The Preppy Girl Tag

Hello lovelies! I have recently seen this new tag floating around, namely known as The Preppy Girl Tag. It's basically a questionnare about preppy style and living. With that being said, let's get started!

//What is your definition of preppy?//

My definition of preppy is classy and put together.  A preppy gal is aware the image she wants to portray, and she carries it out with her personality and style!

//What is your favotrite all time brand?//

Excuse me if I'm wrong, however; I share my infactuation of Lilly Pulitzer with preppy gals around the world.

//What is your favorite Lilly print?//

Hands down First Impressions.

//Favorite preppy youtuber?//

By far, glamourkate08!

//Jack Rogers or Sperry's?//

I am a firm believer in both of these classic shoes. However, when push comes to shove, I agree a tad bit more with sperry's. These babies match almost anything. They are a shoe to be worn for school, a night out, casual lunch/dinner and so much more. Did I mention they match almost anything?

//Jeans or Khakis//

The question of our century. Let's be realistic here; jeans.

//Duck boots, Riding Boots, or Hunters?//

 I love the look of riding boots, but I love the function of Hunters. Can I choose both?

//Navy or Black//

Although, my first choice for a night out would be a little black dress, staying true to my blood would leave me sprinting for a J.Crew Navy shift. Navy blue is mysterious, elegant, stylish; bottom line I could go on forever. I'll stop here though. Navy.Blue.

//On a scale of 1-10 how much do you love J.Crew?//

Ha, easy. As aforesaid, I expressed my love for this shop, by speaking of the many pleasures it brings me when looking for the perfect dress. 1-10? I say 11.

//Favorite Ralph Lauren Clothing Item?//

I most definitely am deeply in love with the cotton long sleeve, slim fit v necks. These shirts can be paired with any thing. Jacks, Sperry's, Hunters, Riding Boots, honey you name it and it shall be worn. #fallstapleitem

//Pearls or Bows?//

Honey, honey, I surpassed my bow stage years ago in my per say "Elementary Watson" years. I have moved on to the next level of southern class. You can tell by looking at my jewlery mannequin- pearls, pearls, pearls, and you guessed it, more pearls.

Thank you all so much for reading!

God bless and Stay Classy,

Rebecca

PSAT/Testing Outfits

Hi there lovelies! Excuse me for my absence. I have been sick with a load of makeup work and projects. Despite my pesky common cold. I have invoked myself in a tenacious revival. I am going to share with you, some outfit choices for testing. I took the PSAT yesterday, and I was so glad Monday night I made the decision of choosing something comfortable.

Here are two of my choices and a pinterest collage in order for a comfort filled test!

Thank you so much for reading, 

God bless and stay classy,

Rebecca

Sunday OOTD

It's Sunday! A day to praise God, go to church and eat with your families! I wanted to put together a quick OOTD for you all! 

//Dress//

This is just a simple buff dress I got from Dillards.

//Cup//

I got this tumbler from Lilly Pulitzer, great insulation, lala love it.

//Shoes//

As we all know, my babies, these are my Jack Roger replicas I got from a shoe store in my mall 

Don't they look just like them? (; 

That's it guys! Thanks for reading,

Rebecca (:

Things to Invest in for Preppy Style

Hi there! Today I'm doing a blog post on 5 things to invest in for preppy style.

//Bean Boots//

These are a definite staple for me during the fall/winter. I just got a pair- there is a cute story for this one. I wanted a pair of Bean Boots and I showed a picture to my madre, she then exclaimed " Honey! You want a pair of those? I have a pair that I never got to wear!" I then replied with the jitters, "NO WAY! Let me see!" We then went to the garage and she pulled them out of a box, and you better believe it- I lost it! They were my size and everything! SO, so happy for that find. God is good! So I now get socks for them from J.Crew, that come up a little bit past the boot, you'll see how I style these babies in my fall lookbook scheduled next month.

//Simply Southern or Southern Proper Tees//

I absolutely, la la love these! Especially the longsleeves! They are so comfy and have great quality.

//Jack Rogers//

I refuse to accept it is no longer JR season- but I still would like to list theses! Here is a link to my favorite preppy shoes Jack Rogers. These match EVERYTHING. I wear them all the time. Whether it's Church, school or even just shopping these are my go-to's.

// Riding Boots//

These aren't neccisarily "preppy" , but if you pair them with the right thing, they most definitely prep up any outfit. This will be in my lookbook too (:

//Gingham or a Linen shirt//

This is a bare neccesity of preppy mother natures recipies! These work year round. You can unbutton them in the summer or layer up and throw on a puffer vest. Add in a pearl necklace or statement necklace, and voila- ASAP fab.

Thanks for reading,

Rebecca (:

Staying Positive

Hi there loves! I'm back again. I just wanted to share my tips on staying positve ( A Christian Girl's Guide). So, read up and here we go!

//Realize God's Purpose for You//

You can't fulfil God's purpose for your life if your busy being a Negative Nancy!

//Understand God Loves You//

Once you have even the slightest bit of understanding of God's love you, you can always be delighted in him. God's love is deeper than an ocean and wider than the sea. He sent his Son to die for you and me! 

//Always try to see the good in things//

Don't feel like going to class? Speak positivity over your day, and lift up your head and say " This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it! This always keeps me in a good mood. Also, a quick tip if you ever need something and you can't get it- let it into your prayer life! The worse that could happen is God saying no- and if he does, it means it wasn't for you and it could have possibly harmed you. Keep in mind Phillipians 4:19 " And my God will supply all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus." This is my assurance! 

//Get involved in a youth group!// 

Be around positive youth that will keep you strong in the faith! Support one another. God put his children here to be in favor with one another. Make some quality Chirsitan friends! 

That's all guys, stay happy!

Rebecca (: 

Running Essentials and Brain Snacks for School!

Hi there guys! Long time no blog :( . I'm so sorry! I have been so busy with Cross Country and school starting, that I have so many drafts and post ideas- but no time to post them. However I decided to create a blog calendar. I am currently editing and tweaking minor details of my blogging schedule for the upcoming month- my favorite, October. 

However, I am bringing you a blog post today! My running essentials and healthy brain-boosting snacks for your lunch box!                                                   Made by me (:

           

Now for my favorite healthy lunchbox snacks! 

Now I know sometimes we're in school and we have a little functionality issue and need a wake up call! Here are the perfect snacks for that. 

1. Almonds
2. Kashi Granola Bars
3. Electrolyte water
4. Bean chips (ahhhh fave :) )
5. Pistachios
6. Dried Fruit

Ok, that's all! Thanks so much for reading!

Love ya, stay fab!

Rebecca (:

My Day

Hi there! So today I'm doing a small late night post/review. Today our Cross Country team went over to the store Run For Your Life! I picked up a new pair of sneakers and I got the coolest water bottle! It's called the Fire and Ice water bottle by Nathan. The reason I'm so in love with this is because it's a sassy silver in the day and a radiant beam of fab at night! So cool.

Water bottle 

I also picked up some KTTape. This tape works wonders! I had runners knee today, because we had time trials at the park, and I got the beautiful gift of runners knee! I went with my XC team to the shop and picked this tape up because, I heard plenty of people sing it's praises! I am singing this tune as well, my friends. I applied the adhesive to my knee- and voila, healed after 5 minutes, I lie to you not. Definitely repurchasing.

Thanks for reading,

Rebecca(:

How I Do My Daily Devotionals

Hi there guys! So today I wanted to talk to you guys about how I do my daily devotions. This is a good way to spend qauality time with Jesus. Alright, I'm going to let you in on a little shameful confession- it's usually very, very hard for me to do devotions every, single day, and it's also quite a conundrum to wake up in time. I know , I know, "Shame on you, Rebecca!" It  just gets hard sometimes. However, in order to get up the majority of the time, I use this nugget of spiritual information, given to me by my pastor. Once in a sermon he said, " In order for me to do my devotions, and keep Satan away from me throughout the day, I have to let my spirit man wake up before my fleshly man. If I let my grumpy fleshly man wake up first, I will never get my time with God started! However, when I let my spirit man wake up first- I can pray up and get my time with Jesus started and conquer the day." I love this so much. It really helps me realize that I should always let the Jesus in me wakeup first, so I can keep Satan behind me and Carpe Diem (Latin for seize the day). That was my spirit food to give to you today. So, without further ado, here is my devotional routine.

I would say I wake up between 5:30 - 6:00 in the morning everyday, even in the summer ( Cross Country practice) and I will usually go straight to my Bible and pray that God would show me what he wants me to read for the day, and open up a page in my Bible, I will then read the passage and start to read my devotion book "Daily Devotionals For the God Girl", and really ponder what is being read, afterwards I will pray and thank God for waking me up, ask for forgiveness and ask God to bless my day. I will then start my day!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a great night!

My Special Pancake Recipie!

Hi there! Today I wanted to write a quick post on my fave pancake recipie! Let's get started!


One mashed banana
One cup of oats
One egg

1. Mash Banana
2. Stir till no lumps 
3. Add in oats
4. Beat egg
5. Add in egg
6. Stir together
7. Apply cooking spray to medium heat pan 
8. Flip ocassionaly 
9. Serve up! 

Thanks for reading! I hope you try this out!

*Disclaimer: This recipie doesn't make many pancake. Whenever I make this delicacy, I only get around 3-4 medium size pancakes.

School items to personalize

Alrighty, *sniffle, sniffle*. Lovelies, this is the last post of my back to school series. However, don't mind that! I will still post every, single day! I have my schedule planned out so, you'll definitely have something to read on a daily basis. Please let me know if you prefer to read in the morning or in the evening.

Anyways, so, here is my post on school items that you can personalize. Aforementioned, this will just be a post for those of you who need some quirky ideas for personilization. This is only going to be a list, so I wouldnt reccomend getting your hopes up for a long post. Sorry to burst your bubble babe. Let's get into it my fellow lilly lovers!

Items to monogram:

1. Camelbak water bottle (monogram sticker form)
2. Your backpack
3. Your sports bag
4. Long sleeve tees check out Marley Lilly
5. Thick headbands
6. Vest 
7. Rain Jacket
8. Monogram necklace
9. Note book 
10. Binder covers
11. Pencil case
12. Earrings
13. Blanket (for football games)
14. Electronic cases
15. Yoga mat (if your'e into that stuff, I know I am :) )
16. Scarves
17. Tote bags
18. Cinch pack
19. Lunch box
20. Luggage tag ( I always put one of these on my back pack, just incase :) )

Okay! That's it of this post and my back to school series. All of these items you can find for cheap on Marley Lilly's online shop. 

Thanks for reading,

XOXO, Rebecca <3 

Prep For Less!

Hey there lovelies! So the second part of my back to school series is, how to prep for less! As we all know, dressing preppy is kinda pricey; so, I have a solution. Now, our own selves are very aware of the fact that, J. Crew is classy, Lilly Pulitzer is glitzy and Vera Bradley is fancy. However, are these timeless brands cheap? No way honey! I have found substitutes for most of the preppy brands, but not any Lilly Pulitzer alternatives. Are there any out there you might ask- maybe, but we never know. I personally doubt it. So to the drawing board (better create a plan to snag some cash and get a few stable, staple items). Let's get into the brands.


Here we have J.Crew & Lilly Pulitzer my fave prep stores; but these prepster utopias are not cheap honey, so I'll teach you the tricks of the trade to get your hands on some classics and some fab replicas!

1. Go to the  FACTORY store of the brand if you can find one. I know for sure J. Crew has one! This is as cheap as they come if you want the articles of clothing to be authentic.
2. Look around for some replicas or off- brand look alikes! You can usually find these at T. J Maxx. Your not likely to find these items at ross. Sometimes you can even find the authentic brand in store! I was browsing for some new running shorts and saw the cutest pair of- hold on let me brace myself; AUTHENTIC VINEYARD VINES PEACH CHINOS! Score! 
3. Check out online stores! They always have good sales that are a solid 20% more off than in store. A few good ones are: http://oldnavy.com/ , http://gap.com/ , https://www.ruelala.com/auth/login/ and if your really into dirt cheap monogrammed items check out http://www.marleylilly.com/ 

That's basically it dolls! Thanks for reading and good luck finding preppy styles!

UP NEXT: SCHOOL ITEMS TO PERSONALIZE

My Preppy Back to School Essentials!

                   

Hey there! As the school year is approaching, I wanted to put a little back to school series together for you! The first post in my series will be- as you can tell by the title, Preppy Essentials for school!

So, I'll put these in order by favorites to chop this up, as a boat chops waves in the summer time ocean ( I like to expose my inner poet often!)



My Monogrammed Longchamp!
 Now, the reason I love my longchamp is because, it hold so, so much! It has a zipper that rarely catches and a nice flap for your monogramming desires. I'll show you a picture (P.S this isn't mine) 

 My Camelbak water bottle
I love this staple because, you can... MONOGRAM IT! Camelbaks honestly inspire me to drink water- suprisingly enough I'm not a big fan of water, considering I am a Cross Country runner! 

 My Lilly Pulitzer Large Agenda

My Lilly P. agenda keeps me so organized. It consists of fab stickers for different events from exams to holidays' and even birthdays. It has cute sparky quotes at the beginning of each month, and that my friends makes me a very, very happy camper.

My statement necklaces

My, my, my. Oh, how I love my statement necklaces; how they spice up any outfit and add and artistic flair when paired with your faves. 

 My Sperry's 

My Sperry's are my favorite! They match pretty much anything and make any outfit preppy!

Statement Necklace

Top Spider Sperrry's

Lilly Pulitzer Agenda

Longchamp

Camelbak

Ok lovelies, that's all of my favorites and preppy school essentials!

 UP NEXT: Preppy on a budget

{Baby, it's classic}

 Classics. You see a striped linen shirt paired with red lips and penny loafers, you stop and think to yourself "wow, she's well put together!" But what you don't know is the she's just about as fashionably inclined as you are! Our generation recycles styles. Doubtful? Remember high waisted shorts and mom jeans? Loafers and Oxfords? Or even the occasional Marilyn Monroe pin drop curl? These all date way   back. Now these same tenacious classics are upon us once again! It's 2014, and we don't seem to care.☺We somehow are oblivious to the fact that, these ageless styles are just reoccurring! So the next time you see someone looking like a Audrey Hepburn impersonator, think to yourself, "I could wear that timeless style too!"