Follow your favorite blogs!

Bloglovin' helps you follow the blogs you read by letting you know when they update.

Sign up »
La Dolce Vita
allisonladolcevita.blogspot.com
8
Elementary education teacher with a passion for shoes, books, fashion, cupcakes, and proper grammar. Eats Vogue for breakfast and prefers skinny jeans to sweatpants - every time.
#154083 in All , #4690 in General Lifestyle

Let There Be.. Colors.

I remember a few months ago writing posts on how I absolutely needed to bring more color into my wardrobe, since I was constantly rocking neutrals. Clearly the designers saw my plight and gave an abs...

14 may 12

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

When I first created La Dolce Vita, I made a promise to myself - this blog would be a fun thing, not a chore. At the time, I was a sophomore in college, unsure of who I was and where I was going in l...

29 apr 12

Fall Fashion Musts.

Fall is absolutely my favorite season. It has everything I need - pumpkin spice lattes (obviously), perfect running weather, changing leaves, and amazing options for fashion.As most of you know, Im a...

27 mar 12

Fall Street Style.

Im still alive (mostly).It is already December, and I still feel like Im treading water just to get by. My weekdays are spent lesson planning, grading, teaching, correcting, listening, and then repea...

27 mar 12

Life is Life, Fight for It.

Without a doubt, 2011 has been the most tumultuous year of my life. I remember last year, writing my resolutions or my new years post, and having so much hope and faith for a positive year.Things don...

28 dec 11

Jersey Girls.

The past few weeks have just been a wonderful blur - teaching is fabulous, I adore my class, but I honestly spend my free time writing lesson plans while watching reality TV (my only reprieve from th...

07 nov 11

Humbled.

To say that the past two weeks have been humbling would be a ridiculous understatement.When I first started this job, I was a mix of nerves, insecurities over the fact that I had only taught children...

15 oct 11

Sorry!

Ive really dropped the ball on blogging/commenting, and Im SO sorry.I started work this past Monday, and Im absolutely loving it so far. My classes seem (mostly) motivated, and I havent had any issue...

10 oct 11

Relationship Advice for People Who Really Dont Want Your Advice.

A few months ago, when I met up with my old high school friends we rehashed our memories - the times we got in trouble (both with teachers and our parents), the parties, the relationships - everythin...

02 oct 11

Wedding Wednesday - Roommate Edition.

Being graduated from college has been such a crazy adjustment (I feel like I say this in one form another probably too often) - its been over a year now since Ive been done, but I still miss so much ...

28 sep 11

My Memories Giveaway!

I love scrapbooking, and often - if I really like you a lot - Ill make some form of a scrapbook of our friendship for people. Ive made them for my parents, friends when they get married, for birthday...

25 sep 11

Positive Thinking.

To say that the past few months have been challenging would be a gross understatement. For a while, my life seemed to have taken this downward spiral, and as hard as I tried to see the positive or th...

20 sep 11

Family Dinner.

Food has always been a central part of bonding with my family. For as long as I can remember, weve gone out to eat and some of our best memories took place at dinners out. Even as a young child, my p...

16 sep 11

A Decade.

I still remember exactly where I was that day. It was in eighth grade, and I was in Mrs. Hammonds history class, sitting on a desk, talking with a friend (the same Mrs. Hammond, who would tell me tha...

11 sep 11

Come at Me, Bro.

There are things in life that just warm my heart - the return of pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks that marks the beginning of fall (at least for me!), cupcakes with really thick buttercream frosting...

07 sep 11

Out of Cape Cod Tonight.

There are times when I definitely take certain things for granted - there are things that I have just become accustomed to that I dont realize arent the norm, or that are things that I should be than...

02 sep 11

Editorial Hoarding.

I have a tendency to watch really bad reality television, and Hoarders is no exception. After I watch Hoarders, I always, always have the tendency to go up to my room and throw away or sort out at le...

30 aug 11

With a Little Help from my Friends.

I was talking to my mom yesterday on our drive home from the Cape (more about that later), and I was just reflecting on how much I hate change, but how certain things have gotten easier as the years ...

23 aug 11

Whirlwind.

Its been a whirlwind of a week - one where I think Ive been home merely to sleep, and then Im off again the next morning, and I wouldnt change a thing about it. This past week has been filled with fa...

18 aug 11

Royal Fashion Rules.

Obviously the world cannot get enough of Kate Middleton (or Princess Catherine, I guess?) - everywhere you turn now, you see pictures of her and surprisingly, not much critique (minus a few critiques...

14 aug 11

Feeling Femme.

While I love the bad girl kind of look - cropped leather motorcycle jackets, skinny jeans, cutout dresses and shirts that just scream, "I may be pretty, but Im also a total badass" - I have a...

09 aug 11

The Downside of Going Green.

In the past few years, my family has been trying to make our lifestyle greener. Its all about the little ways of changing to reduce our carbon footprint - buying local/organic, using reusable shoppin...

04 aug 11

Make It Work.

When I watch shows like Project Runway, even though no single part of me can sew, stitch, construct a garment - I find myself feeling incredibly inspired.Theres something about the fact that there ar...

31 jul 11

Finding My Way Back to Myself.

Putting my thoughts into words isnt usually a challenge for me (especially when I can write them out) - Ive always been able to voice my emotions and make my point/voice heard (which pisses my parent...

27 jul 11 1 person likes this

Mother/Daughter Tea Time.

I think that we all have people in our lives that we look and think, "Wow, I have absolutely nothing in common with this person." Usually we luck out and that comes in the form of a bad date,...

22 jul 11 1 person likes this

Boudoir Inspired.

When it comes to my personal style, I tend to play it safe. Im very simplistic in my look, and am well aware of that. While I like my style, there are times that I really want to venture out of my co...

17 jul 11

Bittersweet.

I think that firsts can be a beautiful thing - first kisses, first loves, first dates, first day of school or a new job - there are so many positive connotations that go along with firsts.Ive always ...

08 jul 11

Scavengers.

My best friend Tonya and I have known each other since we were in 7th grade. That is over ten years - so weve known each other since we were flat chested, acne prone, insecure middle schoolers, which...

27 jun 11

Easy Peasy Dinner and Dessert.

While I absolutely love, love, love to cook, and plan on doing a ton of it during the summer, sometimes time is precious, and I really dont have the time to spend hours chopping, sauteing, and preppi...

20 jun 11

Personal Touches.

I recently Skyped with my roommate (who I lived with for all four years of school), and we were reflecting on the fact that just a little over one year ago (on May 8th), we were graduating from colle...

14 jun 11

You are no longer following . Undo?