summer sponsorship rates

Hi... just a little note to let anyone who's interested know that I lowered my sponsorship rates a bit for summer. Small is $5, Medium is $10, Large is $20 and Extra large is $35. If you'd like to book 3 months at once you can also take 20% off with the code 3MONTHS :) You can view my statistics and purchase ad spots on my sponsorship page here. If you'd prefer to purchase an ad via email, my address is slightlyterrific@gmail.com.

Ok, I just have to ask. Do any other bloggers feel ridiculously uncomfortable doing posts like this? I know it's necessary but hitting 'publish' on these awkward posts causes me so much anxiety! I feel like I'm a used car salesman or something. I know I'm being silly, but seriously I give myself so much grief over sponsorship posts, it's absurd. I feel the same way whenever I do shop updates for Flapper Doodle or The Book Fair which is equally silly since I know I should be excited and proud (in a totally humble way of course) to share my new products with you! Blah. Anyway. If there's a self help group for awkward bloggers who die a little death every time they have to do any form of self promotion, sign me up.

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sleepyhead

shirt - modcloth
skirt - h&m
shoes - c/o bait footwear

I don't know what kind of virus I caught but it's really a doozy. I'm not sick-sick anymore but almost 2 weeks later I still feel run down and ridiculously tired. My dad caught it from me and he's still putting up with lingering effects too, so at least I'm not worried that there's something seriously wrong with me (normally if I was sleeping almost 12 hours each night and still felt tired all day I'd be more concerned ;p) But gee whiz I hope it goes away soon. I'm just SO sleepy!!

I know this must be the most boring blog in the universe right now, but when I feel lousy it's so hard to think of anything else to write about. Anyway, my mom and I are starting a healthy eating plan today so maybe the boatload of veggies I'm about to start eating (and the boatload of pizza I'm about to stop eating!) will help perk up my tired body :)

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5 years with my sweet Hypatia

5 years ago today I brought Hypatia home. The road has been very rocky... she fell very ill 6 months after I adopted her and things have been rough ever since. She has severe gingivitis, which to a human might seem like just a nuisance, but to Hypatia it's very dangerous. She gets monthly shots that suppress her immune system so that her body won't attack her gums, but as soon as the shot wears off she has to hurry back to the vet or else her health deteriorates very quickly. Virtually overnight she goes from seeming perfectly fine to not eating, drinking, bathing or using the litter box. Over the last year it's gotten a lot worse and my veterinarian doesn't have much hope that we're going to be able to keep this going much longer. There are also long term effects from the monthly shot that may start kicking in now that she's been having it for 4 years, and the healthy time between shots seems to be getting shorter and shorter.

Words can't express how much she means to me. I love all of my cats, but Hypatia and I are basically joined at the hip. She follows me around the house like a shadow and sleeps on my pillow at night. When I've been out for the day, the first thing I do is rush up to my bedroom to see her cute little face and reassure her that I'm back. But as happy as I am that she is here to celebrate her fifth anniversary, it's bittersweet because I'm not sure we'll have another one.

It breaks my heart when I think about the inevitable, and how imminent it might be. But I'm really so lucky. For my entire life I'll be able to recall these five years that I got to spend with the sweetest, prettiest, most lovable cat on the planet. She has enriched my life so much and given me so much happiness... I can only hope that her little cat brain understands just how much I love her, and how much she'll always mean to me. For the rest of my life, I'll always be Hypatia's human.

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confetti salad

dress - modcloth
shirt - vintage
belt - forever 21
shoes - h&m

Yesterday for Kyle's birthday we stopped at our favorite roadside food stand for burgers (I brought a Morningstar fake meat burger with me) and ice cream. We've eaten there hundreds of times, but for some reason yesterday the food was just SO good. One of those times where while you're eating you're fully aware of how amazing your meal tastes and you're almost on the verge of tears because you know it's going to be over soon.

We also brought along some of my mom's confetti salad from home. It's this amazing rice dish with peppers, carrots and onions chopped up into rice-grain-sized pieces then tossed in Italian dressing. She spends hours cutting up the veggies (I was like "just use a food processor!!" but she won't) and it literally looks like confetti by the time she's finished. I should see if I can get her to do a real recipe for me to post here later! :)

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buzz buzz buzz

dress - modcloth
collar - luminia
cardigan & yellow belt - f21
black belt - old navy
shoes - urbanog

I find it funny that I almost always feel inclined to pair black and white with yellow considering these two facts -- I am deathly afraid of bees, and I spent four miserable years of high school at a place where the school mascot was a hornet.

Anyway! My little brother is turning 18 years old today! It's weird that I can remember the day he was born, when he was a tiny wrinkly little human, and now he's all grown up! About a foot taller than me, about to graduate from college (he went early) and driving on his own. It's surreal! On his 13th birthday we volunteered at the animal shelter, and that's the day I met Hypatia! I didn't actually bring her home until the 19th so I consider that her official anniversary and I'll do a special fifth anniversary post for her on Saturday! :)

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wishlist wednesday

I hope asos has a coupon code soon because I'm pretty sure I need this tasty dress. I'm such a sucker for this shape to begin with, but paired with a design this cute I'm absolutely weak in the knees. I think of fashion as art, and I wish it was commonly accepted as such, instead of so often being regarded as frivolous. Somebody drew that sweet pastry pattern, and whether it's framed on your wall or adorning a beautiful frock, I think it's beautiful and deserves to be appreciated.

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sea green and periwinkle

dress - c/o modcloth
shoes - c/o bait footwear
belt - from a vintage dress
cardigan - old navy

One week of being sick and I'm *finally* starting to feel better. Hooray! I had to venture out to Staples and the grocery store on Saturday and I think it set me back a bit, so I've been taking it easy and generally loafing around ever since. Today is the first day I've gotten dressed all week, actually!

I'm so happy mint is in style right now! I don't know about you, but I think all of my favorite colors can be traced back to the Crayola crayons I favored as a kid. Sea green and periwinkle were my most frequently used crayons and I definitely gravitate towards those colors as a grown-up too! What were your favorite crayon colors? :)

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