Blogtober Day 8 & 9: Social Me-dia & What Haley Wore

Yesterday was one of those days where standing up was a struggle. Hair up, glasses on, and I fell asleep in front of my laptop - mid-post. Adult nap time was needed. Therefore, a post was not made. I know, no excuses. This was your idea to blog everyday.  As you can probably tell, the voices in my head have high expectations and yet, love to sleep. Constant battle. Today is a new day -- let's begin, shall we?

October 8: Discuss ways that blogging or social media has changed you.

Social media hasn't changed me. It has altered my lifestyle completely. It may just be me and my social media obsessed universe but I can't go a conversation without talking or discussing something from social media. Most of my news, my ideas, and my friendships are shared on social media. I recently moved away from my friends and family. The majority of the ways I get in touch with them or keep up on life happens is through social media. I could go on and on but it might be rambling and you know how FUN that is? (Jokes.)

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Blogging (consistently) is a new thing for me. I actually started this blog in my Sophomore year of college. It was called Poppie Cult -- A pop culture blog. I would talk about news and other pop culture type things. If you look hard enough, you might be able to find some of these posts... It became The Hemline last November. I enjoy Fashion -- talking about it, looking at it, studying it, giving advice on it. Friends constantly were asking for help picking out outfits, shopping and all that jazz. I decided let's marry my two favorite things: Fashion, and writing. As you can tell, The Hemline has evolved quite a bit since then. Yes, we still talk fashion on here, but we talk about a lot more too. Life is part of fashion so, obviously, we can talk about it. 

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Blogging and Social Media have become major components in who I am and how I communicate. Crazy to think several years ago -- no one knew what Twitter was and I was that weird-o college freshman tweeting about her life. Still that weird-o, just with more followers...

October 9: A self portrait

I figured What Haley Wore... would be a bit more exciting for all of you than a self portrait, which would be me on my phone drinking coffee. Still valid.


This is my Taylor Swift inspired look. Taylor has been seen where crew neck sweaters with different statements including a fox, a bottle of Chanel No 5 and, my personal favorite, is the sweater she wore in her 22 video. She usually wears skinny dark wash denim, oxfords and her briefcase bag slung off one shoulder. I did my very best to recreate the look...now I just need a record deal.

Sweater: Old Navy

I purchased this sweater in August. It is an understatement just how excited I was to wear it. To me, this sweater is perfect. It is super slouchy and long; a person could pair it with leggings, if they so wanted. I will (probably) stick with jeans. My bag is one I lusted over since I saw the online images of the 3.1 Phillip Lim line on Target.com so when it came into the store I HAD to snatch it up! The sides have zippers, as well, to add, what I'm calling, wings to the bag. The black and gold detailing goes with most of my outfits I wear on a regular basis. Plus it fits all my daily necessities like a planner, my book I'm currently reading, my glasses, wallet..the list goes on.

Sweater: Target Mossimo Black; Bag: Phillip Lim for Target

Last weekend was my College homecoming - first year as an Alumni! My bestie and I went to the parade -- this is our really cold faces with our coffees. 

Yours xx 

Blogtober Day 7: Shopping Splurge

I knew it would eventually happen. I feel lack luster about today's prompt and writing but I committed.

October 7: Share links to your favorite online shops, preferably with a few photos of your favorite items in each shop.

So, honestly, I don't really online shop. I mostly online creep. My favorite stores to shop in are Target, Gap and Old Navy. (Still on that poor college kid budget...Gap is a splurge!)

Most of my outfit inspiration or desires come from... where else? ...Pinterest. I love to explore Anthropolgie (outside of my budget) and I do spend quite a bit of time on Forever 21. Also the #ootd tag on Instagram is a personal favorite. I like to be inspired, search my wardrobe to re-create looks. 

Like I said, not a big online shopper. However, I like to be able to catch inspiration at any moment of the day. 

Yours xx 

PS In honor of the first snow storm of the year, I will share a poem I wrote during our last snow storm from winter...from April. Don't you just love South Dakota weather??

South Dakota, April Eighth

Slickery sleet

Slithers like Snakes

Seep in cement cracks

Snickers at your stylish shoes

Sounds of snow sink your hopes

Spring’s loss to the second set of storms

Sinks your souls to sudden sadness

Blogtober Day 6: A Leap of Faith in Change

October 6: Describe a distinct moment when your life took a turn.

This is one of those times I'm reminded of a phrase one of my favorite college professors uses: "Everything is relative."

A distinct moment my life took a turn can be several moments but the one I will talk about today is when I changed my major.

I know, I know. Lots of people change their majors but I like a plan, a end goal, and crossing the finish line -- preferably first. When I changed my major, the "plan" no longer existed. It was the first time that my career path/finish line became an unknown end. 

I entered college with the intent to be a high school English teacher. I had amazing teachers for English and Literature all throughout school; it was always my favorite class to attend. I wanted to share my love and passion for English and, hopefully, have students that would love it as much as I did. 

As part of the education curriculum  of my university students go out into the field, shadow a teacher and get hands-on training. As advised I took this opportunity to truly discover if I wanted to be a high school teacher. The teacher I followed was my high school English teacher -- I was so pumped! She created a seriously creative and "cool" lesson plan using modern day lyrics and songs as a modern example of American Spirituals. I would've loved this lesson. Her students reactions? Less than what I thought. Both the teacher and my hearts' were crushed. All that effort, for a silent classroom with very little participation and initiative. 

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I'm not saying this was the only reason I dropped the Education portion of my degree. I wanted something more...whatever more would mean. I love to teach and share knowledge but I discovered that I could easily do that without a degree. 

I graduated university in May with a B.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and a minor in Professional Writing and Rhetoric. I couldn't be happier. If I were to do it all again, I still would've turned down the path with no end. 

The end goal still is unknown for me. The finish line doesn't exist because I haven't established it. I'm still searching for what I want to "be." And while I search, I'm definitely enjoying the ride.

This applies to me: 27 Things Every Girl In Her 20s Should Have By Now

How has your life taken a turn? Any defining moments? Please share!

Yours xx

October Day 5: ENFJ

October 5: Take this short personality test and respond to your results. (at the end, find the detailed profile of your personality account - click "click to view" under "You" and "self awareness and personal growth." You can even google your type and find more info on it!)

I'm all about personality quizzes. They are usually fairly accurate for me. It is interesting to me to be "analyzed" by a systematic study. For this test, Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test, ENFJ was my result:

 

 

Yep, whatever that means... It's actually accurate.

 

 

"ENFJs are the benevolent 'pedagogues' of humanity. They have tremendous charisma by which many are drawn into their nurturant tutelage and/or grand schemes. Many ENFJs have tremendous power to manipulate others with their phenomenal interpersonal skills and unique salesmanship. But it's usually not meant as manipulation -- ENFJs generally believe in their dreams, and see themselves as helpers and enablers, which they usually are.

 

ENFJs are global learners. They see the big picture. The ENFJs focus is expansive. Some can juggle an amazing number of responsibilities or projects simultaneously. Many ENFJs have tremendous entrepreneurial ability.
 
ENFJs are, by definition, Js, with whom we associate organization and decisiveness. But they don't resemble the SJs or even the NTJs in organization of the environment nor occasional recalcitrance. ENFJs are organized in the arena of interpersonal affairs. Their offices may or may not be cluttered, but their conclusions (reached through feelings) about people and motives are drawn much more quickly and are more resilient than those of their NFP counterparts.
 
ENFJs know and appreciate people. Like most NFs, (and Feelers in general), they are apt to neglect themselves and their own needs for the needs of others. They have thinner psychological boundaries than most, and are at risk for being hurt or even abused by less sensitive people. ENFJs often take on more of the burdens of others than they can bear." via

I'd recommend reading the rest of the page to learn even more!

Famous people who also have this personality are Oprah, Barack Obama, Dick Van Dyke, Michael Jordan, and um, me!

Take the test! Let's discuss!

Yours xx

PS Thanks for Mariah (and Alyssa) for being ridiculous while I post this from Mariah's computer while I help her pick out an outfit for a wedding. The Hemline's tasks are never finished. So much dedication. I've got to keep this challenge up!