I met Amanda of Whistle & Wild the same way I’ve honestly met most of my adult life friends: through social media. I was on Instagram, clicking away through relevant hashtags, and I noticed a model call. Before you judge me, the first thing I said to Amanda was that I am in no way a model BUT I did have a blog so why don’t we have a little chat and see if our brands would work well together. I love working with smaller companies, especially local, and it just seemed to make sense.
WELL- Amanda set up a little coffee date for us and I knew from the moment I saw her that we would click.We were both wearing rose gold sunnies and backpacks, plus she talked me down when I had a full blown panic attack about leaving my wallet in my Uber. A couple hours and a found wallet later, Amanda and I had formed a partnership and a friendship. You’ve seen Whistle & Wild on my blog, most recently here, but you may have also noticed we run in the same DC style circle. I love love love seeing her at events, repping her amazing boutique and looking flawless (always. seriously.) You can learn more about Whistle & Wild here, but what you need to know is that it’s woman owned and curated by Amanda for a wide variety of styles.
Also, Amanda, we need to have a chat about some of your answers because I want to know more! Thank you for being my woman crush this Wednesday!
10 songs for a perfect sound track
this is really hard for me since I grew up singing, in musical theatre and choir BUT I must pick, sooooo:
Wagon Wheel: Old Crow Medicine Show (Not the Darius Rucker version! lol)
Whats up?: 4 Non Blondes
A case of you: Joni Mitchell
Bangarang (skrillex gets me pumped for when I work out)
Anything from the wicked soundtrack
Also anything from the band Borns (obsessed)
We should be friends: Miranda Lambert
In the Ghetto: (Elvis Presley)
Into the Wild: LP
Love Shack B-52’s
9 words to describe you
Hard working, ambitious, adventurous, spontaneous, singer, entrepreneur, creative, brave, courageous.
8 reasons that you love your life
I am a free citizen.
I am saved by the grace of God
I have a loving husband who will always be here for me
My chocolate lab Sadie.
My parents who have instilled a great work ethic for me.
I am a women (ROAR)
I am live in an area with a LOT of wineries around!
I also love my life because right now there is a ton of cheese in my fridge, and …HELLO?! Cheese!
7 essentials in your closet
Fur anything (faux of course)
black booties
a statement necklace
a statement choker
High waisted jeans
Ponchos for the chilly weather
&
Whistle & Wild at an arms length
6 non-electronic things you can’t live without
My makeup
My granfather’s paintings
My teddy bear that was given to me by my grandmother when I was 2 (Rootbear is his name btw)
An “I love you” from my husband
A good cry every once in awhile
5 people who have impacted your life
Mom
Dad
Hubs
Pastor Jason from North Carolina.
& anyone who has ever truly believed in me
4 places you’d like to visit
Red Rocks
Peru
Grand Canyon
Crazy Horse Mountain
3 unpopular opinions you have
I love shooting guns and would love to be able to open carry in all states.
Chipolte is not everything and is way overrated.
Backstreet boys over Nsync. all the way
2 things that scare you
Ghosts/spirits. Bad experience, I don’t mess around with that stuff anymore haha.
The thought of losing loved ones at an early age.
1 quote to live by
My uncle who was a marine taught me this when I was 9 years old & I’ll never forget it
“Its the things you do, that you don’t have to do, that determines the difference for when it’s too late to do anything about it.”
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