HEELS OR FLATS: FLATS DURING THE DAY, HEELS AT NIGHT. FAVORITE COLOR: PINK FAVORITE ANIMAL: YELLOW LABS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY SHED. GO-TO SNACK: CARBS, ALWAYS CARBS. BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD: NANTUCKET. PATTERN OF CHOICE: POLKA DOTS. NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE: MASSAGES. FAVORITE MOVIE: LOVE ACTUALLY SHEETS: PERCALE. FAVORITE ACCESSORY: MY ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS FAVORITE FLOWER: PEONY. STATIONERY: MONOGRAMMED CARDS. SHOPPING SPOT: SHOPBOP. PARTY DRESS: CAP SLEEVED AND GOLD. MORNING OR NIGHT: I'M A MIDDAY PERSON. BECOMING MORE OF A MORNING PERSON EVERY DAY. MOST INSPIRED BY: PEOPLE WHO DO THINGS THEY LOVE. FAVORITE SEASON: FALL. FAVORITE CITY: CHICAGO, BORN AND BRED HERE.
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AFFILIATE LINKS ARE OCCASIONALLY USED ON AK STUDIO. HOWEVER THEY ARE USED TO ENDORSE PRODUCTS THAT I GENUINELY LIKE AND WANT TO SHARE. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN.
A quick response to yesterday’s post. First of all, I am so glad you guys liked it. It was definitely out there for me, but also something I really wanted your opinion on.
Second, I don’t think I articulated one particular point very well. And that is that I really love personal posts. Its how you get to know the blogger. No one ever read my blog until I started to get a bit more personal. What I don’t like is people being on their soapbox. Using their blog as platform to preach. Really irks me.
Basically, most of us are coming from the same place. A blog isn’t that fun unless you know a little bit about the person behind it. But a blog also isn’t the place to force your personal opinions. Agreed. Thanks for sharing all of your thoughts with me, I so appreciate hearing from you all.
And now onto the regularly scheduled posting.
Today we have Jessie from The Long and Short of It sharing her favorites. This series never gets old for me. There are so many talented bloggers out there with gorgeous homes, and I feel very lucky to be able to share some of them to you. Jessie has such beautiful, colorful, southern style. And don’t you love that her yellow lab made it into a picture? He should be friends with Maverick.
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Favorite Room:
My favorite room is our entry way. I put my favorite lamps in the entry way so they are the first thing you see when you walk in. The garden stools are great when I need to add some extra seating to a room. The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality and a warm welcome in the South.
Favorite Textile:
My favorite textiles are in my formal living room. I had a pair of my mom’s old wing back chairs recovered at Furbish. The floral pillows are my favorite fabric of all time.
Favorite Art:
I am obsessed with these neon prints. Also, they are special to me because I picked them up on my honeymoon in Belize this summer.
Favorite Piece of Furniture:
I found this chandelier at an estate sale. It was disgusting when I brought it home. I spent a weekend cleaning all the crystals. It ended up being so worth it.
Favorite Miscellaneous Item:
I found this decanter in a thrift store. Gold polka dots make me happy!
I have been noticing more and more bloggers lately that post about some really personal opinions on certain matters. Things like breast feeding and politics. Things that as far as I’m concerned are not that fun to discuss. However… we want to be ourselves on our blogs. We want to attempt to stay true to who we are. Whether its a persona we created for your site, or if its the person you really are in real life, staying true themselves is a big thing for bloggers.
There are tons of different kinds of blogs. Fashion, lifestyle, interior design, food, personal, baby, mommy. The list goes on and on and on. So if I start a fashion blog and one day decide to interrupt my pretty dresses post with a post on American eating habits and how gross they are, what are you going to think? “Cool this chick has real thoughts”. Or “mind your own business fashionista”. Chances are, your reaction will be based on whether or not the blogger offended you in their opinionated post.
With that said. I don’t really stir the pot here on TTS. Trust me, I’ve got plenty of opinions, and I air lots of them here when they feel applicable but most of the time if I don’t like something, or disagree with something, I won’t take to my blog to discuss it.
So I started to think. Why does it make me uncomfortable to see bloggers take to their blog to discuss not so pleasant topics? Well, I think its because 80% of my life is not all pretty rooms, exciting projects, playing with puppies and jetsetting with my bf. Most of it is invoicing, billing, fighting for deliveries, saving pennies to take a vacation and all those not so glamorous things that we ALL have behind our doors.
I know this is quite the random stream of consciousness but it really is silly for me to click away in disgust from some of these more opinionated posts. I am being ridiculous by avoiding the not-so-sparkly things in life.
So let me ask you the question I posed to myself. We all know you’re here for the pretty (or at the very least, you’re here to see me make fun of the not so pretty). So what do you think when bloggers take to their sites to get on their soap box about personal issues. Yay or nay?
**Disclaimer: YES… this post is exactly what I am complaining about. A personal, not so pretty issue, being discussed on a blog. But I’m just so darn curious.
Oh and PS, I even thought about adding some pictures to this post. See?? The non-pretty makes me cringe here. What is it?
