LONG TIME NO SEE...

AFTERNOON BLOGGIES!

I REALIZE IT'S BEEN NEARLY 20 DAYS SINCE I LAST POSTED, AND I FEEL BAD! I'M REALLY TRYING TO GET INTO THE HABIT OF POSTING REGULARLY AND HOPEFULLY DAILY SOON.

ANYWAY, TIME FOR UPDATES...

IT'S WITH SADNESS THAT I LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT MY DC MOVE DATE HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. BECAUSE OF CRAZY (AND ANNOYING) UNFORSEEN EVENTS, I AM FORCED TO MOVE HOME TO SAVE UP SOME MONAAY :( BUT IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE BEEN WINDOW SHOPPING FOR MORE THINGS I LOVE AND HAVE STUMBLED UPON A FEW NEW SITES I AM OBSESSED WITH!

I HAVE AN ASSORTMENT OF SITES POSTED ON THE LEFT HAND PANEL, BUT ONE THAT I AM ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS ROUGE & CO. I STUMBLED UPON THEM WHILE AT WORK IN SEARCH OF A FUN, PERSONALIZED MOUSEPAD. THEY SELL THE CUTEST ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR HOME, AND LIFE REALLY. THEIR SITE INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM COASTERS AND TRAYS TO LUGGAGE TAGS AND LAPTOP COVERS (AND EVEN PERSONALIZED MAGNETIC DRY ERASE BOARDS!). I LOVE IT ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT I POSTED PICTURES OF, I JUST WISH WOULD GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOUR COMBINATION LOOKED LIKE WHEN YOU'RE PICKING OUT THE COLORS (THEY HAVE A ZILLION OPTIONS BTW).

DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT!

BAMBOO MOUSEPAD...LOVE THE COLOR

MOROCCAN TILE KOOZIE

REVERSE TRELLIS COASTERS...LOVE

LINKS LUGGAGE TAGS, BRILLIANT

ZIG-ZAG IPHONE COVER



HAPPY BROWSING EVERYONE!

XXHK

INSPIRATION

SO RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH INTERIOR DESIGN. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR IT ALONG WITH ARCHITECTURE, BUT AS OF LATE I FIND MYSELF CONTSTANTLY BROWSING THROUGH NEW BLOGS, MAGAZINES, DIFFERENT WEBSITES, ETC. IT GETS ME SO MOTIVATED TO REDO MY ENTIRE...WELL, EVERYTHING I SUPPOSE. THE ONLY PROBLEM: MOVING INTO A PLACE FIRST.

SINCE MY MOVE BACK TO DC I HAVE BEEN STAYING WITH FAMILY WHILE LOOKING FOR A NEW APARTMENT. MY MOVE WAS VERY LAST MINUTE [NOT TO MENTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A LULL IN RENTAL SEASON] MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SOMETHING ACCEPTABLE TO MOVE INTO. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS I FIND NEW DIGS, I PROMISE TO START POSTING BEFORE&AFTER PICTURES. I AM RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED TO START PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER!

I WOULD DESCRIBE MY STYLE AS MODERN TRADITIONAL; I KNOW IT MIGHT SOUND ODD, BUT I AM IN LOVE WITH GLAMOUR IN STYLE (NOT JUST IN WARDROBE, BUT IN LIFE), AND I FEEL THAT MODERN TRADITIONAL DECOR REALLY ADDS THAT TO YOUR HOME. HOWEVER MODERN TRADITIONAL DECOR IS, OF COURSE, VERY EXPENSIVE. BEING THAT I AM A 20-SOME YOUNG PROFESSIONAL, I'LL BE DOING IT ALL ON A BUDGET...THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING, PICTURES TO COME!

ENJOY SOME OF WHAT I ENJOY...

STUNNING

JAN SHOWERS

IKAT

CLEAN

GLAD EVERYONE HAD A LITTLE EYE CANDY TODAY ;)



XXHK

GLAD IT'S MONDAY?!

MORNING BLOGGIES! WHAT A WEEKEND IT'S BEEN...DIDN'T EVER THINK I'D BE SAYING "I'M GLAD IT'S MONDAY!", NEVER SAY NEVER I SUPPOSE. EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A VERY CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER OF MINE PASSED AWAY AFTER A LONG, PAINFUL BATTLE WITH CANCER. HAVING SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU PASS REALLY PUTS LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, IT CAN BE ALL OVER. THE THOUGHT IS DEFINITELY SCARY AND DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND, BUT JUST THE THOUGHT OF HOW SHORT LIFE CAN BE SOMETIMES IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WANT TO REALLY DIVE INTO THE THINGS I LOVE AND MAKE THE MOST OF MY TIME EVERYDAY.

THIS WEEKEND WAS AN EXTREMELY SAD AND STRESSFUL ONE FOR ME, BUT I'M GLAD IT'S A NEW WEEK AND I CAN START FRESH. HERE I AM SITTING AT MY DESK THIS MORNING THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH I WANT TO PERSUE MY PASSIONS, AND THEN I IMMEDIATELY THINK "WHY DON'T I? WHAT'S HOLDING ME BACK?"...WELL THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW THINGS HOLDING ME BACK. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO, IT'S MOSTLY THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO...

-EXAMPLE 1: I WOULD LOOOOVE TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, ONE HIDDEN VILLAGE AT A TIME. BUT OF COURSE, THAT REQUIRES FUNDING SO I AM TRYING TO WORK ON THAT NOW WITH MY BIG GIRL JOB.

EXAMPLE 2: NEXT ON THE LIST, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE, MORE THAN ANYTHING, TO START MY OWN VERY SUCCESSFUL CHARITY, ONE THAT REALLY GETS THE WORD OUT AND STARTS A MOVEMENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH WITH HOW OVER-SATURATED THE NON-PROFIT WORLD IS. THERE ARE TONS OF CHARITIES OUT THERE FOR EVERY SINGLE CAUSE. SO MORE REALISTICALLY, I WOULD WANT TO WORK FOR ONE THAT IS SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PAY A DECENT SALARY THAT WOULD COVER MY BASIC LIVING EXPENSES (IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND NON-PROFITS THAT CAN DO THAT). HOWEVER, I AM NOT GIVING UP, THIS IS MY LIFE GOAL AND I AM WORKING VERY HARD TOWARDS IT. I AM A VERY COMPASSIONATE PERSON AND I TRULY THINK MY PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO HELP OTHERS.

MY POINT HERE IS THAT ALTHOUGH SOMETHING MIGHT SEEM OUT OF REACH, OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES, THERE IS REALLY ONLY ONE WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT: I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I AM AN EXTREMELY PASSIONATE PERSON AND I REFUSE TO LET LIFE PASS ME BY. AFTER THIS WEEKEND I AM EVEN MORE INCLINED TO REALLY TAKE LIFE BY THE REINS AND STEER IT IN THE DIRECTION I WANT IT TO GO IN, I AM ENABLING MYSELF TO DO SO AND YOU, SWEET BLOGGIES, CAN AS WELL!

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SPLENDID MONDAY MORNING!

XXHK

WHERE TO START...

HELLO LOVLIES! SO HERE I AM WRITING UP MY VERY FIRST BLOG POST. I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ALL OF THE KINKS AND PERFECTING MY LAYOUT AND DESIGN, SO PLEASE BARE WITH ME!

THIS IS A BLOG WRITTEN BY A 20-SOMETHING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LIVING AND WORKING IN WASHINGTON DC. IT'S GOING TO BE FULL OF THE THINGS I LOVE- INTERIOR DESIGN, FOOD, FASHION, POLITICS, MUSIC...JUST TO NAME A FEW. I'M ALSO GOING TO BE INCLUDING LOTS OF TIPS AND ADVICE ON YOUNG ADULTS ENTERING THE WORKFORCE, MOSTLY TIDBITS I'VE PICKED UP ALONG MY [AT TIMES LESS THAN HOPEFUL] PATH TO A STABLE CAREER.

SO PLEASE, SIT BACK, RELAX AND READ AWAY...

HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY!

XXHK