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It's hard to believe but one year ago today, on a bit of a whim, I started this little blog - feeling a bit like today - wanting to throw out my whole closet and start over - things never change, no?...my friend Shayla had invited me to guest blog on Live Savvy and I have to admit I totally dug other people reading little ol me...It's been a pretty amazing ride so far, albeit much more time consuming than is probably necessary (or healthy!) I've so loved hearing your opinions and thoughts, have had the best time discovering so many cool, creative women bloggers out there...and it's afforded me the opportunity to stick my feet in the retail waters once again with my little shop...
So, I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all my readers, commentators, and supporters!! You've made my day, week, year!! I've rounded up a little gift bag from my shop and will give it away to one reader...please leave a comment below to be entered - I'll pick one at random on Friday morning!
I'd love to know: what do you like, what do you want to see more of, what are you bored with, basically, how can I engage you more?? I also have a limited number of cute layering tanks that I will give out until supplies last so if you'd like one please shoot me an email with your comments & address to shopprettymommy (@) hotmail (dot) com...
In the gift bag: Laura Lombardi Earrings, Matta Coloring Book & Corazon Necklace, Archive Zodiac Bracelet, Alternative Apparel Tee Dress, Shabd Tie Dye Scarf, & Shanna Murray Decal!!!
So where do I go from here?? I'd love to give my shop a bit of a makeover & name change - suggestions please?? what are you looking for these days??
kisses to you all!!
Michelle
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I sent this via e-mail but I'll post it here, too.
ReplyDeleteI accidentally stumbled upon your blog when I searched for Fleabags after seeing them featured in a magazine. Still covet the bags (too expensive right now for me!) but have loved your blog ever since. I like the idea that a "Mommy" can still be stylish, even with a toddler in tow. I always look forward to your featured items and trend commentary. So if I had to make any suggestions it would be more of that kind of stuff; however, I completely understand the "lack of time" aspect when it comes to blogging!
I love your blog. I was looking for blogs for moms who want to feel beautiful again. I was also looking for blogs about austin and that is how I stumbled onto your blog, I think. I am a mom in Austin, with a design background who likes to stay (semi) clued in.
ReplyDeleteI love the collages you put together and the 'what's in my closet' bit. I also enjoy the posts about being a mommy, because that's what it's all about, right?
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I know this isn't what you wanted to hear, but I like exactly what you do here. A little fashion, a little mommying, a little decor, a little life.... Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. It's almost giving me the guts I've been looking for to start too. My favorite posts from you are Everyday Obsessions and when you write about your daughter. Your honest mix is really refreshing in the world of fake perfect mommying and perfect clothes.
ReplyDeleteXO Keep it up. -- lena
I love your casual, chic style.Your blog is one of my favorite daily reads (and I'm not even a mom!). You have a great eye for fashion and design, keep doing what you're doing! Congrats on 1 year!
ReplyDeletei love your self generated content that is original to you and your honest stories of being a mama. way to go michelle!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog via Rikshaw and LOVE it. As a mother to four I love your "wearable" style. So many of you images are ones I have dogeared myself in my sporadic magazine reading.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog even though I'm not a mommy yet! You have great style.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I only found you a couple months ago, your blog quickly moved up the ranks into my favorites folder on reader. You choose lovely images and always provide witty commentary as well. I think your blog strikes a wonderful balance. It's definitely a must read for me!
ReplyDeletecongrats and thanks for being such a great style resource for all of us- mommies and non mommies alike!
ReplyDeleteYour fashion posts are my favorite! Keep 'em coming. Thanks for the chance to win the awesome goodie bag! Congrats on your blogoversary! Cheers to many more years ahead! xo.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, look forward to reading it every day. Wishing you continued success!
ReplyDeleteHappy blog birthday! I'm not a mommy either, just dig your style! :)
ReplyDeleteAs another Jessica mentioned, I think I also stumbled upon your site while searching for fleabags. Since I am not yet a mother, I doubed your blog would geared toward me or my interests. Six months later, I read it faithfully every day -- often hitting the "refresh" button throughout the morning!
ReplyDeleteI share a very similar style and love the links to clothing, new designers, artists, etc. As a professional writer, I also love the general tone of your blog. As long as you continue to find personal/professional fulfilment from your blog, I wouldn't change a thing! Or, rather, I'd continue to trust your instincts and taste -- both of which seem effortlessly spot on.
Warmest wishes.
I love your blog and your shop...I eagerly wait to read your new posts on my google reader, and I am saving my dinero for Clare Vivier bag. Congratulations on your first year of blogging!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog not long ago and now I check in every day. I love "what's in my closet" and really love hearing the little tidbits about being a mom. I have two older children and every day is a joy/challenge. I love your sense of style too and have been quite inspired! Congratulation on year one!
ReplyDeleteHappy blog birthday! I'm not a mom, but I love reading your thoughts on motherhood, and style. Looking forward to more great entries from you!
ReplyDeletehappy one year blog birthday lady.
ReplyDeletei wouldn't change a thing... ;-)
xoxo
I just started reading your blog [found in via 'Domestic Reflections'] and I love it. Don't change the name - it's perfect and part of what made me click on the link. Look forward to seeing what adorable bauble or outfit is going to pop up in your posts in my RSS feeder each day. XO
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! That is awesome! Boy, you've done a lot in one year. Here's to many, many more!:)
ReplyDeletesweet gift bag!
ReplyDeletecongrats to all your accomplishments thus far with many more to com!
love your blog so happy i found yOU!
I'd like to see some Nikki B jewelry.
ReplyDeleteHsppy Blogversary!
I love the variety! Keep up the good work :) Maybe switch up the layout or spruce up the blog design?!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and your shop. Can't imagine what you would change but I do understand that feeling when you want to refresh things. Always love your jewelry choices so perhaps more jewelry.
ReplyDeleteAnd congrats on a good, good year. May there be many more to come.
Oops I posted my comments for the "gift bag" in your handbag post. You can find them there. Sorry. I'm such a dweeb!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the one year anniversary! I'm pretty satisfied with your content. Your shop is super great too (I've gotten two items from it--and am eyeing one of the Virginia Johnson scarves, though I can't decide which one!)
ReplyDelete~Kadie
as others have commented, what's in my closet and everyday obsessions are definite favorites for me. i'd love to see more posts like this. maybe a trial and error post on products/clothes you've tried and loved or hated, or some other round-ups of items...i enjoy your two cents! thanks for taking time to share!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I should be entered as I'm a new reader. I just wanted to say happy blogoversary and I'm loving your blog!
ReplyDeleteaw congrats! so happy i found your blog. it's warm and lovely. keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blog Birthday Michelle! You are an everyday read for me. I love that you keep me up to date on everything from style to music to books....I have found that hard to do since becoming a mother. (I also love to read about you am Miss L) You know you are on my daily read list and I look forward to meeting you someday!
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Tina
congrats! love all the bits and pieces of inspiration for beauty everyday, thank you!
ReplyDeletei'm so glad for your blog! i'm not a mom nor plan to be but came across your site via some link from another. i think it may have been one of the essentials-posts.
ReplyDeletein any case, now i'm here almost daily and look forward to more!
Your blog is at the top of my must read list! Love the combo of style and mommy stuff! The shop is divine. Already ordered a Virginia Wolf scarf which I love. I have been wanting to start a blog. It is inspiring to see you have just been blogging for just a year! Happy anniversary!
ReplyDelete-Jennifer
oops.....I meant Virginia Johnson :)! Obviously I am too tired to be commenting and need to go to bed!
ReplyDeleteI can't remember how I stumbled upon your blog but I am sure glad that I did. I am a mother of a 1 year old and am interested in all things style related. I love how your blog inspires me. It makes me want to revamp my closet, try a new style, or just enjoy the simple things like good food and good company. I really like it when you show how you would put together an outfit.I would love to see more of that. -Sunny
ReplyDeleteI wanted John Robshaw sheets and girl you had them!! Please keep doing what you do. Your text, your photos...your SHOP!! Love it all. Your attention to detail seems like it comes easy even though you have another full time job: Mom. Congrats to you and keep it up! SH xx
ReplyDeleteI just recently discovered your blog and I love the dresses you feature in your shop. I love that you understand "mommy style"---(ugh, I hate that phrase, but don't know what else to call it) needs to be simple, functional, stylish, and not silk!!! I'd love to see more easy stylish outfits for mothers.
ReplyDeleteyou have a very unique place here on the web.
A year already?! I had no idea. I'm a low-budget girl, sut I still LOVE "window shopping" all the adorable outfits you post. I'm also keen on your momspired musings :) . Congrats on the success, Michelle!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a year! Love your blog - a lovely blend! Your to-do list a week or so back could have been my own! Your fashion finds are so fun and I most appreciate your honest mama words. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog last week and I'm so glad I did! It's true that you can be a Mom and still be "cool." I look forward to the days when I can do the same. :)
ReplyDeleteOne year came as a shock to me, too! You're a natural at this and an everyday read. I don't have many tips but I will say that I already love your blog's name--it's unabashedly feminine! Thanks for all the posts! (and I LOVE my clarevivier mini-sac)
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog from another blog and although I'm not a mum, I love it! Your style and shop are so chic. I wouldn't change a thing.
ReplyDeleteI just 'met' you via Domestic Reflections and you're now on my naptime visiting list (my girls' naptime, that is!)! Love what I see so far!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, and your style musings. You post beautiful pieces that I love looking at!
ReplyDeleteHey! I know how I found you...since I know your fashion by seeing it in person, and of course love it all! (and miss doing photos!) And, now that I am in the middle of North Dakota--I need to see and read style to keep up! Thank you for being a "real mom" and with "really good style!"
ReplyDeleteI love your blog *and* your store! I can't remember how I found you...a link from another blog...maybe Simple Lovely? Really enjoy your fashion posts and your news from the Twin Cities as I have some history there. :) Thanks for always bringing a little more inspiration to my day!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely (and generous) gift bag!
ReplyDeleteI found you via Joslyn and pretty much agree with everyone else 'round here. Keep it all up. I love the fashion posts, love the mommy-bits, and the personal stuff. Congrats on the year mark!
I don't remember how I stumbled upon your blog but I remember loving it from the start. As a young woman and a soon to be mom (6 more weeks!) I was thrilled to find a blog by a very stylish lady and mother. I adore everything you post and I hope to be just as stylish as a young mother. Your shop is beautiful and perfectly curated. I think your posts are great and you always keep things new and fresh.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up! I love getting new inspiration for your wonderful blog.
I really really enjoy your blog-- it is an inspiration to me to 1. not look like a slob while picking up my kid t school and 2. finding way to be cute AND comfortable (i.e. the slouchy pants at j.crew... but 3 pairs, LOVE them).
ReplyDeletejust keep doing it, is my advice. Oh, and I LOVE the gift bag! :)
Thank you for your lovely daily reminders that we can be moms and fashionistas
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! You have such wonderful style and a warm, witty charm. I look forward to reading you everyday. The store is great too- you select lovely items for us all. Thank you!
ReplyDelete~Anne
Happy be-lated 1 year anniversary! You have to be proud to put out such a good product every single day. As you approach your 35th b-day, feel confident that you have touched so many women's lives with your wit, charm and style all in one year and all before you hit 35! I feel honored to know you! Best wishes for continued success!
ReplyDeletei think my very favorite thing was when you got that amazing crazy-tall hair and documented it here. i enjoy being a voyeur on the mommy life--it's great to see/read your take on motherhood. and everytime i read the name "pretty mommy" it does make me think about what all that might mean......thanks m!
ReplyDeletethank you. i am a new transplant to the twin cities and have loved to feel a connection to other "pretty mommas" thru your blog. thank you and congrats.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this amazing blog. You have such a great sense of style and helped make this mom much cooler over the last year.
ReplyDeleteM -- I am compelled to second, third and forth everything I've read above! I love your blog -- it's the perfect mix of life with a little one, (which I experience every day), a way to feel hip, fashionable and elegant complete with the images to show me I'm on the right track, and tips on fun things in/about your favorite cities. I truly think you are doing everything right. Keep up the wonderful work, congratulations on a year anniversary, I can't wait for the fun yet to come!!
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