2019 in Review

I was going to say something cliche about how quickly this year went by, but the more I think about it, it actually didn't for me. This year was eventful, to say the least, so many of the things that happened at the beginning of the year feel like they happened ages ago. However, when I say that this year felt long, I mean that in a good way. I had some huge life events and as always, did a lot of personal growth. I did a lot of thinking about what I want out of my career long-term, had a lot of self-awareness regarding some untreated anxiety, and did a lot of learning and growing with Jon as a couple. And of course, throughout all of this, I've been planning a wedding. It's been stressful, for sure, but a lot of my highlights include the planning process. It's been an incredibly exciting time, and I'm even okay with the stressful bits.

So as I do every year, enjoy my favorite outfits of year along with my personal highlights. As always, I also threw in my pop culture highlights. Enjoy!

Personal highlights:

• Got engaged! I started the year with this piece of news (it happened at the end of January), and it goes without saying that this was the biggest thing to happen to me this year.
• Celebrated four years with Jon (and coming up on five now)
• Got a promotion and a raise
• Turned 27
• Went to the Parks and Recreation 10 year reunion
• Was lucky enough to attend the premiere of Toy Story 4 (and saw celebs like Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, and more in person!)
• Went to Napa for a business trip
• Made a couple of trips to San Diego
• Went to two Dapper Days
• Had my last Disneyland trips before my pass expired
• Had an amazing engagement party
• Planned (most of) a wedding. Almost there!
• Met Hilary of The Cutie Life in person and did Hello Kitty karaoke
• Started Goddess Directory, a directory of women-owned independently owned shops. Through this, I got to interview a ton of amazing women about their businesses
• Started I'm Dead Inside, a brand full of cute clothes and knick-knacks with dark phrases
• Got to see my best friend Jenn during her first trip to California + take her to all of my favorite spots/introduce her to all my friends
• Okay, more wedding planning. Each thing felt like a huge feat, but one biggest highlights was going wedding dress shopping with most of the important women in my life
• Celebrated 7 years of blogging - even though I only kept it up every so often
• Went to my first Pride parade
• Had lots of adventures with Alyssa, including vintage shopping, photoshoots, and matching our outfits. 
• Went to Vegas for my brother's 40th birthday...and just went back with family
• Started wearing earrings. Yes, this IS a highlight.
• Went to Pop-Up Disney
• Visited the Neon Museum in Vegas this past weekend and got to see the Tim Burton exhibit there

(A Very Belated) 2018 in Review

Would it be very cliche and naive of me to say, on January 2nd, that I want to make it a goal to blog more? Probably, but here I am. I have no idea if I actually will, but I do miss the writing aspect of blogging regularly.

The past year or two, I've gotten so consumed with work that I haven't had the energy to keep this thing up. I have a blast still taking photos on the weekends for Instagram, but I have too many unfinished posts to count. For the sake of hoping I finish writing this (and to stop boring anyone who is bored of me saying this whole spiel again), I'll keep this short.

I kept thinking that this year felt uneventful - not bad by any means, but just one of those years where nothing really big happened that went by in a blur. However, after thinking about it more, I'm remembering a lot of cool stuff that happened this year. So why ruin tradition? Here's my year in review, plus some of my favorite outfits.

2016 Recap

Well, 2016 was...a year. As we're all pretty tired of hearing by now, a lot of things seriously sucked this year. However, I have to be honest. Despite all of the awfulness, I have to be honest. This year was pretty amazing for me personally. Just a few highlights:

• Quit my job in customer service and starting working for an e-commerce consultancy doing project management, digital marketing, social media, and more. I absolutely love my job and get to work a flexible schedule.
• Moved out of the room I was renting and into an adorable apartment with my boyfriend. Living with him has been nothing short of perfect.
• Celebrated our one-year anniversary with Jon (and now almost at two years!)
• Visited New York and Connecticut
• Turned 24
• Watched my brother propose to his longtime girlfriend
• Welcomed another new baby niece into the world
• Worked with some of my favorite small businesses and makers
• Was mentioned on Buzzfeed
• Made weekend trips to San Diego, Oceanside, and Vegas
• Collaborated with Priya on a fun remix series
• Hung out with some of my favorite Internet friends, including Jen, Erica, and Meghan
• Saw Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, and Nice As Fuck in concert
• Watched more amazing TV shows than is healthy
• Voted for a woman for president

I posted pretty sporadically last year, but this year I actually became much happier with my personal style and enjoyed getting back into the habit of posting. Looking back, I still liked so many of outfits that I (obviously) had trouble narrowing down my favorites for this post. Oh well.

Movies I watched (and enjoyed) this year - although this will change shortly once I see all of the Oscar bait films now coming out: The Lobster, Don't Think Twice, Kubo and the Two Strings, Other People, Arrival, Zootopia, Hail Ceasar!, The Nice Guys

TV shows I watched (and enjoyed) this year. Yes, there are far too many: Better Call Saul, Westworld, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Lady Dynamite, Stranger Things, Seinfeld, Chopped, Catastrophe, Fleabag, Transparent, Game of Thrones, Cheers, Frasier, (rewatched) Gilmore Girls,  Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin, (rewatched) The Office, Silicon Valley, Veep....and probably a lot more that I'm forgetting about.

Podcasts I listened to (and enjoyed) this year: Startup, Being Honest With My Ex, Unqualified, The Nerdist, WTF, Doug Loves Movies, Millenial, Comedy Bang Bang, Mystery Show, Homecoming, The Vulture TV Podcast, This Feels Terrible, Harmontown, Happy Sad Confused

Thank you so much for following along and caring about my outfits, pop culture ramblings, and personal vanity! I will never get enough of the friendships I've made through blogging and Instagram. It's the biggest thing that gives me motivation to keep this little old blog up and running.