Friday 7/15

My Kind of Adventure

My entire life growing up I had extracurricular activities whether it was dance or Model UN or cross country. In college I had sorority life, ad club, and come senior year an internship with Rent the Runway. So it was no surprise when it came to post-grad life I found my "extracurricular" in Ad2 and AAF [American Advertising Federation] Nashville. After three awesome years, I had served on the Ad2 board as Vice President and President and was completely burnt out. When I moved to Knoxville my "extracurricular" quickly became finding an apartment, throwing myself into work and my new agency, and wrapping life up in Nashville. Fast forward eight months, work is really good [like really good], checking another 5K off every month, and my apartment finally looks like home. 

Last week waiting in line at Walgreens for prescriptions an email came through on my phone that introduced a new adventure to my life, My Kind of Lovely. I discovered My Kind of Lovely when I still lived in Nashville and came to absolutely love their store and owners, Katie and Caroline. By complete coincidence Katie had suggested I look for a condo in her complex last December and we ended up being upstairs/downstairs neighbors. So, when they asked me to help them launch and manage My Kind of Lovely's greek line I was over the moon. 

I had found my Knoxville extracurricular and one that's for me combining my marketing/advertising skills and something fun with great girls! After our initial brainstorm meeting the three of us were all chomping at the bit to get everything launched and left on Cloud 9. 

I remember crying in the middle of my kitchen the night I got back from interviewing in Knoxville last fall and thinking to myself HOW I could EVER find a life I loved as much as the one I had in Nashville.  I was terrified I would lose friendships and weekends wouldn't be the same without trips to River Chase and home. However, God is good [all the time] and has truly guided me on this new adventure in Knoxville and I believe My Kind of Lovely is the next path on this journey. So, here we go! First found of emails will go out next week and I will hit the ground running, literally, in Sorority Village next month. 

There's the saying "Find your Bliss" but in my case maybe it's "Find your Extracurricular."

#NotetoSelf

Note to self: clean the living room

Do the things you don't want to do

Maybe fold that week old pile of clothes

Note to self: get some exercise

Feels bad and you have to try

But as far as I can tell that's how life goes

And note to self: don't let yourself worry quite as much

It'll end up fine enough

It always has up until now

Something else,

You should think of other people a little more

You shoulda thought of that before

Cause of everything you've written down

This is the first note that you wrote for someone else

Note to self

Note to self: keep choosing her

Cause she is yours and wonderful

And for-ever is a long time to be sad

And one more thing;

Call your mother back

Talk for too long it's probably half

Of what she'd like

But she's the only mother that you have

I don't know how long I have to keep reminding myself

To be who I want to be and not somebody else

I just thought by now I'd figure out the who and how I want to be

Cause I still let myself worry way too much

And it ends up fine enough

It always has and does still now

And I still need to think of other people more

Yes I've thought of that before

Maybe one day I'll figure out

You don't find peace

Until you love somebody else

You don't peace

Until you love somebody else

Note to self

Five on Friday [thank God]

1.

Happy first full week of July! 

We all survived. Now time for a beer by the pool this weekend [and possibly a nap.]

2.

Sugar Paper LA launched their 2016 collaboration with Target this week. Of course every piece is gorgeous and better yet, affordable!

I'm personally loving the white/gold patterned file folder set and the precious letter clip holder.

3.

72 hours and done, The Girl on the Train is so good it didn't take long at all to devour the thriller and move on to my next summer read, First Comes Love. Pool days have become my favorite time to zone out and read like I'm 8 years old with a summer reading list. 

4.

I've had Ben Rector's new album Brand New on repeat this past week and one of my new favorite songs has to be Crazy. 

"Last night was crazy, yeah we tore it up again

Kicked off our shoes and went to bed by 9pm

We were balling and Netflix

We turned it up to ten

Last night was crazy"

5.

Sara's little man Warren is 11 months old today and I cannot believe next month he'll be ONE!
I remember counting down the days until he arrived last summer and crying in my kitchen when I got the text he was here!

Friday 7/8