little letters.

i love this little idea, adopted from the rockstar diaries (taza and husband). it brings self-awareness, thankfulness for the beautiful life you live, is a little silly, and a lot adorable. so here is my first entry of "little letters" hope you enjoy!

dear coffee,
every so often i forget how amazing you are and really get me through my long days like today. thank you for being there to keep me awake and alert. i would be dead without you (quite literally)

dear home,
i hope you're on your way back to 'normal.' i miss you and can't wait to share my love and encouragement.

dear baldwin, 
you've been my home for 15.5 years now and i'm terrified to see what Sandy has done to you...but i promise i will do my best to kiss all your boo boos better.

dear sissys,
it's been far too long since the three of us have been together. (almost) one week now and i couldn't be more excited for the annoyance, shouting, and dirty looks but even more for the slobbery kisses, laughs, and special moments.

dear cold,
welcome back...boo.

dear pumpkins,
thank you for all of your sacrifice to my belly this autumn! i've been enjoying many pumpkin spice coffee & lattes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, and even a little jack-o-lantern of my own this past halloween!


love,
mrs.dr.

blogging

so i spent my night "off" watching terrible reality shows, working on grad school applications, reading up for class, and snuggling up in my pjs and bathrobe. a little perfect and a lot relaxing (nothing like what i'm usually used to) turns out i'm definitely glad to have had the day to myself.

... so becoming a self-proclaimed "blogger" is obviously more difficult than i thought. but this shouldn't be  my goal. rather, i do think i'm doing this more for the fun aspect and to just get my (and mostly our) story out there. i had this thought when i was going through my favorite blogger's site: taza and husband from her very beginning. although i obviously didn't read every single post, but still got such an amazing sense of her and her husband's story. i love her and her blog even more now (if it were ever possible) then i stumbled upon this blog Loved Despite Great Faults and loved the way she wrote, her photos, and then made my own photography even more.

i'm excited to write about my own journey and look back at it...soon enough.


until next time,
mrs.dr.

my favorite blogs (currently) & story

As a new blogger I've had some inspiration and some leeway in how to begin and some tips simply by reading and enjoying. I'm thankful to be in and from NY where bloggers cover topics from love and romance (like this) to so many of the strange things in life but everyone loves it! I've been drawn to blogs for years but never quite had the guts to start one of my own. Though, I've had so many ideas for all types of blog topics. For a whole year (January 2011-January 2012) I did a project called "365 Days: A moment in the life..." where I took a photo of a special moment of each day and documented it. I will share it sometime with you once I reveal my actual identity and when perhaps, some more people in my life become aware of this blog. THEN there was that whole phase of me struggling to be a female minority not only in college but in the corporate wold, then I realized how negative the blog would actually be and if my identity were to be revealed for that...I may never get a job again.

But finally, after following my favorite blog "The Rockstar Diaries- Love, taza & husband baby eleanor and kingsley, too" for the last year or so I became so inspired to write about my life, love, and path to my career as it's just..who I am and I've wanted to share my "story" for a while. Also, while growing up I realized all of the struggles that everyone encounters but also the importance of realizing that everyone has these struggles and how you hangle them is the difference. So, I also wanted to share with young girls, girls my age, young guys, guys my age, or anyone to feel the support and have this realization, too.

So...back to tazaandhusband. Their blog is simply about their life and, now, children. I've noted that they've started right before they were married (met in NY where they both attended school) up until now where in the last few years they have gotten married, made a move to D.C., have had two ADORABLE children, and recently just moved back to NYC. I love their style, taza's writing, how she tells her stories, her family, etc. I often tell my boy how much I want to be like them and they're a great model for what I would love someday. He agrees, loves them too but always stresses that we will have our own story and family which is obviously important to remember.


A few of the other blogs that I frequent...

Sarah and the City: "Just a girl with a love for chai tea, red velvet cupcakes, post-it notes, colored pens, and nail polish." I started following this blog when Sarah was planning her wedding. She loves J.Crew and SO DO I. So this is how I first stumbled upon her blog. She has great tips and style for all types of wedding "things" and what girl doesn't think about planning their imaginary wedding?

Undressed Skeleton: Everyone wants a healthy lifestyle but Taralynn McNitt's story and tips make her blog so special to me. Since I've began college I've struggled with my weight and thus appearance. The "freshman 15" extended to the last few years. She is a young woman who has inspired me to live a healthier lifestyle which I am now beginning and her story (read here) is just inspiring and makes me feel that I can do it. She has a feature right now actually, entitled "15 Tips for Healthy Students"...can't wait to get started! 


Suri's Burn Book: The ridiculous/hilarious one. "Just because you don't have a Ferragamo handbag doesn't mean you can behave like a child. (I'm looking at you, Shiloh.)" A "different" form of celeb gossip that I can't help but love. Everyone blogs about..everything. This is just SO darn funny and who doesn't love Suri Cruise, her outfits, her parents' divorce drama, and most importantly her supposed crazy thoughts. I'm dying laughing just thinking about some of thing things "she says."


Happy Reading!