My New York "uniform"

I’m bidding goodbye to Kentucky and moving on to bigger and better (well, we'll see). The land of hopes, dreams, and streets that smell like bus exhaust: New York City. It’s almost time. Time for my internship to begin... and I can’t wait. At the end of last year’s summer I attended BlogShop New York and was able to go to and from the two days of classes by myself. I was charged with inspiration and this feeling of pure happiness, and I knew, I seriously just knew, that I would spend the next summer (that is - this summer) in NYC.

Luckily everything worked out and I was hired as an intern at Dormify. Isn’t it so cool when dreams come true? Like everything just falls right into place and life is at an all time high. Well for me it’s happening. I can’t wait for what the summer holds and I can’t wait for life. Is that cheesy? {It kind of Mis but I don’t care.} I hope that I’ll have time to explore the city and make some photo journal type posts.

Anyways, aren’t these pictures amazing? Erin has once again captured “me” in a picture. I think these are probably my favorite pictures that she’s taken of me. And I’m totally sporting my “New York Uniform” outfit (aka, all black everything).

There are 2 absolutely NYC things about this outfit besides the color: my Sofft shoes are walkable and my purse charges my phone. I typically can't walk in high heels at all, and these shoes are 4-1/4" (just like my mom's cute & totally walkable shoes, which she promises to share!). I can work all day in them or wander around snapping pics since they are amazingly comfortable. And how cute is this weave on them?

The other thing that I'm excited to take to New York is this emPowered tote that charges my phone. Um, yeah, how cool is that? My phone always dies in NYC, but now I don't have to worry about it. I just stick it in the inside pocket, charge it up and am ready to go - day to night! The leather is incredibly soft and I can carry a day's worth of work inside my tote. Or snacks or cute things I've bought. So tote-ally NYC work ready!

xo ~chloe

Dress (on sale!) | Shoes | Bag

Top Summer Buys under $100

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before, but when I was in middle school my mom implemented a rule: she’ll buy what I need and I’ll buy what I want. This rule was created on a whim (probably on a day where I was channeling my inner shopaholic) but it stuck. To this day my mom and I still go by this rule (my dad is a little nicer when it comes to purchasing things for me, but he rarely goes shopping with me). Anyway, this rule makes me think about what I really need vs. what I really want on a much deeper level. I hate spending my own money because I’m super frugal but I also really like nice things. So I’ve turned into somewhat of a bargain shopper. Anything less than $100 is typically in my price range, but it has to be of super great quality for me to even think about purchasing it. Meaning it has to last forever and be in style forever. To make it super easy for y’all, I’ve compiled a list of my top under $100 must haves for the summer time. Let me know if there’s anything else I should add to my list! xox ~chloe

floppy hat

shorts

tee

leather sandals

nail polish

sunnies

bag

converse

striped dress

Links I Love

Whew! I survived Junior year (just barely) and all the exams that come with the whole experience. I’m officially on summer break, and you know what that means, time for nothing. Not having the responsibilities of school work means that I can aimlessly scroll through the deepest darkest parts of the internet and have no regrets for spending my whole day doing just that. So if you’re not quite on summer break but still want to know what’s trending then you’re in the right spot.

via Pinterest

These are the links I love lately.

Dying to try this summer fruit salsa, it looks so delicious that I started drooling while reading the recipe.

Becky from Chipper Things is my new idol. Plus, her Etsy shop is amazing, I’m kinda feelin’ like I need this print in my life.

My family and I are moving into a new house this summer and I’m brainstorming how I want my room to look. Cue all things minimalistic and pretty.

I’ve been dying to go to the beach lately, and this picture has me dreaming of a sojourn in Mexico.

I’m dying to try all of these fruity smoothie recipes, especially that peach & ginger one.

Continuously reminding myself this quote.

Do you have any links that I need to know about? If so, be sure to share them with me in the comments!

xox ~chloe