What one day of rush has taught me

1. Wear comfortable shoes.  

Yes, those new Tory Burchs are adorable, but breaking them in the first day of rush is not the best idea.  Take it from the idiot who tried.  Also, everyone will be wearing some form of Jack Rogers or Lilly Pulitzer sandals or Tory Burch or any major designer.  That's what the sorority girls are expecting! You aren't special in that sense so just go with the most comfortable pair.  

2. No short-shorts.

You are trying to represent in the best way possible in a short 20 minutes.  If you wouldn't get away with them in high school, don't try to get away with them now.  Try sticking with fingertip length or brands that run longer such as J. Crew or Lilly Pulitzer.  I would avoid denim at all costs, it just looks cheap.  

3. Bring a rain jacket.

Here, in Columbia, it rains at least once a day.  Just go with the safe bet and bring a rain jacket or umbrella.  Don't mess up your hair just because you hoped it wouldn't rain!

4. Water, water, water.

Don't be that girl who passes out from dehydration.  Just don't.

5. Don't be nervous.

That first house will be the worst.  The butterflies and nausea will kick in right as your Pi Chis or Gamma Chis yell "one minute"! Ask the girls around you to check your makeup, straighten your name tag, and rock it.  The girls inside are just as nervous as you because you could be their future little! Be yourself and you'll end up in the right place.

Love of Lilly

In honor of the first day of summer, my good friend and I headed to the lake for a much needed girls weekend.  We stocked up on good reads, crafts and of course, chocolate.  

Being a family lakehouse, my mother started us off young painting ceiling tiles to fill up the boring basement.  Ever since, it has been a tradition for whoever goes to the lake house to paint a tile (or multiple!) to leave their mark on our family.  It's sort of our version of a guest book.  Schamay and I turned on Girl Code (current obsession) and brainstormed on what to paint.  Of course, being National Wear Your Lilly day, our brainstorming quickly spiraled into what Lilly pattern to paint.   Schamay, being quite the experienced crafter, immediately jumped into her pattern while I was a little more hesitant.  Here is how our first tiles turned out...

top: Anchors Away

bottom: Shorely Blue Leggy (2012)

right: Schamay working hard

*please excuse quality of photos, my iPhone isn't working too well these days*

After a day laying in the sun and a a scary trip to the walmart int he middle of nowhere Georgia, our confidence in our painting abilities skyrocketed.  We took on two more classic, but more difficult patterns.  Mine is on the left, Schamay's on the right.

top: First Imperessions (2011)
bottom: You Gotta Regatta (2012)

My one tip for painting Lilly: 

LAYER

What are your favorite patterns (past and present)? What have you painted Lilly?