Today I turn 24 years old. Though 23 may not have been the best year I think I learned a lot and grew as a person. I've worked at 4 different places and have finally landed a great job that I love. I officially broke up with my boyfriend of almost 4 years. I started reading a lot of style blogs and started this blog. I met a lot of great people and found out which friends will be there when you need them the most.

All in all being 23 taught me a lot of things and though sometimes times were hard, I'm glad to have learned so much. The picture above is from my past weekend, which I spent in Boston with good friends of mine. In undergrad we always celebrated our birthdays together so I was really happy to have the opportunity to do it again.

P.S. I finally have a picture of my purse from Jenny N. Not only do I adore her bags but her blog is great since she's always posting recipes and cute pictures of her dog!

If I were a successful fashion blogger, instead of your regular everyday barista/camp EMT, receiving freebies on a regular basis, the item I'd wish for most would be surprise bags. I have an apalling collection of purses for someone who should be saving her money for more important things like thousands of dollars worth of college loans but sometimes I can't help myself and often I find it hard to part with any of my bags no matter how little I wear them or how childish they must look.

I've been lusting after a few purses lately including:


The Coach Poppy Leather Button Bag. Usually I'm more of a giant purse kind of girl but I've been trying to broaden my horizons and I am getting into the crossbody look.


Coach Peyton Drawstring. An older coach bag, I never thought I'd be into drawstring bags but after seeing it on Aimee's blog I fell in love!


The Baby Ruche by Jenny N. Design. I love her bags and I think it's really interesting how she started out as a biomedical engineer.


Marc Jacobs Airliner Foldover Clutch. I have been in the market for a large foldover clutch but I haven't had time to sit around and monitor ebay auctions so this may have to wait. :(

I'm starting to lose steam considering I've worked about 22-23 hours in the past two days so I just want to add that I also really like just about everything from the past two Marc by Marc Jacobs collections haha :D There are many more bags that would make my "really want" list but I'd be here forever and you all would get bored!