interior decorating – Uptown Moxie

Sick Day Staples

January 21, 2014 MandyLeave a comment

Woof. Spent the past few days down for the count, so I wasn’t really feeling a hearty post today. Here’s a few of the items that got me through. And I have to admit, it wasn’t just season one of Scandal. I guess you could now consider me an #Olitz superfan… #notproud

Sick Day by mandysmyers featuring UGG Australia

Keep Me Walking, October Road

October 1, 2013 Mandy1 Comment

October is my favorite month of the year. Once in high school, I had my birthday celebration in October because that’s when I thought I should have been born. I know, that’s super bratty and obnoxious. Yes, I am an only child; what’s your point?. I digress… I crafted a Polyvore with some pretty cool stuff that’s getting me excited for my favorite month! Enjoy.

October 1 by mandysmyers featuring a polka dot tea pot

Uptown Moxie (formerly known as Little Girl and the Big Apple) began as a way to document my crazy adventures when I moved to NYC as a young college graduate freshly plucked from an Ohio cornfield.

These days, I reside in Chicago and write when I can (which is never as much as I’d like). I utilize this as a place to tell stories, write about my passions, and share photos of whatever I capture when I have my camera on me (which is also never as much as I’d like). In the past five years, everything has changed and nothing has changed.

And because I sense your curiosity through the screen – it's called Uptown Moxie because Christie Brinkley is my alter ego and while I’ve seen Lost in Yonkers exactly once (and coincidentally have been lost in Yonkers exactly once), it left a lasting impression.