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okay, okay… thanks to shelby of glitter and gingham, lacey of a lacey perspective, and meaghan of district sparkle who all tagged me in their “5 things” posts, i’m jumping on the bandwagon that has swept the blogging world. i do this a bit reluctantly because i try to keep my blog {fairly} focused on fashion… but i do enjoy learning random facts about my favorite bloggers so hopefully you don’t mind learning five random facts about me. if you already know me well, these five things probably won’t come as a surprise at all…
1. i’m a longtime dancer and a recent yogi. i have danced almost my entire life and to this day {at the old age of 28 in the dance world} i still take modern and ballet classes. dance has always been a form of expression for me, and i love communicating through movement. lately i am really getting into yoga. i am so fortunate to have supportive yoga communities to be a part of in omaha– i especially love one tree yoga for bikram and lotus house of yoga for all other types of yoga. it’s definitely therapeutic for me, mentally and physically, and i don’t know how i’d survive without it.
2. i’m a literature nerd and love literature-based films. i was an english major and while i don’t read as much classical american and british literature as i used to {meaning hardly at all}, i love seeing films made from these novels {like anna karenina, pride and prejudice, jane eyre…}. one of my very favorite novels is the great gatsby. i wrote quite a lot about it during my undergrad days, and i could talk for a long time about the character of nick carraway and his role as narrator so feel free to get me started on that topic if you’re a fellow lit nerd. obviously i cannot contain myself waiting for the remake to come out. baz luhrmann, you better have done f. scott fitzgerald proud.
3. i’m a lawyer. guilty as charged. specifically, i’m a judicial clerk, which means i don’t practice per say but rather i work for a judge. most of you probably know this already, but it’s always one of the most shocking facts to people who i meet in the fashion blogging and styling context. i usually get, “i don’t see you as a lawyer at all!” which i choose to take as a compliment. it’s no secret that law is not necessarily my passion {seriously, life would be much easier if it were} and i’m hoping that a career change is in my near future– but i have endless admiration for my lawyer friends who work so incredibly hard. i have to say, being a lawyer will always be a part of me. for example, i don’t like to lose an argument. look what you did, law school.
4. i dye my hair. but who doesn’t these days, right? my natural color is significantly lighter than my dark brunette. but i don’t have much choice, because i’m convinced law school started to turn my hair prematurely gray. again, thanks a lot law school. my hair stylist says that i’m often only one shade away from black, which i don’t quite believe– is it really that dark? for me the darker the better. you won’t see me as a blonde anytime soon. or sporting a grey streak a la stacy london {not brave enough for that, but i do admire how she rocks it}.
5. i’m a believer in serendipity/signs. one of my favorite movies has always been serendipity and not because it’s a cheesy christmastime movie, but because of the idea that life is full of fortunate accidents but there are also signs that point you on the right path. i do believe what’s meant to be will be, but you have to follow the signs along the way to get there. i also recently started reading my horoscope… and quickly decided that has to stop. i know my friends got really sick of me talking about mercury being in retrograde, the monster moon, etc. and i started to freak myself out preparing for the forecasted bad days. however, i have to say i’m a true gemini {both the good and the bad}… i’ll stop the over-sharing there.
whew, i made it through that! now you know a little more about me, for better or for worse. i hope you’ll still be my readers :)
xoxo
