If you ever read the the "Clique" books by Lisi Harrison, then you may remember the main character, Massie, and her "State of The Union" lists. In other words, ins & outs lists featuring what she considered to be "in" and what she considered to be "out." These lists could also be found in the magazines that I read as a teenager, talking about trends. Ins & outs lists have recently been recirculating and trending across social media, so I decided to put together my own for 2024! …
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Nifty Nine – 9 Year Blogiversary
Bowtiful Life turned NINE this week! If you told me back in 2012 that the blog I created in my high school’s computer lab would still be going strong nine years later, I probably wouldn’t have believed you... But here we are & what a fun ride it’s been so far! I started Bowtiful Life after becoming a blog reader myself and falling in love with the content that Sarah of Classy Girls Wear Pearls & Carly of College Prepster were putting out. I loved the idea of styling and shooting …
2020 Year in Review
Welcome to Bowtiful Life's 2020 Year in Review! Well... 2020 kinda sucked BUT there were still some good moments this past year. In this post, I've recapped my favorite blog posts from 2020 as well as some of my favorite memories and experiences. …
Friday Five 10.16.20 – Chicago River Cruising, Fall Boots & More
Happy Friday, friends! I hope that you're all doing well. It's officially feeling like fall here in Chicago, so I figured that it was a good time to check in. I also was hosted by Chicago Electric Boat Company this weekend, so I wanted to share that experience with all of you! Please enjoy the latest edition of Friday Five. …
Home Sweet Home: Quick Life Update
Hey friends! Long time no see on the IG feed. I originally shared this post/caption to Instagram on Wednesday, but it was so long that the full text wouldn't fit. (It continued into the comments.) So, I figured that I might as well share it on here as well. …
Friday Five 08.21.20 – Loving Lately, Bowtiful Abode & More
Happy Friday, friends! I hope that you're all doing well. Things have been pretty busy over here, so I thought I'd catch you up a bit. Please enjoy the latest edition of Friday Five. …
Committed to Doing Better: The Black Lives Matter Movement & Beyond
I am committed to using my platform, my voice and my actions to continue to show support and ally Black Lives Matter as well as important issues relating to social justice, human rights and mental health. I haven't discussed these topics on Bowtiful Life enough (really, at all) in the past. That being said, this is long overdue. …
What You See Isn’t Always What You Get… & that is OK!
What you see isn’t always what you get… and that is OK! (Full disclosure, this blog post started out as an Instagram caption and then I realized that I wasn’t done writing… So here we are!) As we all know, Instagram and social media are filled with pretty pictures, but at the end of the day they serve as a highlight reel. Plain and simple. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that. However, it’s also okay to share the parts of life that aren’t quite so pretty from time to time. Life recently …
This is 25 – Celebrating a Quarter Century, Quarantined
This is 25. Quarantine style! On Friday, April 3rd, 2020 I celebrated my 25th birthday! Needless to say, with everything that's been going on recently, my birthday didn't really look anything like I'd planned. Originally, for my 25th birthday I was hoping to go to a nice dinner on Friday, have a night out with a larger group of friends on Saturday and then get brunch with some close friends on Sunday. Yep... Obviously, none of that was able to happen. …
Friday Five 03.27.20 – Nespresso Newbie, H&M Conscious & More
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you're all staying healthy during this crazy time. This is actually my first Friday Five post of 2020 …