Blog Crush: Kendi Everyday

Can I please just wax poetic for a second about how much I adore Kendi from Kendi Everday? She's fabulous, she has the best closet and style and I'm 100% sure she'd be a blast to hangout with! I love her writing style and how she is so down to earth - making it clear that she doesn't spend thousands on clothes every week and instead started a 30x30 challenge to "shop your closet".

Take a looksie, some of my favorite outfits she's worn recently:

Plus, she owns a fabulous boutique, has an adorable supportive husband, the cutest dogs and did I mention the best sense of style ever?

Kendi, like Casey from Classic Case that I waxed poetic about last week, is among the few style blogs I obsess over daily. She's one of those bloggers that I wish would post every minute of every day just so I'd have new content to read -- yes, I realize how selfish that is, but its the truth!

I mean, how can you resist her humor and style? She's fab!

Like my past love-letter post about Casey, all of these photos come from Kendi's amazing blog! Hey Kendi, if for some reason you're reading this (!!!) and you want me to take them down, I profusely apologize; let me know and I will do so immediately. 

Can't Stop, Won't Stop...Listening to the Maine

I love the Maine, so when I heard at the beginning of this semester that they were going to be in Milwaukee the week after I got back, I immediately talked to my friend A (she's my concert junkie friend) and we bought tickets. I've been counting down the days til this day for...oh, gosh, about three months now? And now, I am just mere hours to seeing them live and in person for the first time ever...and I am just way to excited for words!

I fell in love with the Maine's music about six, eight months ago. Can't Stop, Won't Stop is my favorite album of theirs and it is on constant repeat in my car...on my iPod...on my iTunes...basically all the time. I love every song on that album - which is pretty rare for me, since I can usually name at least a song or two that I could do without on nearly every album in my iTunes library.

Now, however, I am plagued with the question that comes with every concert I attend...what on earth do I wear?!

This is what I'm thinking, but it's become kind of a "Concert Uniform" for me, so I feel like I need to shake it up a bit. I can't help it though - shorts and a fuss-free lace top are just ridiculously comfy and easy. What do you normally wear to shows? I need some inspiration...

Big Girl Job

After a nice weekend off of work, just spending time at home with my fam and getting all organized after being away for four months, its now time to start my summer - and with my summer, my big girl job. That's right - a job that's actually somewhat related to what I want to be doing when I graduate from university in a few years.

This summer, I'll be working full time as a Administrative Assistant at a public relations-advertising-marketing firm that is pretty close to my parents' house. Administrative Assistant means I'll be helping out with public relations, data analysis and of course, normal assistant work like filing and such. I'm exciting for this new opportunity, including the idea that I will be wearing business-casual - no uniform or costume for this girl!

Today's my first day, and I can't wait to see what's in store. Of course, I'm dressed for success and got my trusty Vera Bradley by my side. Full outfit pictures to come, but here's a sample Polyvore set of the idea I was inspired by.

What are you up to this summer?

Home, Let Me Come Home...

Today's the day - at this time, in twenty four hours, I will be home! Heck, at this time in TWELVE hours, I will be home! I can't believe it - I'm so excited, yet so sad to leave. Can I just transplant Disney World to Wisconsin? Please?

I am all packed up and ready to go, and am just about to check out of my apartment complex and head to the Magic Kingdom for the last time. (sad face) This is what I'll be wearing today - and at the airport later this afternoon. V-neck and shorts for comfort, pearl earrings for instant chic factor, flats for easy flow through security, and of course, my Vera Bradley carry-on and personal item, adding a little color to my basic ensemble.

Easy-Peasy, Lemon Squeezy.

Next time I post, I'll be HOME, in Wisconsin, in my parents' house. (happy face) 

"Last Week in Florida" Uniform

Basically what I've been living in the past few days while my family's been in town! It's so hot and humid here that I don't want to throw on anything else, and I am so exhausted from playing in the parks all day with the family, working six-seven-eight hours, then hanging out with friends til the wee hours of the morning to come up with anything more creative. Add a crossbody bag to this, and you have my "Last-Week-In-Florida" uniform.

Can't believe I leave tomorrow! It's unreal...and sad. I mean, I am excited to go home and see my friends, but I am sad to leave everything I have here. I guess wherever you go, you are always missing something or someone - maybe its part of growing up.

Sunday Style

Summer by frecklegrrl featuring low rise shorts

I've got less than two weeks - and counting - until I'll be back home, ready to start my summer, my "big-girl" job and decide where I'm going to university next year (stay or transfer?). My family's coming down in just a few days to visit and help move me back, and I couldn't possibly be more excited to see them(!!). 

I'll be living in different combinations very similar to this for my last few days in Florida. It is ridiculously hot and humid here, so I can barely pull on anything else! Plus, this gives me the necessary mobility for playing around the parks without worrying about giving anyone a free show. The hat is definitely necessary to keep the sun off my (already a little sun-burnt) face. 

It's become my "Last Two Weeks in Florida" uniform...what's your summer uni?