Friday Favorites

Sidebar: what is it with bloggers and title alliteration? Suckers for cheese I suppose.

Anyways, this is probably the biggest blogger-cliche of all time, but I've recently been crushing HARD on two Instagram feeds and thought I'd share the awesome.

First up? @thedogist with his PUPPIES!!!!! And by puppies I mean beautifully photographed dogs around the world, some up for adoption, some missing limbs or traditional cuteness factors, but all so full of personality and life. I've followed "dog a day" type accounts before but these little guys are in an insta-class of their own (see? Hardcore cheesin').

This mean muggin fellow's name is Jesus. I like to think it's pronounced Hay-sus.

Pixel. The most aptly named dog EVER.

DAT FACE!

The phrase "I can't even..." has never been more appropriate.

And secondly, this gorgeous gal, @dinatokio. Each blogger has their own unique style, yes, but this darling is so genuinely refreshing. Modest, yes, but an absolute inspiration in a sea full of half-naked-on-a-beach-cause-this-swimwear-company-sent-me-here-to-take-Instagram-photos photos. She keeps sneak-peeking a collection she designed too (see the second photo), which I'm very excited to see!

SUCH SASS. And I would totally borrow those glasses and never return them.

Dress. Jeans and heels. City. All of it. Yes.

I would wear this everyday and sometimes to sleep

Threadbare is now on Instagram!

I've finally created an Instagram account for Threadbare! Or rather, I converted my personal Instagram account into my blogging account (my friends were getting sick of my incessant Instagram tweets anyways).

I'm "wornthreadbare" - let's be Instabuddies!

Badumchhh.

On Social Media

*begin rant*
I've been increasingly interested in the areas of event planning and social media, and am  currently in the process for applying for a job I really, really, really want. It's a social media marketing associate position with Joule Assets, a company working towards energy reduction by interacting with and educating the general public. I happen to have a great deal of knowledge about the energy efficiency/reduction industry thanks to my internship last summer with the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, a non-profit out in Boston (the report I worked on all summer actually went live on their website yesterday woo hoo!).

Shout-out on page 3! Not quite Page Six, but close enough.

The only problem then, is the social media side.

Don't get me wrong, I actively use my personal Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Instagram, LinkedIn, Flickr, and Pinterest accounts. I have this blog, and confession, I even have an email account, Twitter account, and will be starting an Instagram account for this here blog! But since I don't have a whole ton of readers, I don't update the Twitter too frequently, and have never gotten a legitimate email. In other words, I have a comprehensive plan set up for the "marketing" of my blog, but I haven't really ever used it.

Yes, I do have barnwood as my background. Deal with it.

So how on earth do I convince a company like Joule Assets that little ol' 22-year-old, fashion-blogger-wannabe, DIY-er me could be the absolute best person not only to create a comprehensive social media plan for their entire company, but implement it into the company culture?? And how can I get them to look past the fact that I'm blogging about fashion and get them to realize that I actually have really good ideas about how to improve their social media presence as a professional energy efficiency organization, even though much of my social media presence/experience is fairly informal?

My residents/followers aren't as fanatic about Instagram as I am. And yes, those are hair curlers in my picture.

I have no idea. But I think it starts with me committing to my (or at least, my blog's) social media presence. I want this job badly enough, so I'm gonna try. And with that...
*end rant*

Just wanted to say that you should totally follow me on Twitter, shoot me an email, and/or follow me on Instagram (when I get that set up...)!!