I’m honestly not sure if I hit my stride as a blogger until I met Dani of Blonde in the District, and through her, the fantastic network of women who meet monthly-ish at Bubbles & Bloggers events. Like most bloggers I’ve met, Dani and I found each other on social media and I was actually at the first B&B event- it wasn’t even called that! We picked the name after entirely too many mimosas (at least on my part) and the name seemed fitting.
I am entirely in awe of Dani. She founded this little group that has snowballed into a bit of a phenomenon, just so she could get bloggers and local beauty/ fashion names together and collaborating. She also works full time, runs her own blog, and has become on of my best friends (she’s also a great Secret Santa!) I have said this SO. MANY. TIMES. but she is a huge reason that I took the leap to rebrand my blog and stretch my wings as a blogger. I will be forever grateful to her for that.
I also cannot get over her style! Mixing glam with street-style is not easy to do- and she nails it! JC of Bailiwick Clothing, coined it “grit and glam” and I think that covers it.
10 songs for a perfect sound track
Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
Homecoming- Kanye West
Flawless- Beyoncé
We Found Love- Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
Red Lights- Tiesto
Juicy- Notorious BIG
Young Blood- The Naked and Famous
Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix)- Prince
Bizarre Love Triangle- New Order
It’s Now or Never- Elvis
9 words to describe you
Ambitious; caring; fair; stylish; confident; bright; loyal; inspired; dreamer
8 reasons that you love your life
My family and friends; DC in the Spring; Memories of my mom; Wonderful travel experiences I’ve had; The freedom I have as an American woman; Having videos of baby animals at my fingertips 24/7 on the internet; For successes I’ve made; and For successes I plan to make.
7 essentials in your closet
My Gucci Boston Bag; a red faux fur stole; Zophia CEO skirt; a pair of black classic pumps/booties; sequins dress; a black wrap jacket; and an extravagant dressing robe.
6 non-electronic things you can’t live without
My husband, David; My cat, Chloe; Photo albums from my childhood; Lipstick; Coffee; Champagne.
5 people who have impacted your life
My mom for teaching me the importance of being a strong woman; my dad for teaching me loyalty and honesty; Lady Gaga for inspiring me to be confident in my early 20’s and love myself; Kanye West for inspiring me to reach for my dreams; and my College English Professor, Jolanta Wawrzycka, for teaching me to appreciate travel.
4 places you’d like to visit
Egypt to see the Pyramids; Florence, Italy- I’ve already been here but I want to go back to see the Gucci museum and have a latte w/the Gucci logo in the foam; Graceland in Memphis, TN; and Norway- my ancestors were Vikings!
3 unpopular opinions you have
My appreciation for Kanye West; I think Ben’s Chili Bowl is way overrated; I don’t like The Wizard of Oz.
2 things that scare you
Sharks, although they are fascinating creatures; and darkness.
1 quote to live by
“Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud.”- Kanye West, Homecoming
Pictures used with permission from Dani
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