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Ya girl is FINALLY a full time employee!! This week I started my new job as a Sample Coordinator for a licensed sports apparel company, and I couldn't be more excited. Luckily, I had some flexibility my start date, so I gave myself about 10 days between the day I officially accepted the offer and my first day of work. This allowed me to get all of my ducks in a row and mentally prepare for being a full time member of corporate America after a solid 6 months of drifting. Remem

Congratulations! If you are reading this, that means you made it through 2017 alive-- and I genuinely think that is an accomplishment worth celebrating. As I talked about in my Thanksgiving post, 2017 dragged me through some serious battlegrounds. I have no reason to believe 2018 will be any kinder to me, but I am ready to charge into the new year Wonder Woman style. Here are some of the personal battles I want to win in 2018: Treat My Body Like the Temple It Is This is an e

I am pleased to announce that I am the new Marketing and Communications intern at The Woolmark Company! The Woolmark Company is a not for profit company owned by the International Wool Association and funded by Australian wool growers. Through marketing initiatives, brand partnerships, product development and technology research, TWC strives to increase demand for quality wool products around the world. We have offices in six countries, and the US office focuses on developing

Around this time last year, young prophet Kylie Jenner proclaimed that 2016 would be the year of “Realizing Stuff and Realizing Things.” Little did the rest of us know that we would realize a LOT of stuff in 2016. Here is a short list of stuff I realized: Forty years of a woman’s relevant experience is still worth less than a man’s padded resume A man’s potential career in sports automatically eliminates any harmful and illegal activities he may have partaken in Your favorite

As many of you know, I am about to start my fourth and final year at the Fashion Institute of Technology. I frequently write about balancing my work and student life (and what I wore while doing it), but I rarely discuss my major and classes. I got my Associates degree in Fashion Merchandising and Management, which concentrates on the corporate retail aspects of the industry. FMM core classes focus on retail math and product development as well as strengthening leadership ski

I am excited to announce that I am the new Prints and Graphics intern for Fashion Snoops! Fashion Snoops is a trend forecasting and creative services consulting agency that publishes digital reports on everything from runway trends and color forecasts, to shifts in lifestyles and culture. The Prints and Graphics department focuses on pattern and screen trends in runway and retail for mens, womens, juniors, boys and girls markets. I really love the relaxed and open company cul

Even though I still can’t order a glass of Chardonnay at dinner, I think being twenty rocks. I can do things like chop off eight inches of hair knowing that it won’t have a truly negative effect on my life. If I cut my hair and hate it, it would grow back and I would consider it a silly college decision. If I love it, then the pixie cut would be the hairdo that would carry me into my post college career. Since you can’t hide facial expressions behind your hair, a pixie cut au

Happy Monday everyone! I haven’t been posting recently because the past couple of weeks have been crazy! I am so excited to report that I am the new intern for the Visual Merchandising department at Tory Burch. I have to admit I am still not sure “what I want to be when I grow up,” but I know visual merchandising is a step in the right direction towards a happy future. My first day was last Tuesday September 22nd, and I am at Tory Burch three days per week. Here is everything