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work wear wednesday

Published on June 22, 2016June 18, 2016 by blonde rosieLeave a comment

My summer wardrobe is so much more fun than my winter one because I have hundreds (I am not kidding) of dresses in my closet just waiting to be worn! At work one day multiple clients of mine told me that I have too cute of a wardrobe to work where I do. Unfortunately I do not get the opportunity to walk the Manhattan or Philadelphia city streets showing off my killer wardrobe or shoe collection, I just work in a small town no one has ever heard of. I decided that instead of sitting behind a desk everyday and no one seeing my outfits, I thought once a week it would be fun to share my styled outfits and where I shop.

I had to take a personal day off of work last Monday and I was still not 100% feeling better on Tuesday so waking up was not fun that morning. I went into my closet and threw on a polka dot pencil skirt and black work shirt without thinking much of it other than my outfit matched. On my way to work I realized that even though I put zero effort into my outfit it still looked super cute! I got the skirt for $1.99 at Goodwill (the skirt was a no name but here is a similar one ), the shirt was a classic work tee shirt from Banana Republic. It is made of thicker cotton and looks more professional than a classic tee shirt. The sandals are old from BCBG and my go to pedi color this season is going to be Essie Forget Me Nots.

On Thursday morning, I woke up and looked into my closet to see that I have a lot more spots in my closet than any other normal person should! I decided to continue the polka dot theme with a polka dot dress. I have had this one for YEARS from H&M and I think I will always keep it in my closet because it is such a fun outfit.

Seriously… I have had this dress for forever! I wore this dress on a day trip to NYC with a friend in college. I try to find pieces that can be casual but also worn to the office now that I spend 6 days a week in the office!

On Friday, I ended the week with another polka dot skirt and luckily no one noticed I had worn polka dots 3/4 days I was in the office that week! This skirt I also got from Goodwill and it is from Forever 21.

I had so much fun getting ready for work this week that work was almost bearable LOL

let’s talk about rejection

Published on March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 by blonde rosieLeave a comment

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We have all been rejected once (or twice… or a hundred) times by now in our lives. We have been rejected from a crush, from a class we were trying so hard to get into in college. We have been rejected in many different forms and some are not all that bad. Rejection doesn’t mean that what you have to offer isn’t valuable. It just means you’re trying to give it to the wrong person.

But what do you do when the entire plan you had figured out for your life gets rejected? Recently I received a letter that I did not get a job in a program that I have been planning to work in since I was six years old. Okay, I cried and got over it. But now what is plan b?

There is a freedom that comes with not knowing what you are going to be doing next month, next year, or even in 5 years! I have no idea what I am doing with my life but I am weirdly okay not knowing the path I am going to take. I am a little too collectively calm not knowing what the heck I am going to do.

I have been working since I was 14 years old and I have been at my job now for almost a year in June. This job was supposed to be temporary but now I found myself working in a business rather than a nonprofit helping kids (which is what I told people I would be doing with my life since I could talk). A lot of my friends are in serious relationships, traveling the world, are back at school getting their Masters, or are kicking butt at their jobs. I am not and that is okay!

It’s hard to believe that I am a college graduate with a full time job and balancing paying bills, juggling a social life while trying to catch up on sleep. I know I am very lucky to say I have a full time job that I love even if it does not pay much and it is not in my field. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a flexible job to take off whenever and figure out what I want to do. Last June I started the process to get into a program and it did not work out. Once again I have the freedom and opportunity to decide what I want to do with my life. This freedom only comes a few times in life so instead of stressing, I am enjoying every minute of saying I don’t know.

Cubicle Sweet Cubicle

Published on February 8, 2016February 5, 2016 by blonde rosie3 Comments

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Cubicle Sweet Cubicle by justarose featuring tea cups

Just because you have to spend all day at your desk that does not mean you can’t have some fun! If we have to sit in front of our desks for hours at a time we should at least personalize the space and make it pretty! Inspire your Monday with some cubicle or desk decorating tips!

For Christmas I surprised a friend with some goodies for her cubicle. I put together some of the office goodies I picked up for her and what is on my desk. I got everything at TJ Maxx and Homegoods which really helped with my budget. This style may not fit everyone but I encourage you all to go out and spruce up your desk some way this week. I started writing with a new pen and got pink post its, a subtle change but these winter months need some pop of color!

It’s time to inspire your home away from home!

it’s the most wonderful time of the year

Published on December 4, 2015December 21, 2015 by blonde rosieLeave a comment

Coming back to work after a holiday weekend is typically a slow process but this week has been an exception. On Saturday I got a cold that would just not go away! Monday at work we had to start decorating for Christmas and quickly. If the tree was not up and decorated I knew we would get phone calls asking where the Christmas spirit was in town! I took a half day on Monday and came back to work on Tuesday swamped with work trying to catch up to take a full day off to get better. It is now Friday and as you can tell I never got time to take that day off!

On Tuesday I went to Costco and came back to the office with 24 Christmas wreaths to decorate the town buildings with. You know how everything is bigger at Costco? Well so are their wreaths! When I got my new car and the sales guy was bragging about the large trunk space I should have appreciated it more! It took more than an hour to buy them and lug them to my car in the pouring rain. The rain also did not help the cold I was trying to get over. On Wednesday I wore a nice outfit to work and did not realize I would have to put up the Christmas wreaths that day. At the end of the day my jacket and work pants were covered in pine needles and sap! It’s a good thing I decided to wear flats to the office instead of the cute heels I almost wore!

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The day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas spirit is strong so this week has been a lot of event planning, decorating and social media-ing to get the town ready for Christmas time.

I am ready for a full night of sleep to catch up on sleep, get better and have some much needed fun this weekend.

This is going to be a crazy month working on events and projects. I am looking forward to every minute of it because I love my job and being able to be on social media all day. Have a great weekend everyone!

sometimes I get to play in the sand at work

Published on October 27, 2015December 21, 2015 by blonde rosie1 Comment

After a month of planning inside my warm office at my desk it was time to get this project started. My office put me in charge of organizing the volunteers for the sand dune grass planting on our beach. We had to plant 10,000 sand dune grasses in two weeks bit did not have the man power to do it within our office. So I made up some cute flyers and did some marketing work to get the word out. Within days we had dozens up people calling and signing up to help.

Below is a press release I wrote up to submit to a local newspaper. I know it may not seem like much but dunes are a big reason why our beaches and town survived Hurricane Sandy. While our town did get some damage and we lost our pier, without those dunes we would have been under water.

Even in the off season the boardwalk is busy with people in the morning. Joggers and walkers getting their morning exercise, people walking their dogs, and people who just want to see the sunrise. People come to the beach and boardwalk for many reasons in the off season even if it is not ideal swimming and sun bathing weather. The week of October 20th there was something unusual happening on the beach which caught people’s attention. There were around twenty people kneeling on the beach with others carrying flags and umbrella poles every day. It was definitely a scene that caused many people to walk by and ask questions.

The town was organizing a sand dune grass planting project to help rebuild the sand dunes that were destroyed from Hurricane Sandy. We can credit the sand dune grass for protecting our town and minimizing the damage that occurred in town.

This project took more than a year to plan with many dedicated employees and volunteers needed to make it happen. Signs went up in town and residents came together to help. In one week over 120 volunteers came to the beach to plant 10,000 dune grass plants. Volunteers worked hard never complaining about the cold weather or the sand in their shoes. They kept the optimism and energy going to keep planting. Teams of volunteers worked for three hour shifts each morning, planting 100 feet or more per day. * Names, town and my job were removed from article for privacy.

The first day of an awfully big adventure

Published on June 1, 2015December 21, 2015 by blonde rosie1 Comment

Today marks the day at my first job post-grad. While one day I will go back to school it is my first real adult job that is going to be my full time commitment. It will bring its challenges since it is a job I haven’t done it before and has a lot of responsibility but I am so excited to begin!