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Emilina Sassperina
www.emilinasassperina.com
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Why I’ve been MIA — And Tattoo Tuesday!

Hello, everyone! I must apologize for being relatively absent lately. It’s been a crazy past few weeks. I’ve moved out of my apartment, cleaned it up and turned in the keys. I’ve ma...

03 may 11

Tattoo Tuesday V.3

Name and blog name: Christina (aka Trixie), at Trixie Weighs In Age: 37 Occupation: Weight Watchers Receptionist (hopefully, a soon-to-be leader!) Age of first tattoo: 18 Favorite tattoo: Roses, Film...

26 apr 11

Disease and Desire… What’s the Difference?

Well, Tuesday marked another successful weigh-in! I lost exactly one pound, putting me down 6.4 since I committed myself the new Points Plus program a little over two weeks ago now. This still puts m...

21 apr 11

Tattoo Tuesday, v.2!

Hello, everyone! Thank you so much to all of you who have submitted your tattoos and stories to me! It’s possible that I might start doing a Tuesday and Friday feature, depending on the level o...

19 apr 11

Moving on

This weekend was my last weekend in my first apartment. When I say first apartment, I don’t mean that it was the first place I lived out on my own, away from my parents– far from it. This...

18 apr 11

My Confession: I’m Not Perfect.

The other day, I was talking to a friend of mine. She told me that while she appreciates my support and encouragement, that I don’t share my failures enough. That I come across as being perfect...

14 apr 11

A New Feature: Tattoo Tuesdays!

I follow several alternative lifestyle blogs, and I’ve been inspired by so many beautiful, proud women of all shapes, sizes and colors. I’ve loved tattoos since I was a little girl, when ...

12 apr 11

Returning from my hiatus

Hello, all! I apologize for my disappearance all last week. It has been a crazy week, and will continue to be insane for the rest of the month. Why, you ask? Well… I’m moving. Some of you...

11 apr 11

My most permanent accessories

I don’t really consider my body modifications accessories as much as they are just a part of my body and who I am. I’ve gotten a lot of flack about my mods from my family and even some fr...

31 mar 11

Mommy, wow! I’m a red-head now

This weekend I decided to drop my boring brown hair and go back to being a redhead. I have a few different shades of blonde and red highlights, and the underside of my hair is shadow-boxed a very dar...

29 mar 11

Things I Love Thursday: Make-Up Edition

After a pretty good success with my Things I Love Thursday hair edition post, I thought I would do a post about my make-up must-haves! I won’t lie to you, I used to be absolutely clueless about...

24 mar 11

Blown Away

It really seems like it has finally settled into springtime in the bluegrass. The warmer temperatures and seemingly unpredictable rain and the blooming trees are all sweet reminders that the winter h...

22 mar 11

A few ideas for a new place

This past weekend was a stressful one for me. In addition to learning that the house we put an offer on is a no-go (what is up with people thinking people will spend $20k more than their house is wor...

21 mar 11

And we have a winner…

Thank you everyone who entered for a chance to win the Pop of Chic giveaway! I used a random number generator to produce a winner. And the result of the giveaway… #37! And the winner is: Anna! ...

21 mar 11

The Versatile Blogger Award

I am so, so touched and honored– I’ve been given my first Blogger Award! Thank you so much to Hallie from Corals + Cognacs for this award! Accordingly, those who receive the Award are to ...

19 mar 11

Blogger’s Day of Silence

I apologize for not posting yesterday– my family and I are house-hunting and I was terribly busy all day. Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day, all! To make up for my slacking yesterday, I wil...

18 mar 11

Finding a suitable replacement

A few months ago, I only owned the absolute minimum amount of shoes I could get away with: one pair of athletic sneakers, one pair of casual flats, a pair of flip flops, and one pair of black heels. ...

16 mar 11

Recipe: Pesto-and-Feta-St uffed Chicken Breasts

When I tell you that this is one of the (if not THE) best thing I have ever cooked in my LIFE, please know that I am not exaggerating at all. Even though I’m not following Weight Watchers at th...

15 mar 11

Don’t Miss It: A Pop of Chic Give-away!

Hello fabulous readers! To celebrate reaching my first 100 subscribers, I am teaming up with the fabulous Cynthia at Pop of Chic Jewelry & Accessories for a celebratory give-away! It means so muc...

14 mar 11

FBFF: Finding A Balance

This week’s FBFF questions (via Katy at ModlyChic) center around finding a balance. A balance between school, work, our social lives and our blogs. How do you do it all? What are your prioriti...

11 mar 11

Things I Love Thursday: Hair Edition

So I know that I have taken a small hiatus from my “Things I Love Thursday” posts, but today I will take the opportunity to use my TILT post to talk about a subject near and dear to my he...

10 mar 11

Fashion Blogger Spotlight: Kimberly of Fashion Momma In Training

When I first started this blog, I didn’t know any other fashion bloggers. I have been so fortunate over the past few months to meet so many interesting and beautiful people! One of the first fa...

09 mar 11

Everybody, Everywear: Polka Dots

Today was Everybody, Everywear‘s Polka Dot challenge! I unfortunately was not able to wear my outfit to work when my puppy, Jasper, jumped up on me and planted his muddy paws on my white tights...

09 mar 11

Good food on the run: Amy’s Kitchen Garden Vegetable Lasagna

Some days (like today) I’m in a huge rush and I don’t have time to make myself lunch. And when there aren’t any leftovers in the fridge– that’s a problem. Yesterday I de...

08 mar 11

When one door closes, another will open

Recently, my friend Sarah watched Food, Inc., a documentary that exposes some of what’s really going on within our country’s food industry. The film reveals aspects of the industry that A...

08 mar 11

FBFF: Beautiful Beauty Bounty

Recently I joined a network of fashion bloggers, Fashion Beauty Friend Friday. This is my first post for this group, responding to this week’s set of questions! This week is about our favorite ...

04 mar 11

Well, For Stripes’ Sake

Okay, so I can’t easily hide my love for my new maroon/burgundy tights. For $5.50 at Wal*Mart, you really can’t get much better! These boots were an impulse purchase a few months ago from...

03 mar 11

A Little Bit Of Jeffrey In My Life

Last weekend I dropped by Street Scene, one of my favorite local vintage stores. Often I go in and don’t find anything, but on this particular day, I found a cute little dress on the clearance ...

03 mar 11

For The Love Of (Cute) Bedding

So, first off I apologize for going nearly five days without a blog post. I was incredibly sick this past weekend, and that resulted in much sleep and zero blog upkeep. As I tried to get caught up on...

01 mar 11

Thriftful thinking: Online Style

Well, this will be my first post about a thrift-style purchase! I have a really bad mentality when it comes to shopping at thrift and consignment stores for clothes. I’m convinced that absolute...

24 feb 11

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