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Shelby Lately
www.shelbylately.com
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I'm 28. When I turn 30, I'm giving it all up to fulfill my dream of traveling the world for a year. This blog is about the inspired journey down the road less traveled.
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Grief or something like it

When someone you love dies, grief is a strange beast. Whether it settles into the lines on your face or underneath your bones, its a hell of a weight to bear. People want to hug you, give you sympath...

10 feb 12

You Say You Want A Resolution!

Last week I was in Dupont Circle and walked by Sweet Green, a healthy salad and yogurt eatery. Theyre decorating their window space this month with customers New Years resolutions...

13 dec 11

I want to go to there: Cambodia

Angkor Wat in CambodiaBrief and seemingly innocuous encounters with people you hardly know can sometimes change the direction of your life.Ive come across two people who traveled to Cambodia and fell...

05 dec 11

Europe: a 2009 Travelogue

If I had to grab something in a fire, I would probably grab the travel book I made through Blurb last year. Its one of my most prized possessions. When I doubt my travel plans all I do is look at the...

03 dec 11

A Parting of Ways

(My packed car right before leaving California)Im sorry for the long hiatus around here. And I know its probably really annoying when bloggers apologize on their own blog, but believe me when I say I...

21 nov 11

Confessions of a Bachelorette

Quick thought. You know youre a bachelorette when you heat up uneaten pizza crust from the day before, grab ranch dressing from the refrigerator and swish it all down with Two-Buck Chuck - and you do...

24 oct 11

Happy Anniversary (to me!)

Today marks one year ago exactly that I got into my car, left California and traveled nearly 4000 miles across and around the country on a solo journey that eventually led me to DC. It has been a yea...

18 oct 11

Awkward Family Photo

 I spent this past weekend in Richmond! This is what you show people when youre sharing pictures of a weekend spent with the family. This picture is the reality of that weekend.Chasing after my ...

10 oct 11

Fashionably Affordable Friday!

Dress: Borrowed // Belt: Gifted // Shoes: Payless ($24) // Headscarf: Forever21 ($3)Last week I said that I was going to show you my favorite way to wear menswear for todays Fashionably Affordable Fr...

07 oct 11 1 person likes this

Finding My (Blog) Voice

(via)It can be a real b(eep)! to figure out what kind of blog you want to build. For me, blogging is a crazy rollercoaster of being totally inspired and completely intimidated all at once. Every sing...

03 oct 11 2 people like this

Fashionably Affordable Friday!

Dress: (gifted) // Shirt: (gifted) // Pin: Forever21 ($3) // Shoes: Old Navy ($20) // Eyeglasses: Valentino Welcome to Fashionably Affordable Friday! Im going to be honest: Ive been dragging thi...

30 sep 11

Fashionably Affordable Friday!

Jacket: Gifted / Top: Gap ($13) / Skirt: Ross ($7) / Shoes: Old Navy ($20) / Eyeglasses: ValentinoWelcome to Fashionably Affordable Friday! I am so excited to share todays outfit with you, because it...

23 sep 11

Whistle While You Work

So I thought Id show you a few pictures of where I spend my weekdays. It took me a few months but I finally personalized my workspace. I spend 35 hours a week there so Id like it to feel cozy. Theres...

22 sep 11

One Hot Sunday

The elements for what I deem a perfect & relaxing Sunday evening!1. A ridiculously long and hot shower 2. Painting my nails3. Watching Curb Your Enthusiasm4. Reading Vanity Fair 5. Drinking Red S...

19 sep 11

Fashionably Affordable Friday!

Shirt: Ann Taylor Loft ($6) / Shorts: Pacific Sunwear / Shoes: Payless ($20) / Belt: Ross ($7) / Necklace: Forever 21 ($5) / Eyeglasses: Valentino Welcome to the first ever Fashionably Affordable Fri...

16 sep 11

Fashionably Affordable Friday, explained

All photos taken by my lovely roommate, AlyFashionably Affordable Friday: Outfit Numero Uno! Being a working girl has done wonders in rekindling my lifelong adoration for fashion. I absolutely love g...

16 sep 11

Fall 2011 Goals!

(via)The older I get, the more I think that Fall just might be my favorite season and I am so excited about it this year. Fall in DC is supposedly gorgeous and the anticipation of it has me feeling a...

14 sep 11

The Good Stuff Sunday

Tahnie over at A Happy Girl has started a cool feature called "the good stuff sunday". Its a nice way to celebrate the good things that happened this week, so Im excited to participate and li...

05 sep 11

Good and strange and sad

(Daydreaming at a New Mexico rest stop) Im writing this in a non-descript motel room in Oklahoma City. When the flight touched down in California two days ago, the familiar sight of foothills and smo...

03 sep 11

Cocaine Girl

(via) For a few short seconds I thought the whiskey was just clouding my head, it seemed so surreal as I watched. Her thin frame was hunched over the mirror with a dollar bill in her nose. She sniffe...

11 aug 11

Guest Blogging

So although all has been quiet on the (blog) homefront for the past few weeks as I settle into my new job & home, I am really excited to share the very FIRST guest blog I recently wrote! Click on...

20 jul 11

Knowing Your Worth

(via)Ive learned so much over the past year about the often agonizing process of finding employment. When I received the job offer last week, excitement doesnt even begin to describe the way I felt. ...

07 jul 11

The Conqueror of things big (but not small)

I find that trying to assemble anything from Ikea requires all of my brain power. Those Swedish people must be visual because they seem to think that the pictures explain everything. They dont! Which...

05 jul 11

Home

(via)Theres been so much going on lately that I find theres only about an hour left in the evening to unwind before I have to go to bed. Im really excited though because I FOUND A PLACE TO LIVE! I ge...

23 jun 11

Love & Neuroticism

(via)When I called Clare to break the news to her of my loco travel decision, she was supportive and she listened, and she was a cheerleader in the best possible way any girl could be to her flighty ...

17 jun 11

The REAL Real

(via)Before I can start to save money for my year in the world, I have to really get my financial act together. Truth be told, it does not make any sense to save money when you have debts you owe and...

16 jun 11

A New Beginning

(via)If youve been here before you might notice that things are different. All along I had a plan to customize this place so that it would be a direct reflection of my own taste & sensibilities. ...

15 jun 11

Coming Soon

(via)A new day is dawning at Shelby Lately. If this place looks like a crime scene for the next week or two with lots of missing blog posts, its because Im doing a massive rehaul including a new DESI...

31 may 11

Thank You For Being a Friend: Valerie

How long weve been friends: 6 yearsWhere we met: Starbucks! Valerie was training to be a manager at the store I was working at.Favorite memory: We went out dancing on a Friday night and then worked s...

26 may 11

My Girl Tuesday: Alicia Keys

 I suffer from too many girl crushes to count, so every Tuesday Im going to share one with you. Last year for my birthday, my best friend Frankie splurged on tickets for us to see Alicia Keys. T...

25 may 11

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