluminum, paper or cardboard in the trash. 

♥ I practice safe sun now especially living in Florida and enjoying tropical vacations. Growing up, I wasn't always so smart sadly. Again, I blame it on growing up in Connecticut. We were so excited to finally have a chance to lay out or jump in the water, we wanted to get tan as fast as possible. Not good... now I won't go outside without slathering myself in SPF and if I'm on a boat or at the beach, I'm also wearing a hat or relaxing in the shade. 

♥ I've actually been enjoying quarantine/self isolating at home. It's been SO nice not rushing out the door each morning, wearing only athleisure, PJ's, and bathing suits, and having more time with my little family. We are both extremely blessed that neither of us were furloughed or laid off, and are both still working from home. Beyond thankful ♥ 

♥ My daughter's middle name is my late cousin's name. If you've been following along since 2013 and before, you'll remember the unspeakable pain I went through losing my cousin who was more like my sister. Miss her every.single.day. 

♥ Even though I've been to some incredible places around the world, my favorite spot ever is the camp I grew up going to every summer on a lake in New Hampshire. My best childhood memories can be found there in that crystal clear lake in the mountains. 

♥ We have an amazing group of friends, and I'm incredibly grateful that we fell into such a great group as adults after relocating away from everyone we ever knew and loved. We've experienced so many fun parties, housewarmings, weddings, concerts, galas, annual passes to the theme parks, sporting events, holidays, welcoming babies, and even cruises to the Bahamas, beach houses rentals, and a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic. Rock solid and priceless memories. 

Don't forget to use coupon code S2peridot15 to receive an extra 15% off your entire purchase at SheIn now through June 30th. Happy Shopping!

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