It’s been a loooooooong process guys, (like since the end of November), but I am SO EXCITED to announce that my blog is being completely redesigned! Like, soup to nuts…but I’ve always hated that saying. I don’t have an exact launch date yet but I’m told by my genius designer and coder that it should be by the end of this week!
I can’t say enough about how much your support means to me…I know sometimes it’s hard because, according to studies, 90% of blog readers don’t comment on the blogs that they read (!), but I know from your emails and tweets that you’re out there…and you love reading my blog 🙂 This redesign is something that I’ve been thinking about for a LONG TIME and I even toyed with the idea of changing my blog name now that I’m 30; however, I’m gonna stick with it for awhile and see where things go…that’s what life is all about, right? 🙂 I can’t wait to share the new look and feel with you!
I’ve been putting this post off since March 9th (my actual 30th birthday) and I’m not quite sure why, aside from my usual lazy factor. I think it’s probably because I’m pretty much terrifed to think about what 30 actually means to me; but, alas, here we are…and I’m TOTALLY thirty, flirty and thriving. Jane, my best friend since 4th grade, texted me on my birthday and she was asking me how I felt, now that I’m 30. My response? I feel like 30 is the year that you accept yourself for who you really are, and not just who you aspire to be. For me, I feel like it’s finally time for me to embrace the fact that I am a stone-cold weirdo, no pun intended. At this point in my life (after 30 years of living!) I have a solid group of loving friends and family and they actually like me for me, so it’s time that I just say “hey, THIS IS ME, take it or leave it” to everyone that I encounter. I’m so lucky to have all of the friends that I do in Los Angeles, especially considering that I knew about three people when I moved here 3.5 years ago! Here are some of my favorite photos from my birthday celebration at Aventine Hollywood.
If you read my blog, then you know that I’m a perpetual user of the most amazing invention in the world, self-tanner. To be honest, there isn’t enough time in the day for me to tell you every single mishap that I’ve had while trying out various brands and products…let’s just say, there have been many. My personal favorite story is 100% the time that I did what I call a “slop job” (e.g. quickly apply self-tanner in a hurry) before my BF at the time came to visit me at college. It was summer and we were going to a big outdoor all-day concert and I will never forget what he said to me:
Ex BF: Are you really going to wear that skirt?
Me: Yeah…why?
Ex BF: Your self-tanner looks terrible…people are going to think I punched you in the legs.
Fact. That happened…which is exactly why I’m super pumped to test out Jergens line of new Natural Glow Moisturizers over the next three months; great color with no gross self-tanner smell. Make sure you check back to see my progress using the new line!
We all know about my obsession with Kiehl’s…but not only do they make good products (seriously, they’re amazing), they also make good choices. I love the fact that they are so philanthropic and what I love even more is the fact that they’re giving us a CHOICE.
In their latest do-good project, Kiehl’s has partnered up with DonorsChoose.org, so you can actually have a say where the money goes for your purchase.
Beginning March 11 through April 15, Kiehl’s will offer its 3.4 oz Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate in a specially-designed carton that highlights DonorsChoose.org. Consumers will receive a $50 Donors Choose gift code, which they can use online to donate to science and education programs across the country. You get to choose where your donation goes…I like CHOICE people…it’s all about the CHOICE. And, as an added bonus, the winning organization sends out handmade thank you notes. Tres cute.
DonorsChoose.org is a remarkable nationwide organization that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Through DonorsChoose.org, public school teachers can post requests for their classroom, requests that can include anything from classroom computers to books, art supplies to other teaching materials. Donors can search by location, school or subject to find projects and donate to those that most inspire them. Once projects are fully funded, DonorsChoose.org then purchases the requested items and delivers them to the teacher – ensuring the funds are used specifically for the posted project. Donors are then personally thanked with letters and photos from the teacher and students.
When all’s said and done, $50,000 will be distributed to worthy educational causes through the Kiehl’s and DonorsChoose.org partnership, which is nothing to scoff at, especially when you’re also getting an AMAZING skincare product to boot. And where did I chose to donate? Well, I’m from New York…and I’m absolutely terrible at math, so there you go.
I recently upgraded to the iPhone 5 which, by the way, I’m absolutely obsessed with. And once I settled into my new phone, I was faced with the epic white girl problem of which iPhone case to purchase. Whoa is me, right? Well, here are my favorite cases for the new iPhone 5. Enjoy.