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Monday, September 8, 2014

a new direction

it's been a long time coming. a blog rebrand, that is.

i created floral frocks when i was a 20 year old college student (you can read about what life was like when i created this blog here). i was a different person, in a totally different place doing totally different things than i am now. in 3 years, i've transitioned into working a full-time professional job while maintaining blogging as a hobby and creative outlet.

when you think about it, 'floral frocks' didn't really fit me in the first place. floral frocks is a good tumblr url -- which is exactly what it was before i transitioned to blogger. i'm not a fashion blogger, so no writing about floral frocks really takes place. i just like wearing them. i'm a total grandma when it comes to floral print. but you want to know the truth? it's been a minute since i wore a floral frock. these days, i'm a walking j. crew ad. the photo above was taken in my dorm my sophomore year of college.

part of a blog rebrand is accepting that you changed, and your blog changed. what used to be something i posted on once a month has turned into a way to connect with others, especially through birmingham bloggers. my blog has grown up, and so have i.

i'm going to be working with my talented friend whitney of heart & arrow to launch a fresh design along with my rebrand. i'm brainstorming names, but i think i have one secured that i'm confident will carry me into the rest of my journey through my 20's. and of course, i'll keep y'all in the loop right up until the launch.

p.s. i'm going to have some floral incorporated into the design. duh!

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

life lately... labor day edition



  • i finally finished moving! i'm all settled into my new apartment & i love it so. while i was so grateful and happy to live in a historic home for a year, my furniture fits a lot better in an apartment, let me tell you. less space to clean! yay! plus, i have this adorable new bookcase setup, seen above. everyone in my complex is super nice, offered multiple times to help me move in, etc. -- it's kinda of mayberry-esque. which means that everyone is just genuine and pleasant, or they're all plotting to kill me.
  • i whipped up some delicious + low carb chipotle chicken bacon chowder. and i savored every drop, because it's honestly the best and only recipe to properly welcome fall. also pictured are brisket tacos from little donkey, which is the closest thing to heaven.
  • i got these awesome taupe booties from express & i can't stop wearing them. also, i bought a skirt. i'm not a skirt/dress gal. i'm trying to become one. wish me luck.
  • whitney is the best at cute package design, y'all. i ordered her desk day planner & she wrapped it up oh so nicely. go check out her stuff!
  • i drove to fairhope for labor day weekend! the weekend was lovely except for this one part where a tractor trailer tire flew like a firey bat out of hell into my bumper and uh, totally screwed it up. it could have been so much worse. my poor car (i've had him since i was 16, and this is the worst thing that's ever happened to him...) is in the body shop & i'm rocking the rental.
  • i'm really, really excited for the next birmingham bloggers meetup because molly, beth & i have some super cool plans that we hope work out. i miss all y'all blogger people.