Southern Belle in Training

Fashion, Travel & Lifestyle Blog || Est. 2012 || Virginia Beach, VA

May 10, 2017

Midweek Ramblings + Recent Purchases + Current Wishlist.



{A snap from another hike with my coworkers from last weekend!! It was 40 degrees and sleeting a little bit when this photo was taken... ah, Vermont spring! Haha. Follow me on social media @miss_alk!}


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Ramblings:

  • Being a bookworm: I grew up as a total bookworm. (The Babysitters Club books were literally an addiction for me when I was little... my parents used to have to take them away from me sometimes because I would be reading 24/7 when I was supposed to be doing other school work or other responsibilities, haha!) And in high school, reading was an escape for me during some difficult times. But once I was in college, reading for fun is something that stopped for me. Between homework and textbook reading, plus all the things that I was involved in at school AND working part time AND running a blog, there was literally no time to read for fun! Any other college students relate? But now that school is finally done, reading can be a regular occurrence again and I'm so excited!! I got my local library card here in Vermont last week and got a little overenthusiastic and checked out five books. I'm not sure yet if my work schedule accommodates that much reading, but hopefully I can get through two or three of them before they're due! Have y'all read anything good lately?
  • First radio events: I had a really busy weekend with work!! A big part of radio are live events and/or broadcasts, which are called "remotes" in radio language.  This weekend I had my first remotes. Typically there's not more than one in a weekend, but my station had a whopping three remotes this weekend, and I got to work at my first one on Sunday. That was in addition to my normal weekend on-air shifts! Despite the weather being less than stellar (rainy + cold = not ideal for outdoor remotes at community events), it was still a very fun weekend! My job is very demanding hours wise for sure, but it helps the time to pass by quickly where I am new to the Burlington area and still don't know a lot of people yet. I'm in the works right now of figuring out a blog post series for sharing more about my job here on the blog!


Purchases:
  • As I shared in last week's post, I'm doing a shopping fast this month! I'll be sharing the reasons behind that in tomorrow's post.
  • However despite the shopping fast, in last week's post I shared that there were some affordable and super cute sunglasses that I was worried would sell out before my shopping fast was done. Well- I was right! They were already gone this week. So I did order this week a similar pair... I didn't want them all to sell out and these will be a summer staple!

Wishlist: 
  • I'm a sucker for anything Tiffany blue. It's my favorite color not only because it's pretty, but also because I dream someday that a special guy in my life will buy me something that comes in one of those iconic little blue boxes... ah! A girl can dream! Anyways, this dress is that gorgeous iconic shade of blue and so lovely for summer. 
  • I shared a couple weeks ago that I bought a new Macbook case on Etsy. But this one just came up on my Etsy homepage as a suggested purchase and OMG. Where was this a few weeks ago?! PRETTIEST thing I've ever seen to cover a piece of technology! 
  • This chic jumpsuit would be great for a night out on the town this spring, and it's on sale online right now! 
  • One of my favorite bible verses can be found on this cute graphic t-shirt! It's under $10 and would add a touch of inspiration and positivity to a casual or athleisure look! 
  • These cute workout leggings are under $15- what an amazing bargain!
  • This last item is a TOTAL wishlist pick.... priced at over $2,000, this will forever be a dream dress and not a reality purchase item!! But how beautiful is this spring dress?! I think it looks so high fashion, and I hope to find some dupe versions for it soon.


On the blog in the last week:


     Thanks so much as always for reading Midweek Ramblings! These posts while simple, are some of my favorite to write for y'all each week. I really do love having this little time of the week to share the small things happening in my life outside of the blog, and a place to gush over the products that I'm loving and lusting on at the moment. 😊


     God Bless,


     xoxo Annaliese (or Chalotte XO on the radio!)
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19 comments

  1. Your week sounds really exciting! I was a big bookworm too... I used to always have two books that I was reading, and I would stash one under my little sister's crib and read by her nightlight after my dad came in and took my book away so I would sleep!
    Love that tee, it's one of my fave verses as well!

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  2. Well your job sounds very exciting and it sounds like you are needed rest after these remotes!

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  3. Oh my gosh, such a cool idea for a blog post! It's so simple yet effective to building community with your readers. Best of luck with your shopping fast, you have some serious dedication girl! Haha. :)

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  4. oh going to check out the 4 places in rome from the Lizzie McGuire movie post now!

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  5. Wow, I hope your first remotes experience went well! You're in such a cool field, I would love to know more about it!

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  6. Yay for being a bookworm...I used to get grounded from reading as a kid! I didn't read for fun much in college (it's difficult to with a busy schedule) but have found it much easier to read since graduating. I'm also a sucker for anything Tiffany's blue, what girl's heart doesn't skip a beat when she sees that little blue box?

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  7. Okay, I am really excited for you that you'll have some more time to get some fun reading in. I feel like every other post I see now a days is a "currently reading" list, which I love because it gets me motivated and excited to get back on my reading game. You need to get a Goodreads account and then we can share book suggestions ;) https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13597979-grace

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  8. Who doesn't want a Tiffany's box!!!
    Kate || KATE KOUTURES

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  9. I'm a huge bookworm too! I try to read every nightbefore bed.

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  10. That Macbook cover is AMAZINGGGG

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  11. i'm a bookworm too!! i just finished Whatever You Want Me to Be. It was a good one!

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  12. I've always been a bookworm and absolutely love it! I'd way rather read than watch tv, and it always puts me in such a good mood. Tiffany blue is one of my favorite colors as well! It was nice learning about you xx

    Sending light & love your way,
    My Lovelier Days

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  13. Cheers to another bookworm! I feel like they're few and far between. I need to download another book on my Kindle.

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  14. Such a cute MacBook case! I might need it!

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  15. I loveeeed the babysitters club!! and that macbook case is awesome

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  16. I am so so with you on the whole no time to read in college situation!! I am trying to get back into reading; but there are so many things on my list that I don't know where to start. I loved this post.

    xo,
    Gabby
    theswirlblog.com

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  17. I love that blue maxi! That is such a good shade of blue!

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  18. Your week sounds so lovely!!!! you have such an exciting life.

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  19. Your job sounds like so much fun! Glad to hear you've had a good week!

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