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On Nordstrom and #hashtags and things…

I am officially declaring this week Instagram week here on the blog. No, it’s not an official series. There’s no button. There’s no linky party or anything… but almost every post this week has revolved around Phoebe and the pictures she takes for me. I love that girl.

I’ll try not to make my Flowers Fade post tomorrow about Instagram. That’s a stretch.

Okay, tangent over. The point is… I am always a dunce when it comes to hashtags on Instagram and Twitter. #YOLO took me a couple minutes to figure out. I had to ask my friends what #NBD meant. And I’m still convinced #fb means something in addition to Facebook. Flashback? Someone help me out here and tell me if #fb has another meaning.

#OOTD is another one that had me stumped for a minute. It was like solving a puzzle in my mind… “Okay, this cute girl keeps posting a picture of her adorable outfit every morning and the hashtag is #ootd. Think about it… think about it.” And then I figured it out… Outfit of the Day. {Confession. I just looked it up as I was writing this to make sure I was right. I’m still a bit insecure about my hashtag vocabulary…)

Banana Factory tank // Buffalo by David Bitton shorts // Target sandals // 
Banana Factory bracelet // DKNY watch

And can I just say I love #OOTD pictures? I have a friend from college who just opened a boutique in New Orleans {which I can’t wait to visit when I finally go to NOLA someday… travel bucket list}, and she takes a fun outfit picture every morning which she shares on Instagram. This makes sense. It’s her job, literally, to be fashionable and to share fashion with other people. But I have no reason. I don’t own a boutique. I’m not a fashion blogger. I am no one. But then I think about how strongly I considered working at Nordstrom for a career after I graduated from college {this was my post-graduation-do-this-until-you-figure-out-what-you-want-to-do-with-your-life job} and I get it. I love fashion, even if I did eventually decided to pursue teaching and grad school over walking around Nordstrom in my high heels for eight hours a day…

UO dress // Poetic License sandals // Sunshine Blossoms Dahlia Necklace

So even though I don’t have a legit fashionista reason to share this… here are some of my #OOTD pics from this past week…. from a teacher that misses Nordstrom every now and then…

Pink Rose dress // Charlotte Russe boots // Nordstrom necklace // F21 belt // DKNY watch

P.S. While writing this, I decided it would be awesome if someone started a website to decipher hashtags… like an online hashtag dictionary. I was ready to invent it {with serious assistance, of course} and become a millionaire. And then I found out it already exists. You can find it here if you are a hashtag dunce like me…


Banana Republic dress // Banana Republic cigarette pants // Madden Girl heels // 
Nordstrom BP belt // Nordstrom necklace // DKNY watch

{If you want to follow along on Instagam, my name is @jenrussum}

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy, The Letter 4, and Five Day, Five Ways.

Comments

  1. i love instagram too! my iphone isn't even connected to our service provider yet but i still downloaded instagram and use in when i have wifi to upload 😛

    love the OOTD pictures 😛

  3. confession: I've been inspired by you #ootd images all week via instagram! and started taking some (though I haven't posted to insta yet) and thanks for the hash tag knowledge. you're so right about needing a website to break it down for us!

  4. can I please trade wardrobes with you?!?!? seriously so cute! And I had to google NBD a couple weeks ago because I thought it meant not bad haha

  5. You always dress SO cute! I'm convinced it's because you're a teacher 😉 And thanks for the hash tag decipherer website. I really need that too!

  7. Cute outfits! You definitely need to get to New Orleans at some point. I lived there for a summer in college, and it's still one of my favorite cities to visit. Also, Mardi Gras is definitely worth checking out at some point! 🙂

  8. hahah i so agree with you about hashtags…i totally don't understand many of them still.
    WHere is your friend's boutique? I live only an hour away from NOLA. 🙂

  10. I love your clothes! Come shipping with me? And I cracked up over the hash tag stuff…I think I'm getting old because I don't know what anything means!

  13. I just saw YOLO yesterday and had no clue what it meant…glad to know I'm not the only one that is hashtag deficient. 😉 I'm still learning Instagram so that link was really helpful! Love your outfits…the 2nd one is my fave but I also really like the coral dress. Visiting from The Pleated Poppy!