So…yesterday was my Monday (I had Monday off). Yesterday was also Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s.
Ben & Jerry’s is from Vermont. I live in Vermont. So naturally, I had to partake!
Not only did I make it with just one minute to spare (the event ran from noon until 8 pm), but they had my absolute FAVORITE flavor left. And sugar cones.
BEST DAY EVER!
If you’re in the area or ever looking for something to do, you should go on the factory tour!
Do you love Ben & Jerry’s? What’s your favorite flavor?
Two nights ago, I had my head shaved.
Now, this is something I NEVER thought I’d do. I’d seen people do the “big chop” and thought how brave of them, or that it looked great on them, but that I couldn’t pull it off. I had already transitioned and had been team natural for about a year, but my hair wasn’t in the best condition, as I took a very, shall we say, Solange approach to my hair (with much different results).
Whenever I considered cutting off my hair, I would shoot it down. When I transitioned, I had grown out my relaxer and then cut off the relaxed ends, so I never did anything even remotely close to a big chop. I had gotten my hair cut shortish in the past, but that was because I’d asked for a Rihanna cut without being on top of the fact that she’d since cut her hair from a bob to a reverse mullet/pixie…big mistake on my part. People said it looked great but I just wanted it to hurry up and grow out.
I cried every morning for months.
So when the school that I work at held a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, my manfriend thought I was crazy when I told him that I wanted to be a shavee and go completely bald. He reminded me of how I’d hated my hair being really short and did not want to go through months of my misery. Got to love him! He even came and took pictures.
But this was different and for a really great cause. No tears, and it makes me happy to know that I stood (well sat) in solidarity with children who don’t get to make the choice to have or not to have hair. So I did it. And I’d do it again.
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1. My nickname is Bet. Other than that, I go by Bethany. Beth, not so much…
2. I have four pets. Two chihuahuas, Koda and Max. A cat, Hiccup (formerly known as Valentino Gronkowski). And a parakeet, Donatello. Yes, they are all named after cartoon characters. Even my parents’ dog, Bruno, was named after Cinderella’s dog…
3. My favorite color is leopard.
4. I want to be Mindy Kaling in my next life. Or spend a day with her in this life.
5. Trying/learning new things is my “high”.
6. I love to paint my nails. Last summer I challenged myself to paint my toe nails a different color everyday for a month. #nailedit
7. To relieve stress I shop or do yoga…both are surprisingly effective.
8. Bubble baths are my happy place.
9. I (not so) secretly want to live in NYC at some point in my life.
10. I run on Dunkin’.
11. I’m not a huge fan of talking on the phone, but when I do I can stay on FOREVER.
12. Outside of themed 5Ks, which I do for fun, I run to clear my head.
13. My favorite band is Paramore and I’m going to see them this summer!!!
14. I’m a rom com kind of girl.
15. Zara is my weakness.
16. I would eat meat lovers pizza. Every. Single. Day.
17. I wish I had a photo booth in my bedroom. If anyone could make that happen, I’d love you for like ever.
18. I am the epitome of my zodiac sign.
19. Scrabble is my favorite board game. I even have a mini that I keep in my bag…just in case.
20. Getting ready in the morning is my favorite part of the day, but also the most stressful.
21. Victoria’s Secret Coconut Passion is my signature scent.
22. My shoes are my most prized possessions.
23. One of my proudest accomplishments is becoming a VIB Rouge member.
24. When I need a change I dye my hair. Have plans to change it up again this weekend…
25. I sing in the shower. Full out concert status.
26. I over use ellipses…
27. This year I will turn 25…for the fourth time.
28. I take A LOT of selfies.
Did you find anything shocking? Do we have anything in common? I’d love to know!
I have an obsession with cute socks, and when I got the opportunity to share about SoxxyAir, I knew I couldn’t pass it up!
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I had great first day at the Vermont Women in Higher Education Women’s Leadership Conference. The keynote was empowering, the session was inspiring, the clothing swap was a major win for me and yoga was the perfect way to end the day!
This is not my first conference by any means, but this is my first time attending one geared towards women, and creating opportunity.
Can’t wait for tomorrow and to share my experience with you all…but for now, check out this video of the keynote speaker from another talk she gave.
And check out the tweed blazer I scored at the clothing swap!
Have you ever attended a conference? What was you favorite thing about it? Did anything really hit close to home and stick with you? If so, comment!
This week I decided to tackle another DIY project from Pinterest. I have two old wooden chairs that were strictly for function, rather than aesthetics. I felt rather indifferent towards them, but after an Alt Summit and Better Homes and Gardens webinar session on color, I really wanted to take on something to make my apartment feel more like a reflection of me.
One thing of the many fabulous things that I took away from the session was that pink can be used as a neutral.
I had some left over paint from a Pinterest fail, so after exploring my Pinterest boards, I decided that these chairs had to happen.
I am happy with how they turned out, the only thing I’d change is the paint finish (I wish I’d had a glossier paint). But all things considering, for a $0 project, not half bad!
To quote myself, “If you give a girl a blog, she’s gonna want business cards to go with it.”
I am very excited to share with you my BRAND NEW blog cards…I designed them on using Moo, and am so happy with the results!
I decided to order blog cards (business cards for your blog), after reading Blog, Inc. by Joy Cho.
Do you have a blog? Do you have blog cards? Please share!
I hate cleaning.
Correction: I hate starting to clean.
Once I am cleaning it becomes almost therapeutic. And when I’m done, I always feel better. My mind a little more clear.
I hate living in filth. But every so often, I look around and find myself sitting in it and dealing with all it’s chaos.
I have tried almost everything when it comes to cleaning strategies. All I want is for everything to just be clean.
I have learned that you have to work for what you want and that doing things is the best way to get them done, and so, I am just going to start cleaning my apartment, room by room, area by area, until it’s clean.
The bathroom is one of my least favorite rooms to clean, but since it’s small and one of the rooms we (the manfriend and I) use most, I started there. Scrubbing and bleaching (sorry, I know it’s not the greenest way to clean…) every inch.
I have never been one for spring cleaning, but I figure since it’s still winter it doesn’t really count.
Any cleaning or project that you’re working on? Any that you need to work on?
I am forever finding projects on Pinterest that I want to do, but don’t really ever get around to actually doing them. So when I saw the sequin sweatshirt diy on A Beautiful Mess, I didn’t think I’d do it, but I wanted to.
Durning my trip to Old Navy, I bought a sweatshirt similar to the Forever 21 top that was used on A Beautiful Mess. I love F21, but I live in Vermont and there isn’t one in the state. Nor is there a Target. Google it.
Because my sweatshirt was dark gray I had to use a white paint pen instead of a marker so I could see what I was doing, but other than that I just followed their steps and hoped for not the worst…
I am really impressed with how it came out. And don’t worry, I crossed the T before sewing it.
I love it and I feel super accomplished!
