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Hello Europe: How I Moved to Germany and Why
This post has been a long time coming, two years in fact. In those same two years I went from self employed in Seattle to working for a multinational corporation in Germany. There were a lot of steps and decisions that got me here so I figure I will start from the beginning to share this story and try to be as succinct as possible. If you are reading this thinking ‘I feel SO out of the loop!’ I apologize. It’s been a long two years and I hope this post will answer all your questions. 2018: The Lead Up Mid-2018 I was self-employed running a small business with my…
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Grown Up Tie Dye
When I say ‘tie dye’ what do you think of? DIY camp t-shirts, surfers on the beach, your youth in the 90’s or maybe all of the above? The tie dye trend checks lots of different historical references depending on how you style it which is one of the reasons it’s such an accessible trend. Today we will explore a more *cough* adult way to style the trend that won’t make your friends wonder if you are back in your Nirvanna phase again. Tie dye can have a lovely surfer/beach vibe to it and that’s exactly where we are focusing in this look. The neon drawstring on this hoodie from…
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Combating Fast Fashion With Rent the Runway Unlimited
One of my goals for 2018 was to be more aware of my environmental impact. This stems from the fact that fears of global warming do keep me up at night and I happen to love an industry that is notoriously destructive to the environment: fashion. Here are 4 strategies for combating the usual churn and burn cycle of fast fashion: #1- Renting instead of buying #2 Focusing on second-hand clothing #3 Sourcing from sustainable brands #4 Buying less with an emphasis on longevity Today’s post is focusing on #1. The Scoop I first tried Rent the Runway’s Unlimited program several years ago when it was really new in the…
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Goals From 2018 and What I’m Doing Differently in 2019
As luck would have it the big event that kicked off 2018 for me was another failure. Our second business my husband and I started last year just wasn’t cutting it so in May we closed it. Yes, we closed a business. I must have crumpled up in a ball and died right? Wrong. The entire point of the second business had been to test a business model which we then adopted at our primary store so in my mind big success. But technically it was still a failure. With that kind of a start to the year I decided that I needed to accomplish a few things to make…
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How I Failed at Being a Full Time Fashion Blogger
How to fail at being a full time fashion blogger. Yes, that is the title of this blog post and that is exactly what this post is about. No, there isn’t some hidden secret about how to reverse that failure, nor am I mad about it. I have been crafting this post in my head for months now and I am so excited to finally share it with you. The Beginning To start let’s rewind. Roughly 21 months ago I left my corporate job to help my husband run his business (he is in the military) and to focus my fashion blog full time. I had my content calendar planned…
