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{apennyawish} :: s p r i n g wallets!

I hope everyone remembered to jump one hour ahead yesterday for daylight savings! “Spring forward, fall back” - right? :D Well, I’ve been looking for a wallet lately since my current one is falling apart, literally. All the credit card slots inside are ripping off and that is a CLEAR SIGN to start searching for a new one to replace it.

I’m not huge on wallets. My friends know that I usually just have ONE and I use that one until it falls apart or gets so dirty that the color is completely unrecognizable. Why? The simple answer is: I hate moving things around too much. I think it is crazy enough trying to move all my things around into different bags, but WALLETS? I think not!… and I commend those who can.

Anyhow, today I am sick in bed so I decided to compile some of my favorite picks (and included one of my friend’s picks, #6) to get you excited for spring wallets with me! My best find was the Charlotte Russe wallet (#5) for LESS THAN $6!

Now, I LOVE white wallets (although impractical since they get dirty easily …pooh!) so you’ll see that a lot of my picks are white/ivory/nude. AND, you will also notice that I’m a huuuuuge Marc by Marc Jacobs fan. Gahhh. Enjoy!

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1. Marc by Marc Jacobs :: Chambray Classic Q Trifold Wallet - $198 {buy}

2. Marc by Marc Jacobs :: Black “The Marky” Wallet - $425 {buy}

3. Marc by Marc Jacobs :: Turquoise Wallet - $338 {buy}

4. Coach :: Kristin Leather Checkbook Wallet - $238 {buy}

5. Charlotte Russe :: B&W Quilted Wallet - $5.49 {buy}

6. Kate Spade :: Kansas City “Cyndy” Slim Envelope Wallet - $225 {buy}

7. Marc by Marc Jacobs :: Ivory Classic Q Flap Wallet - $198 {info} currently out of stock

Social chameleons.

I hate, no,… I despise social chameleons. Social chameleons are people who change who they are depending on what setting they’re in. Chameleons match their color with their environment and, although it is a miracle of nature, it isn’t a characteristic I value in people.

At all.

There’s a quote that goes something like, “if you don’t standing for something, you’ll fall for everything” and I really believe in that and have seen it happen with my own two eyes. I love when people stand for something and really fight for it until the bitter end. It shows passion, authenticity, and drive. To influence, not just be influenced. It says that you know who you are and you want to share yourself with others… knowing your weakness, faults, and limitations, but still being able to stand on them and confidently accept improvement, instead of hiding behind a completely different (and often very fake) facade.

Pieces of me.

It just felt like one of those days where you’re barely hanging on thin thread. Everything felt so overwhelming and tiring. I got a phone call from a friend who just simply asked how I was doing… and that was really what kept me hanging on. I didn’t realize how much stress I was under until this evening when the weight of the last couple of weeks just sank its claws into my shoulders.

However, I am reminded in this tough time how disgustingly human I am and how outrageously prideful I can be. Sometimes, our little narcissistic minds think they were made to take full control of everything - bending, twisting, fashioning everything and everyone to our will - when really, it is what’s being done to us by the rest of the world. I’m clinging, desperately, to You today… and here’s to a better tomorrow. I hold up a glass filled with my heavy burdens,

cheers.