The effects of good stationary

In the past, I have never found an interest in writing letters, but I have found the cutest stationary and it has inspired me.  

I can't stop writing letters.  

... and with everyone off to college within the next month, my new address book is perfect!

|| May Designs ||

Anybody want to be my penpal?

xox

Char

Scallop Obsession

My obsession: Scalloped edging

Lately, whenever I walk into a store or boutique, I naturally gravitate to anything and everything scalloped. I just can't get enough! I think it all started around a year ago when a little tradition consumed my shopping habits.  On the first day of senior year, all the seniors wear black and white.  No one knows when the tradition began or why we keep it going, but it's there and you follow it.  Other high schools have similar traditions such as the girls wearing black dresses with leis with the boys wearing hawaiian shirts.  Although the tradition is silly, it starts off the year with all of the seniors bonding and coming together to get dressed up. 

ANYWAYS... rambling... I had never been in a Lilly Pulitzer store and I was desperate to find a dress that was different than all the other girls.  The minute I walked in, I fell in love with a pair of white linen scalloped shorts. They were perfect and different and my mother just couldn't say no. 

American Eagle top (similar here and here) || Lilly Pulitzer shorts (similar here) || Steve Madden wedges (similar here and here)

Now that I'm absolutely enamored by all things Lilly, these are my favorites!

Resort White Sunkissed With Glow || Flutter Blue Lucky Seersucker || Glenda Green Pretty Gingham

What are your favorite scalloped clothes?

xox

Char

Three Simple Steps to Single

From the girl who has been dumped twice this summer, by the same guy I might add, here are my three steps to single bliss.  It's not easy and it's not immediate, but it'll get you there. Just focus on the positive.

photo from tumblr, source unknown

1. Say goodbye. 

Get every last bit off your chest because any leftover feelings or things left unsaid will just sit and fester.  If anything is left to talk about, you'll be more likely to contact your ex in a desperate attempt to rid yourself of feelings.

2. Put everything away.

Get a box. A big box. Put all the trinkets, jackets, t-shirts, everything into a box.  Now put that box deep under your bed or under all you shoeboxes in your closet.  No where you can easily access it.

3. Spend time doing everything you couldn't before.

Have girls nights out, go to all of the chick flicks, eat way too much chocolate.  You're free! Enjoy it! Get dressed up, get your nails done, go all out. 

4. Retail Therapy

Shopping solves everything, right?

*what I want right now*

Any good breakup stories? I would love to hear them all!

Independence Day sales!!

So here is a list of sales I will definitely be shopping today!

J.Crew - extra 40% off final sale

LuLus - 15% off site wide 

Red Dress Boutique - 20% off site wide 

ASOS - fly fourth sale

Enjoy! 

What did you end up buying? 

p.s. my posts will be short and sweet for two weeks as my right arm is in a sling, but please continue checking back for updates! 

*red, white and blue... Gimp style*

Independence Day!

Although it is raining cats and dogs down here in Georgia, I hope everyone will be out and about celebrating the day decked out in red, white and blue! I just couldn't resist reporting a picture from Kiel James Patrick because it sums up what you need for the fourth perfectly. 

Just Walk It Off

A good friend is one who pushes you to be a better you.  In a little under 24 hours, I will be having surgery on a labral tear on the backside of my shoulder.  As a person who despises sweat and a flushed face, this surgery will prevent me from what few exercises I do, and limit me to a strict walking-only exercise for the unforseeable future.  So, to get me off my lazy behind, J.Schamay is going to make me get up early and walk.  That's what a good friend is. 

Usually my workout gear consists of one of my brothers old t-shirts, spandex, and old cheer shoes.  But if I need a little motivation, I really dress myself up.

Summer

Spandex || Tank Top || Mizunos || Target Sports Bra

Winter

Running Spandex || Sports Bra || Pullover || Mizunos

What do you wear to workout? Any specific brands?

Must Read Monday: The Night Circus

I could not put this book down.

 From the moment I read the first sentence, I knew I would be obsessed until the story ended and then thereafter.  I read for four days straight, whenever I got the chance.  At work, in bed, at breakfast, at the pool, everywhere.  If I had a free moment, I was reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
You are brought into this fabulously lavish lifestyle and le cirque de rêves, the circus of dreams.  The complicated love triangle, magical elements, and intricacy of the circus kept me turning page after page.

Slacking on the job

As The Boston Globe put it
"Get ready to be won over... Part love story, part fable, and a knockout debut... So sparklingly alive, you'll swear the pages are breathing in your hands... The Night Circus defies both genres and expectations."

Definitely a Must Read.
What should I read next?