Thursday, February 25, 2010

A Look Into My Life

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I thought this would be fun way for my readers to get a sneak peek into who I am. I have included many questions that you asked me and also a few of my own facts and tidbits.

1. Where are you from?  I live in the Bay Area of California. I grew up here but have also lived in San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles, CA. I love it here. There are so many places to explore and the weather is great!
2. What do you do career wise? I am the Director of Recruiting for a financial services firm. I hire financial advisors. My job is rewarding and I love the control I have over my work, but I created the  blog so I could have an outlet for my other passions.
3. What do you do for fun? When I am not working I usually am training at Crossfit or spending time with my boyfriend and friends. We all love wine and one of our favorite things to do is to go wine tasting.
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4. What is you biggest fashion pet peeve? I hate how quickly something is "in" and then "out" and you are required to spend your life savings to keep up. I believe in wearing any trend at anytime and having fun with it.
5. What is the store you shop at most? This one is tough. I shop everywhere. I tend to shop at Nordstrom, Forever 21, and Urban Outfitters a lot.
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6. When did you start doing Crossfit? I have always enjoyed being active. In school I played water polo and after that I tried everything like spinning, yoga, Pilates, half marathons, and triathlons. It wasn't until I met my boyfriend that I really learned about Crossfit and got into it. I was skeptical at first and quickly realized that is was the best work out I had ever been through and I was hooked. 
7. Who’s your favorite designer? Choose 1! And why? That is so hard. I can't truly answer. However, someone in my top 5 is Stella McCartney. She designs clothes that are so versatile and are made for real women!
 8. What camera do you use? I used to use a Cannon point and shoot (when I started the blog) and for the last 8 months I was borrowing a Cannon Rebel that I loved. I am getting the Nikon D60 with a 50 mm f 1/4 lens soon (sorry Leah). 
9. What is the main goal of your blog? I have messed around on here so much and that is ok, because this is for me and something for me to enjoy. I like fashion so it will always be primarily geared to fashion, style, shopping and tips. However, it has elements of a lifestyle blog because I like to share things about me and things I love.

61 comments:

j3nhow said...

wow ur job is impressive! great blog as well!

xoxo jenna

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Joie de Viv said...

Love your q&a's! I love the more personalized pics Taylor! You always look so happy!

xx Vivian @ http://diamondsandtulle.blogspot.com

guildedsecret. said...

oh wow! its nice to get a peek into the lives of our favorite bloggers :)

xo.
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Leah said...

Hahaha! You are a traitor. Why oh why? Just kidding! I always say it's not the equipment but the person using the equipment that matters.

If you need more recruits for financial advisers, I have a few friends working as independent contractors in the field of financial risk management. You can add them in your list. Shameless plugging I know.

PS... Let's go wine tasting when I go back to Cali. My sister lives in the Bay Area too. xoxo

Kookie B. said...

it's nice to you allowed to share bits of your life with us.

we're getting to know you better, Taylor dear.

;)

What he ate, what I ate. said...

I've been loving formspring!! So fun!

Sybil said...

nice things to know about you! :D

Celine said...

Love to hear that you do Crossfit! I do as well. I only started about a month ago but it is by far the best, most engaging, and most fun workout I've ever done. It rules. :)

flnw.blogspot.com (Celine)

Secondhand Stella said...

The picture of you and your boyfriend is so cute!

Becca. said...

Loved finding out more about you!
Love the photos too!
Would you like to exchange blog links?
Thanks for the comment on my blog!
Becca
http://fashion-train.blogspot.com

Starr Crow said...

aw, i feel like i just got to know you so much! love the photo of you in the green.

that's it, i've gotta start working out like you do!

Starr Crow said...

aw, i feel like i just got to know you so much! love the photo of you in the green.

that's it, i've gotta start working out like you do!

Louise said...

You've a rockin body girl! I wish i was so athletic like, i'm way too lazy, specially on winter i need to get in shape! Thanks for sharing.

Caroline said...

Love this post!!! XO

ZANAH said...

My family & bf loves wine tasting too... I like it when taken with specific cheeses :) Mon Mode Blog

Gizelle Faye | Vanilla Ice Cream said...

oh how i miss being active...
i've stopped playing football because of my ACL...cross fit seems like so much fun!

and i really hate how one trend can be so history in such a short time...that's why i dress how i like..and not care too much about trends..

♥ vanilla ice cream ♥

SWF_Terra said...

I love Crossfit. Just got into it last Spring to improve my 5k time. It's the best workout I've ever had. Yoga is a very close second. It's so wonderful to learn more about you. I love your blog. So psyched to have found it!

Marie said...

Great post, loved the Crossfit info-
Marie @ Lemondrop ViNtAge
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Raez said...

you go girl! i admire your passion for your job and your drive to work out really hard! youre an inspiration:)

xx raez

Anna said...

One reason why I read your blog everyday is because I think you're such an honest person :)
Lovely post!

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alex Stoltze said...

This was so fun to read! I'm looking up Crossfit now!
xo
ps. I love the bay area, I go there all the time for family, the vineyards are gorgeous and the shopping and exploring is fantastic!

Lainey said...

This was really nice...I may want to use formspring now because my commenters' questions tend to be all over the place and then I forget about the question, but this is good so that all of the questions are in the same place. Very convenient. I always love getting to know more about the bloggers I read. :)

Fashion Cappuccino said...

It's always nice to know more about my favorite bloggers! You seem to have a great life and friends! xxooxoxxo

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Such fun photos! You look like you always have a great time!

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myfloorisred.com said...

That green dress is amazing! Really! And I absolutly love your hair!

Annie Spandex said...

Mmm, wine tastings :)

Annachiara Savio said...

Faaavolous pictures darling...you're always woonderfull!!! :D

Alva said...

Love the green dress!!

alma said...

That was really fun to read about! Great idea!

Sherin said...

This was great to read. Its good to know a bit more about you. And I love all the pictures as well.

Unknown said...

i have a question how did you het the layout of your blog? things on mine just happen by mistake? How did you get the tabs at the top? xoxox

raita 2 said...

you're pretty! :) and it was really nice to read some fact about you.

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Ana said...

It's so cool to see that you are so athletic =)

Anonymous said...

I am a new reader and I'm thrilled to have a fellow financial industry professional by day and fashion blogger by night! Also great to see a fashion gal that loves to work out. I'm excited for many posts to come!

Marie a la Mode said...

Fun post and great pics!

Laetitia said...

Really nice to read!!!

Jillian Hobbs said...

love that you are so active!

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

It's great to learn and see more about you! I totally agree w/ your fashion pet peeve too. Happy weekend!

Soooali said...

Great to learn more about you!

Anonymous said...

Your job is my dream job! I'm an accounting major (about to be an auditor - yikes!) but want to get more into HR/recruiting.

Any advice on how to transition over?

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Roxan said...

Love this post Tay! The pic of you and Joey is so cute! xoxo

Unknown said...

I love this post! feel much closer to you!

xxx

Lauretha Sudjono said...

such a lovely blog. <3333333333333333333

Nicole Marie said...

ok i need to start doing crossfit so i can have a body like that! i'm impressed by how hard you work at it and all your double work out days. don't know if i could ever do a double workout of anything!

Dylana Suarez said...

It's been wonderful getting to know you better!

MELISSA Z. said...

I've just discovered your blog and I love it!

If you want, check out my blog and leave a comment. Thanks a lot!

www.abitoffashion.com

iliketweet said...

I like getting to know all the bloggers, it's a great idea. Also, I want that glass of wine, it's huge!

iliketweet.blogspot

x

Insomnia said...

I had no idea that you were so strong to lift all that weight ^^

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the advice! That def. gives me a much better idea of what I need to do to get my foot in the door. :)

Christen said...

I loved reading this post. Great way to "get to know you" better!

Laura Trevey said...

Great post to learn a little about you :)

xoxo Laura

Unknown said...

I absolutely loved reading and learning more about you. You are so stunning--thanks for the peak into your life! i'm always so curious about other people's lives..you've inspired me to not be such a lazy ass and work out.

FashionJazz said...

Luv ur post hun!!! Hope u well, i will be back to reg commenting and blogging this wk. xxx

sanjeet said...

It's been wonderful getting to know you better!

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allthatshewants said...

its great to know you better! i wanna go to california soo badly

julianne. said...

oh my goodness you are so gorgeous!
i love that picture of you in the green dress!
so chic and adorable!
i really love your blog!
xoxoxox.

Meg said...

I always like reading people's answers.

Alicia Lund said...

Fun questions and answers! I've always wanted to try Crossfit... sounds intense!! ;)

Kali Ramey Martin said...

Thanks for commenting! I LOVE Crossfit. We tried it with my parents and I couldn't walk for like three days.

I'd love to try it again on a full time basis!

Love your site by the way!

Valencia Lia said...

Wow,learned so much about you through this post but I love it! To know more on another fellow blogger is always so much fun!!

And you have such a cool job too!! And you are super active with working out. Got to pick that up from you heeee

Loved all the photos you shared too. And thanks so much for all your sweet comments all the time<3

Raquel said...

Great answers! It is great to know more about you!
Thanks,

Raquel

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