The internet is a beautiful thing. It connects us with all sorts of people and content that we would never have been able to find otherwise. There are a few places/people that I think have been particularly killing it with their content lately, so I wanted to share the love!

1. If you aren't already reading The Everygirl, well then you're welcome. It's a website filled with amazing articles and resources for young women from career advice to what to watch on Netflix. The thing that first brought me in was their home tours. Serious decor envy (be warned that you could get sucked in here all day)! But what kept me coming back was the fresh content, and I have to say it's been exceptional lately. Some of my favorite reads as of late: Understanding 5 Difficult Personality Types and How to Handle Them, The Best Shows and Movies to Get You Through Your Downton Abbey Withdrawals, Lauren Nelson's New York City Bedroom Tour, 21 Interesting Accessories to Make Your Bookshelves Wow, and How to Hide Unsightly Electronics and Cords. Also you should follow the cofounders Alaina and Danielle on Instagram - their apartments are to die for. 

2. Have you heard of Reese Witherspoon's clothing brand Draper James? I hadn't until a couple months ago and now I'm a tad bit obsessed. The whole line is fun, beautiful, and quirky. It kind of reminds me of a southern Kate Spade. Draper James is kind of pricey, so I don't actually own anything, but I like to stop in and window shop. And let me just tell you that I've been loving everything I've seen lately. I'm particularly excited for the new arrivals to come out so I can dream about this lemon dress! Some of my current favorite pieces are this shirtdress, this floral top, this lemon plate set, and this ladylike bag. 

3. I think we've all known this for a while, but Target is seriously killing it in the home decor department. It's been especially noteworthy for me while I'm still decorating the new apartment. I would highly recommend checking it out if you're trying to decorate on a budget, or if you just want to kill some time ;) A few pieces I've been eyeing are this cigar armchair, this brass lamp with marble base, this mirrored side table, and this fun tasseled pillow. 

4. Taylor Morgan from Little Blonde Book. I've been a reader of Taylor's blog for a while, but I have been especially loving her content lately. My favorite outfits as of late are here and here, go check her out! 

5. The Skimm, AKA the perfect, most digestible way to read the news. I know this makes me sound very much like a millennial, but I find keeping up with the news to be kind of overwhelming. There are about a million different sites that you can go to for news, so it's hard to pick and choose. Enter The Skimm. If you're not familiar it's a daily (on weekdays) email that is a digest of the latest news stories written in a very colloquial and engrossing way. I always look forward to reading The Skimm in the morning, but for some reason I've been loving it more and more lately. Maybe it's because they recently added in book recommendations. I add almost every one to my list of books to read!

Do you have anything you've seen on the interwebs lately that you'd like to share? I'd love to know!

xo Catherine 

I've been blogging for three and a half years now (cray) and while there's still a lot I want to accomplish I've come to learn a lot from the blog world. Blogging is such a huge part of who I am now. My head is a constant stream of outfits I want to put together, social media tactics I want to try, blogs I'm inspired by, and unfortunately jealousy and comparison, but we'll get to that later. It's hard to remember a time when I wasn't blogging. I know that may sound strange since in the scheme of things three and a half years isn't that many. However, I feel like I've really come into myself through blogging. Which leads me to the first thing I've learned:

1. I am a creative person. Pre-blog I never would have classified myself as a "creative." That was always my sister, and for some reason I thought I couldn't be creative because I wasn't interested in the traditional channels like drawing, painting, and music. Now, though, I've realized that blogging allows me to be creative, and I cherish that. That constant stream of outfits I want to try putting together, that is creativity to me. Outfit planning is without a doubt my favorite part of blogging. I like being forced to look at clothes in a new way and now I'll take a second look at a piece I may have ignored a few years ago. 

2. Putting yourself out there on the internet is terrifying. I think I've said this before, but the internet is a scary place. When I see the awful things that women are saying to other (very popular) bloggers I can't believe my eyes. I'll never understand why someone thinks they can say hurtful things just because it's the internet. Thankfully I haven't had to deal with much negativity surrounding my blog yet, but that day may come. 

Having a blog, especially one where you constantly post pictures of yourself, feels very narcissistic, which may be hard to come to terms with. Taking outfit pictures in public is downright awkward, but it's just kind of normal to me now. Slowly but surely I'm becoming less and less concerned with what the people biking by while I take pictures think. And that is a very freeing feeling. I think that mindset has transferred over into my everyday life too. I wear what I want now. California is a very casual place, but most of the time I just say F it and wear heels anyway because they make me happy. Moral of the story here is that if putting yourself out there is what's keeping you from doing anything, be it starting your own blog or asking for a promotion, it's never as bad as you think and it gets easier the more you do it!

3. Comparison really is the thief of joy. Who hasn't scrolled through Instagram and thought, "Damn, why isn't my life that beautiful?" Or even "How does she have more followers than me?" Yep. Guilty. Comparison, I've found, can bring out a girl that I don't want to be. This is one that I'm still struggling with, but I'm actively trying to get better at not making comparisons. One thing I heard and that I try to keep in mind is that you can't compare your beginning to someone else's middle or end. You don't know where other people are in their journeys and you can really only focus on yourself and the things you can control. When I find myself making comparisons, I try to ask myself "What is it about myself that's really bothering me?" That's usually the reason I make comparisons, and it helps to address those issues instead of lashing out against someone else. 

If you have a blog, what do you think is the biggest thing blogging has taught you?

xo Catherine