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black braided belt, black red and yellow print dress, cherry necklace, red kitten heels, Skee-Lo
Happy Friday! There has been a little drama in my neck of the woods. First a sick kitty and then an ailing Jenny. The cat has been vetted up and I went to the chiropractor this morning after my left hip decided to throw a hissy fit. Completely apropos of nothing, it started hurting Wednesday and became intolerably agitated during my Thursday morning run. I’m now walking with a limp (swagger!) and have been ordered to “take it easy” for a few days. Joy. My favorite.
In light of all that, I went for a very easy look today. I’m not even wearing any heavy jewelry, lest I throw any wrenches in my alignment. I’m supposed to be better enough to run by Sunday (Monday at the latest) and if anything gets in the way of that… God help us all.
Not a lot to say about this. I like it though. All thrifted. All comfortable. All good in the hood.
Nice MySpace angle. Ha.
But hey, here are some Friend Friday questions courtesy of Katy at Modly Chic. I thought it would be fun to start doing these. You can check out Katy’s blog and the rest of the Q&A action, here. My answers as follows. Enjoy!
1. Do you think privacy is something we should worry about as bloggers?
Well, yes. Of course, privacy on the internet is important. However, simply by being a blogger you’re agreeing to give up a degree of privacy. In fashion blogging especially because you’re posting pictures of yourself. But honestly, it’s not something I worry about too much. I am careful and calculated about what I choose to post about. I’ve been on the internet long enough to know where my boundaries are. What to do and what not to do. I’ve never had any real problems with a breach of my privacy. Knock on wood.
2. Do you use your real name or a pen name? What was behind that decision?
I use my real first name. I never really thought about doing otherwise. My blog is part of who I am and I don’t have a problem with my name being attached to it. Heck, I’m kind of proud of it! I keep my last name private, and I think that suffices. There are about fifty million Jennys in the world. So if anyone really wanted to track me down, good luck with that!
3. How much personal information do you reveal about your life beyond the blog?
I reveal a fair amount about myself. I think fashion blogs are kind of boring, if you don’t know anything about the person behind them. And I enjoy writing about my life for others. I’m a pretty open book and I’m comfortable with being fodder for my own jokes. One interesting thing about me, (I guess) is that I’m painfully shy and horribly socially awkward in real life. Writing is really my best means of communicating who I am to the world, so I actually take advantage of the blogging platform to do so.
That said, I’m also very aware that anything I’m revealing could be seen by anyone at any time. My rule of thumb, is don’t write anything that you wouldn’t want your grandma, your boss, baby Jesus, or the people you went to junior high with to know about. I think this works out pretty well.
4. What will you never reveal?
I draw the line at blogging about other people in my life. I’ll make fun of myself until the fat lady sings, but I am careful what I say about others. As much as I love anecdotes and good-natured jokes at the expense of others, I would never outright dish on someone I know. Plus, half of them refuse to admit they’re reading, so if I did and they read it and feelings got hurt, that would be awkward. This is one capacity in which my narcissism really serves me. I am content to talk about myself ad nauseam and no one else has to get dragged into the fray. Win win!
5. As bloggers, we have to an extent made ourselves ‘public’ figures. But still there are things that are intimate to each of us that does not need to be known by anyone that stumbles across our blog. How do you determine what is appropriate for public consumption and what is private to you?
Sort of what I just said above. I stick to safe subjects and never reveal anything that I’m not 100% comfortable telling the whole world about myself. It seems to work pretty okay.
Title courtesy of Skee-Lo – “I Wish”
Well, if you must limp/swagger, at least you’ll look good doing it! The red, yellow and white really pop against the black background of the dress.
I’ve always wondered about the fact that I use both my first and last name (and location, yikes) on my blog but I’m not exactly worried about it. What’s someone going to do? Kidnap me and make me bake chickpea blondies for them??
I’m also painfully shy and pretty darn awkward when it comes to social situations. If you and I were ever to meet I bet it would be interesting. I’d have to bring my loud and proud husband along with me to break the ice.
Have a great weekend!
I have a loud and proud husband too. So I think we’d be okay. It’s a date! Haha!
The questions answered here are great things. Something to think about when blogging that’s for sure. Being a person that knows you and your family, I’m always careful with what I say. Please let me know if I ever go ‘over the line’.
Sorry to hear about your kitty being ill and you – darn girl, a hip? That just sucks! I have been dealing with Plantar Fasciatis in my left foot this summer and have had to alter my workouts a ton. I’m learning to love riding a bike. I hope you are up to 100% soon.
The dress is just adorable. Love the flowers on it. I just love the fact that you think this is a boring outfit. Me? I don’t agree – it’s perfect for the kind of day you are having.
Well, that dress probably looked awesome swaggering around town! Seriously, though, what wonderful colors!
And I love these questions. They definitely sparked some bloggerific thoughts…
I’m so glad you’re doing the Friend Friday thing too. I’ve met some great bloggers through that. She has some fun questions too.
This dress looks really great on you, I love it belted. I love anything belted, really. And your myspace angle? Genius.
Hope your hip starts feeling better soon. I can’t handle running but I did skip working out yesterday and I’m feeling antsy, so I know what it’s like to miss exercise. Really hoping you get better quick!
Ugh! Injuries SUUUUUCK! I was out for about a year fighting a back/hip injury. It got a lot better by quitting my desk job, but I still struggle with the IT band. I have to be right on top of the stretching and strength training to balance it out. And I know that it’s a really REALLY hard pill to swallow, but switching to flats made a huge, HUGE difference.
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