FYY Phone Cases and *GIVEAWAY*

I am so excited to bring you all today’s blog post and to do my very first giveaway on the blog! Today I am sharing with you these amazing phone cases and why I am completely obsessed with them!

I love anything that is convenient and requires me to carry less stuff. Right now I am all over the place which requires me to carry a lot of stuff with me, whether I am going to school with textbooks and notebooks filling my bag, or play practice with a huge script and treats for the cast, I always have something in my hand. Usually, it's my phone and then I have to juggle around to find my wallet, but with cases that have the built-in wallets, it makes life a lot easier. I love that this case has more than one spot to put your cards in. This case also has a strap that is detachable which is so nice to be able to detach when your phone needs to lay flat or to keep it on when you need to be hands-free. 

I also love the cases that have the cover like this one. I have found that these cases are so useful when going to concerts or events where you don’t want a bag. Your cards and money stay secure within the pockets and you can have everything in one place. I also love the blue and white print of this case, FYY has so many different colors to choose from which you can see here. My mom only uses cases like this one because she is constantly on the move, and this way she only has to grab one thing when she leaves the house instead of trying to grab a ton of different things. 

*GIVEAWAY*

FYY has been nice enough to give away one of their phone cases to one lucky winner! All you have to do is follow my Instagram @petiteinherheels and repin a few of FYY’s Pinterest photos (click this link for their Pinterest). The person who is following my Instagram and repins the most pictures on the FYY Pinterest page will win the giveaway! 

Taking a Break from Blogging and Why it's Okay

During the month of February, I took one of the longest breaks I think since I first started my blog, (this may not be true but it feels like the longest break ever to me). As some of you may know I am currently working on the last semester of my undergraduate degree. During the fall I had a tough semester which now can't even compare to this semester. I have never been more stressed out then I am with all the work and hurdles of this semester/year. I feel as though there is just one hurdle after the other to jump over in this past month and unfortunately this means that my blog was the last on my list of priorities. This actually broke my heart, I started this year and one of my goals was to throw myself completely into blogging because it is something that I am so passionate about. I'm not sure why I feel so strongly about writing this post this time after a break, maybe its because I'm feeling emotional about changes that are in the near future, or maybe because I had a goal and I didn't succeed with it. I think it's a combination of a bunch of different reasons. Just now as I read this I feel guilty that I'm not working on homework, which is the worst feeling in the world.

I think what I'm trying to say is that it's okay not to succeed on the first time on something. This is something that I'm learning how to cope with. Failing for the first time is OKAY, hell failing on the second and third time is okay too. Putting something on the back burner is okay also when something important needs to come first. BUT you should never forget about your dreams because your dream in life should be and is the most important aspect of your life. I think I read somewhere that Walt Disney was told he wasn't creative enough and a basketball player whose name I cannot remember didn't make his high school basketball team. Whatever your dream is that you want to achieve, never stop working towards it no matter how many breaks you need to take along the way.

So with that being said, I am back from my break and better because of it!

Dupes of All Kinds

I think that one of the best feelings in the world is finding the perfect dupe for an expensive item that you really want. I have found that Target has some of the best dupes for shoes, like these ones that look like Jack Rogers or these that are the perfect dupe for the Valentino 'Rockstud' sandals. I have a pair of the Target sandals, you can see them from Monday's post here. They are really comfortable and super affordable. I am also loving these earrings from Charming Charlies that look identical to the Crispin drops from Baublebar.  There are so many dupes out there for different items but these are just a few of my favorites. 

Chatty Monday | 2

Blog name...

    So if you are familiar with my blog you may have noticed that some changes have been made. I recently, I mean really recently, like as of 2 days ago switched the name of my blog. This blog was formally known as NYposh and the new name is petite in her pearls. I felt as though this blog needed something that described me more for who I am. I am only 4'9 so the petite part really comes to play in my life. Even though I live in New York that is not who I am. So I am very satisfied with this new name and I am so excited to continue to grow with this blog. I really hope you guys like the new name just as much as I do. Let me know in the comments below what you think!

Sad news...

    This time of year for me is always super hard because that means that Kyle has to return to school for the year. Kyle attends college about 3 hours away from where we are from. I can't believe this will be the 3rd time I am saying goodbye to him as he begins a new year. Time really does fly by so before I know it he will be back here. But both of us are almost done with our college days so it's a refreshing feeling knowing that we won't have to be long distance for much longer.

Jumping right back into the reality of school and work immediately after our vacation ends is tougher than I thought it would be. But it is also a good thing because it gets my mind off of Kyle being gone because I have the distraction of all these things and they will definitely keep me busy. So I will be sitting in class dreaming of the beach all the frozen drinks that were consumed the past week.

School...

   Today I start another semester at college, which is crazy to me to see how long I have come. I will be starting my Junior year in college this semester, but I should be starting my senior year. The reason I am only a junior is because I attended a 2-year community college, which was the best decision I have ever made. Going into college I had no idea what I wanted to do in life, so I used my time at Community college to figure that out. Since I did do so much deciding and my entire time there was pretty much trial and error, all of my credits didn't transfer so I am a year behind. I personally think that it does not matter when you graduate everyone does things at a different pace and that is okay. I am a little nervous going into this semester because my course load seems a little difficult but I know that I have to work hard to get the success and the grades that I want. So with that being said good luck to everyone as we start this new school year! As my momma always says "You got this (insert muscle emoji)".

Click here to read my 1st chatty Monday!