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This is a fantastic idea! Thanks for the tip! I will most definitely post a "Steal His Style" today. Brandon is very well-dressed and unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately?), I can't take credit for it! He has an innate sense of style!
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I will definitely put this on my list of places to go! I haven't been to Baltimore for a while, but I think I'm due for another visit. It's only 25 minutes away, after all!
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I could never choose! I like Logan's Tavern, 18th St Lounge and I just went to Masa 14 for our holiday party and loved it. Great for dinner and apparently it's got one of the longest bars in DC, so you can have the best of both, I suppose.
Also love Founding Farmers (locally grown food), Java Green (all vegetarian, lunch only), Jaleo, and of course, 1789--always worth a visit!
Honestly, though, I could never choose. There are some places that I think are over-hyped like Charlie Palmer's, but in general, I'll try anything and everything once.
Another place to get GREAT food is Bethesda, which is right off the red line. Some of the best food I've had in "DC" hasn't been in DC at all, but across the district lines in MD and VA.
Oh--my friend Sean's boyfriend works at Oya (I've never been), but he tells me it's fantastic. I'd trust him--he has great taste! -
Oh man, you have no idea how much I'd love to make personal shopping my full time job! And you're right...I've never been to Cincinnati! I'll be on the next flight out. (I wish!)
Well, the only consolation is that maybe one day Tanya and I will be owning the world with our amazing shopping and wedding planning business!
For now, I'll do your personal shopping from afar...I am always here to help. I guess we'll have to do a rain check on the Cincinnati trip. ;) -
I love military-influenced styles for men and women! The trick is to keep only hints of military in the looks: a few buttons or a bit of trim is all you need. Don't venture into costume-y territory! With that in mind, avoid anything that's a very olive green color--that will only enhance the potential costume factor.
I'd get a military-inspired jacket in gray, black or navy (Urban Outfitters usually has some good choices) to start. It's a safe bet that looks good with jeans and a scarf right now.
If you have any questions about specific items, feel free to e-mail me! -
Well, anonymous question asker, that's a bit forward, don't you think?
I kid, I kid.
I'm about 6 feet tall.
And--I don't know how much I weigh. The last time I weighed myself was my senior year of high school and a bit of my freshmen year of college. I feel like weight is a bad indicator of how my body looks to ME.
Let me give you a better idea of what I "weigh" like this:
- I can still wear clothing I wore in high school.
- I vary between size 2 and 6 in jeans/dresses/etc, depending on the zipper (I have a wide rib cage, so side zips are out) and brand/manufacturer.
- I fluctuate about 5 pounds up or down depending on how active I am and what my eating habits entail.
- I eat healthfully as much as possible and I avoid sugar, processed foods and red meat. I don't drink soda.
With that being said, having body dysmorphic issues throws a kink into the mix, but I try not to stress it too much. If I work out faithfully, I feel much better about the way I look, even if I'm not "losing weight." My body chose a set weight when I was in high school, and aside from getting a little more curvy through the hips and chest, I've been about the same size since then--about 5 years ago now.
Here's what I think about weight: as long as you fit into your clothes, are working out moderately and you eat as well as you can, that's about all you can ask for! -
I'm totally going to create a video later today! That, and some how-to-wear outfit pics. I've got a lot on the agenda!
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Color schemes are tricky. They catch my eye if I'm reading resumes, definitely, but avoid anything too bright. Stick to darker colors like navy, gray, dark red, etc. and it looks classy, but also shows off your creativity.
I love seeing matching design/color schemes, too. A consistent design throughout a resume, business cards, online portfolio, etc. really catches my eye.
But, a note of warning: don't get too over-designed on the resume. Sometimes it looks like people add designs to resume to hide weak experience or some flaw they want you to skip right over. Keep the text and design elements balanced.
Here's another tip to help a resume/cover letter stand out: BOLD or ITALICIZE employer names, organizations or other keywords. For instance: "Worked 5 years for Big PR Firm and developed accounts with Big Client Name." Often, someone reading a resume will spot a couple specific names and will put your resume in a call-back pile without reading anything else.
With that being said, be specific as possible. Don't do this:
"Excellent at writing"
Everyone says they are excellent writers! Include all your experience points in with jobs you have held. If your jobs don't coincide with skills you have learned (if you are a student, for example), be as specific as possible.
Do this instead:
"Wrote press releases, media advisories, etc. at internship"
OR
"Proficient at press release, media advisory, online/blog, proposal development and other forms of public relations writing"
Do you have any specific questions for me? I'm always happy to help! E-mail me: jaclyndianeday@gmail.com.
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This is a hard question for me to answer. I was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist church, but I have a lot of issues with it. I suppose if I had to label myself, I would do so as SDA. I have made it a point to focus on spirituality instead. Am I a good person? Do I make decisions? Have I hurt people--and how can I fix it? Those are more important questions to me than, "Have I gone to church enough?"
I think there are levels of bureaucratic fallacies in every religion, and it is hard to ignore those when searching for what each religion tells you is "ultimate truth." I have determined that as long as I live by the morals and standards I was taught by my parents, I am doing pretty good.
There are elements to religion that are very good: there's a sense of community with like-minded people that is hard to find anywhere else. But, there are certain issues I can't ignore and won't ignore and they temper lots of positive experiences.
I believe in God, yes, but do I believe in religion? That's a harder question for me to answer. -
I hear you! I miss doing them! I think my New Year's resolution is going to be posting more outfits. What's a style blog without knowing the style of the blogger, right?
In fact, I have to take a couple photos tonight to review some items--so you may get some outfit posts from me sooner than you think! -
I love my bangs! I like that I can do them over my forehead or also part them on the side. I'm glad that they aren't super-full or super-blunt either. The only beef I have is that my hair grows like a weed so I have to keep trimming them! I'm gonna have to trim them again tonight or tomorrow! I'm sure that the maintenance and styling is a lot easier because it's cold outside and not humid like it is in the summer, but I have gotten lots of compliments, so I think it was a good decision!
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I guess that's the million dollar question, right? And to complicate matters further: there's the stories of people remarrying after a spouse died and purporting the fact that you can indeed have more than one soul mate.
I think that a lot of women get trapped into idealizing their future spouse. He must be this tall, this intelligent, this accomplished, this wealthy and so on and so forth. It becomes "I want to meet the one, but only if he has these qualities."
I think that in order to be truly happy in a relationship, you have to throw preconceived ideas out the window entirely. Yes, physical attraction and an emotional "connection" are important, but so is happiness. So is contentment. So is the next 60-80 years of your life.
Here's what I think: you've met the one when you are happy. Realistically so. When you can look someone else in the face and see their flaws AND what you love about them, you're off to a strong start. If you've met "the one," you won't be fooling yourself into thinking that major problems will go away with marriage or with time. You'll acknowledge that there are things that you need to work on and that he/she needs to work on, but it's not deal-breaking. It's encouraging. You can work through these things together! That's the attitude that signals a good start.
Tanya (tatianamikhailovna.com) and I were actually talking about similar stuff to this last night after we had dinner and we both agreed on a very good test to know if you are with the right person and vise versa:
Imagine your loved one has been completely ravaged in some tragic accident. Maybe they are burned beyond recognition. Maybe they can't feed themselves, walk, work. Would you still stay with them? Is your love deep enough that everything cliched about a relationship can fall away and what still remains is you and him/her? And you'd be satisfied with that? Yes, it would be hard: but would you stay? Would your significant other stay? If your answer is yes, maybe you've found the one. :) -
I work in PR and Brandon is a sales manager. We both make a conscious effort never to take for granted the fact that we have jobs right now. We count ourselves very lucky and we don't forget it!
Now, what I WISH I did for a living was blog full-time and run a personal shopping/wedding planning business with Tatiana. Check back with me in five years! You never know. :) -
We both work crazy hours, but let me assure you--my dogs are well-taken care of...spoiled in fact. I make sure they get plenty of exercise and cuddle time.
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Hi Mother. You are indeed incredible and wonderful and you "get" me. See you tomorrow!
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I love married life! I highly recommend it!
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An exotic look? Oh my!
I'm Canadian-American, I guess you could say. I have two passports (quite handy) and the majority of my family still lives in Canada.
I'm not too exotic, sorry to say! I inherited a lot of physical traits from the Scandinavian side of my family who immigrated from Sweden and Norway to Canada in the 1800's. (In fact, you can trace my family to Norwegian royalty. How's that for exotic?) -
Ha, this is hilarious. Brandon and I absolutely live together. We live in Maryland in a townhouse together. But he--and I--work all the time. All the time. I don't get to see him as often as I'd like, but work is an unfortunate necessity. He's not in school. We just work long hours. I wonder what I've written that makes it appear as though we don't live together? I'm actually sad that my husband and I work so much that it appears we live apart. Sigh.
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An even number of kids! 2, 4--but let's stop before we get to six, hmm?
And as far as dogs...I'd own as many as I could handle. Two is all I can handle right now, but check back in 20 years. I may be the creepy lady next door with 15 dogs. -
The thing I love most about Brandon is that he is one of two people in this world that truly GETS me. The other person is my little sister, who has the advantage of 20 years of knowing me. I have never met anyone who can laugh at the same things I laugh at or at things that I think are funny but usually no one else does. He is infinitely kind, loving--and handsome, let's not forget that. There are so many things, I can't really narrow it down to one--but I am eternally grateful for someone that understands who I am...and still puts up with it.
I won't presume to answer what I think he loves about me--could it be my intelligence? My dashing good looks? My ability to make horrible jokes? The terrible songs I sing inserting my dog's names and then not rhyming them at all? It could be anything, really.
Actually, Brandon and I were talking about this the other night and we were mentioning how we both appreciate so much that we feel like we have found our "other." Cheesy, but true! This blog has been full of cheese today! But I guess I'm overdue for some after all that fashion stuff, right?
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