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In Home Lifestyle Personal · February 14, 2018

Sweet Dreams with Spoon Sleep!

There are so many mattresses out there these days that boast good product design, guaranteeing you the best sleep of your life, but unfortunately not all deliver that promise. I have tried a couple of the “bed in a box” brands and have had both positive and negative experiences, but recognize that it really just comes down to personal preference. But for the past 6 months while home in Seattle, I slept on a very basic mattress that did my back absolutely no favors. I didn’t notice it right away but then slowly but surely, I started waking with the sorest back ever. But luckily the mattress gods aligned and a lovely person representing Spoon Sleep reached out to me about testing out a new bed. I jumped at the chance since my back was just getting worse and it was completely messing with my sleep as well as the quality of my day. It’s now been about two months of sleeping on the new Spoon bed and both Nate and I love it. The brand was super generous and is allowing me to host a giveaway on my Instagram today in celebration of Valentine’s Day so hop on over to my page and find out how to enter to get a free bed!

So, back to the bed. As I was figuring out the photos for this post, Nate suggested we do a fun reenactment of one our favorite Instagrammers, @catanacomics who created a genius GIF of how she and boyfriend sleep next to each other every night. Her feed is one of my favorites and more often than not, Nate and I end up sharing her comics back and forth online with each other because they are just so spot on! We even bought their super cute little digital “stickers” so we are clearly big fans haha! Anyway, below is our rendition of this comic, and according to Nate, the below photos are fairly close to how we (I) actually sleep! Oops, sorry babe!

SLEEP POSITION 1: The Traditional Spoon

We are snuggled up and ready for sleep!

SLEEP POSITION 2: The Face Plant

But apparently I get hot easily and like to spread out.

SLEEP POSITION 3: The Spread Eagle

What can I say, I guess I REALLY like to spread out!

SLEEP POSITION 4: The Separated Spoon

Almost back to where we started, but apparently I am still hot.

SLEEP POSITION 5: The Snug As A Bug

So clearly I go from hot to cold very quickly and also feel the need to take ALL the blankets. Whoops.

Thanks a lot for reading today’s post – it was SO much fun to create! And thanks a million to Spoon Sleep for everything! xo

And make sure to head over to my Instagram page at 9:30EST to enter the Spoon Sleep giveaway for a chance to win your very own new and amazing bed!

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A little bit about Spoon Sleep:

Their beds feature a state-of-the- art supportive sleep technology of Spoon pillars that respond to the body like an innerspring but also withstand the compression or wear and tear of an average sleep. These foam pillars are designed to be the most durable foam in mattresses to-date and literally spoon the body, providing flexible support with each shifting movement. I can attest to this because Nate is bigger and taller than I am and we literally cannot feel each other move around, or get out of the bed. I like that I still know he is next to me, but I don’t get woken up at 2am if the gets up for a glass of water or uses the restroom (or vice versa). Nate also has noticed that his back is no longer tight after sleeping in the bed for the past two months.

A spill-resistant cover guards against spills and accidents and allows for maximum airflow to keep the mattress cool and clean. This part is great for us, because we often like to bring our dinner into bed (bad habit I know but blame it on a small apartment!) and it’s crucial that if we spill wine or food that the mattress is resilient.

Designed and manufactured in the US, the Spoon Sleep mattress is shipped to your door, compressed and easy to move and set-up. Available for purchase exclusively online, prices start at $700 and feature free shipping, returns and a full 100-night trial period. Want to learn more? Visit spoonsleep.com.

In Lifestyle Personal · January 8, 2018

Life Lately and Some News…

Now that it is 2018, I will be celebrating my 10th year of blogging this coming September, which is just bananas! The fact that my decade anniversary is just 9 months away, really got me thinking about where I want to take the blog and what I see myself doing with it in the years to come. And therefore lies the purpose of this post…to let you know why I have been a little absent on here lately, which has mostly been attributed to my move and new bicoastal life, a heavier work load and the need to give myself some time to step back and reflect on the direction I want to take my work.

The recent change in scenery (hello Seattle) has been quite the interesting one to say the least. I’ve decided to save that topic for an entirely different conversation and possible YouTube video, but for those who have been asking, I do still have my apartment in New York and go back about once a month or so to work, see friends etc. However, right now, the majority of my time is spent on the west coast, growing my styling client base, working on various projects and spending time with my family.

If you didn’t know, which you might not, because I don’t really talk about it that much, I also work as a personal stylist/wardrobe consultant/style coach and have as long as I have been blogging. I’ve realized (finally) that it’s high time for that part of my work to become front and center and I couldn’t be more excited about it. That said, I would SO appreciative any feedback on what you want to see on the blog or what types of styling/outfit questions you might have for me! Anything and everything is such valuable information, so please share it all with me!

But, don’t worry, I am NOT going to stop blogging! I will just be spreading my time and work across different platforms, here and on my new site. I really want people to come to my blog and styling website to learn something whether it’s how I styled an outfit over the weekend (blog topic) or the top ten things I think you need to buy now (stylist topic). I will also be giving My Style Pill a facelift this year, which I believe will fill me with inspiration and passion once again for this dear ol’ blog of mine. Regardless, the two sites will be very much a part of one another and I can’t wait to see them flourish!

Photos by: Lydia Hudgens

Stay tuned on Instagram for updates on how everything is going and I will let you know when any major changes are happening! I am so excited for what’s to come in 2018 and I couldn’t be more happy to have you guys along with me for the journey!

In Lifestyle Outfits Over the Weekend Personal Style · December 12, 2017

What I Wore To Pick Out Our First Christmas Tree!

GET THE LOOK:

On Saturday, Nate and I bought our first Christmas tree together! It would have been super fun to drive out to a tree farm and cut down our own, but we had a pretty packed weekend, so decided to go to local lot near the apartment. I wanted to look festive so I opted for my favorite little reindeer sweater, which is very holiday-centric because I figured, what better place to wear it when picking out a Christmas tree, right?!

SHOP THE LOOK:

And now a few iPhone pics from our day…

This photo cracks me up because we were so excited about our tree and wanted to capture the moment. I handed my phone to the guy who was helping us load it up onto the car, and before I could make any suggestions on how I wanted the photo taken, he snapped the picture, handed the phone back to me and said “that ok?”. This photo has now become a huge joke between me and Nate and we laugh every time we look at. It seriously looks like we placed the phone on the hood of the car, set a self timer and hoped for the best haha!

We ran out of lights, so the bottom half still needs to be wrapped but you can see some of the ornaments we decorated with below, which are mostly from my Grandparents throughout my childhood. We are going to add in some of Nate’s as well, but I can’t wait to start collecting our own especially because this holiday marks our first Christmas together!

Merry, merry! Hope you all have a great day today and thanks for stopping by! xo

In Lifestyle Outfits Personal Style · October 4, 2017

This Time Last Year: October 2016

One of my favorite things about having a blog is that it’s like a constant time capsule. Sure, we all have our phones and a lot of take photos everyday of various things, but I like that here, I can always look back to what I was wearing one, two, three (or in my case, nine) years ago because I’ve diligently documented it. It also reminds me what was going on in my life at that moment and I like reflecting on where I’ve been and where I am today.

Case in point, last year around the beginning of October, I was going through a break up with my live-in boyfriend. And although I may look upbeat and cheerful in these photos, it definitely wasn’t easy to put on a good face and smile for the camera every time. Luckily, it was an amicable situation and we are still friends, but it just goes to show you never really know what’s going on in someone’s life no matter what the photos may look like.

That turn of events really set into motion a lot of changes for me that I didn’t necessarily see or know at the time (isn’t that how it always works?!) and looking back, if you had told me a year ago I would be where I am now, I would have probably looked at you like you were crazy. So much has shifted for me since last October but I plan to keep “leaning in” to my 36th year as much as I can, soaking up lessons I’ve learned, and treasuring new experiences and memories.

What were you doing one year ago? Were you going through something hard and frustrating or joyful and exciting? Or maybe nothing in particular was going on. Whatever it was, I would really love to open up a discussion here so please feel free to share below! xo

(Photos by Emily and Krystal)

In Lifestyle Over the Weekend Personal · September 26, 2017

Over The Weekend: Babyshower in Belfair

This past weekend I drove out to Belfair, which is near Hood Canal, for my best friend’s baby shower. She’s due in mid-December and I am SO excited! It was so incredible to catch up with close friends, spend the whole day by the water playing with the dogs, drinking beer and oohing and awing over the cutest baby gifts. Click through to see more photos from the weekend! xo

In Lifestyle Personal · September 4, 2017

Blog Birthday: My Style Pill Turns Nine Years Old!

(This photo is from the night I told my best friend Liz that I had started a blog.)

Nine years ago today, I published my very first post on My Style Pill. As I sit here and reminisce, I still can’t believe that it’s been that long. It was in the middle of the recession and people were losing their jobs like crazy. Heck, at that point, I had already lost one editorial job in December 2007, before getting hired at Women’s Day Special Interest Publications in the early spring of 2008. If any of you remember Martha Stewart’s magazine, Blueprint, (now merely a Wikipedia page), I had been working there as a market editor for just three months before it shut down. That was a sad, sad day.

When I started the blog, it was on a whim and basically a creative outlet away from my 9-5 job as a home design magazine editor. I had no clue what I was doing, or where the blog would take me, but I was excited and passionate about creating something that was all mine. At this point, it was late in 2008 and I had just turned 27, with truly no idea what was in front of me career wise. It was a scary time, because little did I know I would only continue to work as market editor for just another 6 months before losing my job a second time. That last layoff would end up being the tipping point that would take me out of the corporate world and lead me into blogging full time, but that is a longer story for another day. :)

I get so nostalgic thinking back to all those memories. Back to when it was just called Style Pill…Get Your Daily Dose, (click here, to see my very first outfit post ever!) and still had wordpress.com attached to the domain. Back to the beginning stages, realizing how unknown the blogging territory was and how steep the learning curve was as well. It really blows my mind when I sit down and truly think about it, but I digress.

Today and going forward, I am working on some pretty exciting changes regarding the blog, which is in the process of getting a facelift and will be so fun to share with you in the next month or so. As the blog moves into its 9th year, I will also be honing in on what type of content you guys want to see so if there is anything specific you want me to cover, please let me know in the comments!

Anyway, sending out a huge thank you to you guys. I know some of you have been following me from the very beginning and for that I am so incredibly grateful. And for those of you that might be brand new to my site, I am so happy to have you here! Thank you for all the continuous support – I couldn’t have done it without you, my amazing readers. Much love. xo

P.S. For your viewing pleasure, click here to see the the archives of September 2008.

Enjoy! ;)