Comments on: Your Questions Answered http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/ A unique perspective on fashion, beauty, music, and living with a style that mixes vintage aesthetics and modern pop culture. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:06:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Annie Spandex http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-28779 Annie Spandex Wed, 19 May 2010 07:09:54 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-28779 Oh hey, just thought maybe I should update for anyone reading this in the archives. I now have a part-time job to supplement my self-employed income. It's important for me to be independent, and getting help from my folks has always been a temporary measure. Oh hey, just thought maybe I should update for anyone reading this in the archives. I now have a part-time job to supplement my self-employed income. It’s important for me to be independent, and getting help from my folks has always been a temporary measure.

]]> By: Annie Spandex http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-22536 Annie Spandex Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:03:31 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-22536 Aja - That is so kind and encouraging. Thank you <i>so much</i>. It really means a lot to me. <3 Aja – That is so kind and encouraging. Thank you so much. It really means a lot to me. <3

]]> By: Aja http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-22449 Aja Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:35:35 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-22449 Annie I loved your openness here. I think this is why you're so cool and easily someone many girls can relate to and look up to. Keep up the good work. Annie I loved your openness here. I think this is why you’re so cool and easily someone many girls can relate to and look up to. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Annie Spandex http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-22198 Annie Spandex Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:41:10 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-22198 grace - It IS a small world :) Valencia Lia - Totally! xx EmilyKennedy - Yes, I'll be checking back here whenever anyone has a question--whenever forever. ;) I actually didn't really know about fashion blogs until I started my own. I did follow some livejournals of girls who posted pics of their outfits, and I still follow them. It was summer and I had recently finished grad school and couldn't find a good job, so I just really needed something to do, some sort of creative outlet, some way to feel productive and possibly make a little money. I at first tried to write about my experiences with growing up in a haunted house (if you can believe that!), but that's limited material and I felt too exposed so I quickly shut it down, decided to start a blog about what interests me. I did a lot of research about what blogging platform to use and how to do it, and just kind of went for it. I'm really very happy that I did. It's changed my life. By the way, if you ever come to Nashville, you've gotta let me know! grace – It IS a small world :)

Valencia Lia – Totally! xx

EmilyKennedy – Yes, I’ll be checking back here whenever anyone has a question–whenever forever. ;)

I actually didn’t really know about fashion blogs until I started my own. I did follow some livejournals of girls who posted pics of their outfits, and I still follow them.
It was summer and I had recently finished grad school and couldn’t find a good job, so I just really needed something to do, some sort of creative outlet, some way to feel productive and possibly make a little money. I at first tried to write about my experiences with growing up in a haunted house (if you can believe that!), but that’s limited material and I felt too exposed so I quickly shut it down, decided to start a blog about what interests me. I did a lot of research about what blogging platform to use and how to do it, and just kind of went for it. I’m really very happy that I did. It’s changed my life.
By the way, if you ever come to Nashville, you’ve gotta let me know!

]]> By: EmilyKennedy http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-22197 EmilyKennedy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:54:15 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-22197 OK, I know I showed up to this party late, but in case you're still checking in from time to time... Did you know of anyone posting outfit pictures on the internet when you started doing it? If so, who was(were) that(those) blogger(s)? Also, how did you get started blogging? OK, I know I showed up to this party late, but in case you’re still checking in from time to time…

Did you know of anyone posting outfit pictures on the internet when you started doing it? If so, who was(were) that(those) blogger(s)?

Also, how did you get started blogging?

]]> By: Valencia Lia http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-22133 Valencia Lia Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:22:22 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-22133 Yeahhh for answering my questions. I tend to go for a braid when I have bad hair days too. And if I ever had a chance,I wanna go shopping with you too! Yeahhh for answering my questions. I tend to go for a braid when I have bad hair days too.

And if I ever had a chance,I wanna go shopping with you too!

]]> By: grace http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-22054 grace Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:40:56 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-22054 i'm from knoxville! small world - i used to go camping in newport too, back in high school. haven't been back there since my 18th birthday campout bash...six years ago! those were the days! i’m from knoxville!

small world – i used to go camping in newport too, back in high school. haven’t been back there since my 18th birthday campout bash…six years ago! those were the days!

]]> By: Annie Spandex http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-21950 Annie Spandex Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:11:00 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-21950 districofchic - Lol, I wouldn't say I have an interest in spandex, it's really just a random moniker. I'm not sure how it came to me, but it was initially just a sort of joke started over MySpace, like my rockstar persona or something. I do love 70's glamrock and wearing leggings, so it just fits. And I think the assonance sounds nice. :) districofchic – Lol, I wouldn’t say I have an interest in spandex, it’s really just a random moniker. I’m not sure how it came to me, but it was initially just a sort of joke started over MySpace, like my rockstar persona or something. I do love 70′s glamrock and wearing leggings, so it just fits. And I think the assonance sounds nice. :)

]]> By: districtofchic http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-21948 districtofchic Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:11:36 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-21948 I want to know what sparked your interest in spandex :-) I want to know what sparked your interest in spandex :-)

]]> By: Annie Spandex http://anniespandex.com/life/your-questions-answered/#comment-21929 Annie Spandex Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:28:23 +0000 http://anniespandex.com/?p=3444#comment-21929 Grace - I have a master's and specialist's degree in counseling psychology. I'm Annie Spandex, M.S., Ed.S. Lol... A specialist's is a post-master's degree--it's like the coursework of a PhD but without the dissertation and a shorter internship. Like you, I began to realize I didn't want to do counseling anymore before I was finished with my 2nd degree. On the bright side, counseling is basically life skills--communication, interpersonal relationships, personal adjustment type stuff. So, it wasn't all for nothing. But I'm not happy about my student loan debt. :/ I tried applying my degrees and experience to other fields, specifically HR and matchmaking (how fun would that be?!), but had no luck. This isn't the best economy to be entering the job market, especially trying to enter a field that's related but not the exact thing you went to school for. Hopefully you'll have better luck than I had. I think what's necessary for going into self-employment is either another job, support from a spouse or some benefactor, a business loan, or savings. There's got to be some form of safety net and something to be there while you're growing the business. Of course, my divorce threw a wrench in the gears (but it was worth it). Now if I'm not going to make it through the month I'm lucky that I can go to my parents and ask for help. Although sometimes I push myself, wanting to be independent--I spent a couple weeks of September living on rice. Where are from in east TN? I've been camping near Newport and Colby several times when I was younger. I'm from Kentucky and grew up only an hour from Nashville, so it's almost like I'm from here. It definitely feels like home. :) Grace – I have a master’s and specialist’s degree in counseling psychology. I’m Annie Spandex, M.S., Ed.S. Lol… A specialist’s is a post-master’s degree–it’s like the coursework of a PhD but without the dissertation and a shorter internship. Like you, I began to realize I didn’t want to do counseling anymore before I was finished with my 2nd degree. On the bright side, counseling is basically life skills–communication, interpersonal relationships, personal adjustment type stuff. So, it wasn’t all for nothing. But I’m not happy about my student loan debt. :/ I tried applying my degrees and experience to other fields, specifically HR and matchmaking (how fun would that be?!), but had no luck. This isn’t the best economy to be entering the job market, especially trying to enter a field that’s related but not the exact thing you went to school for. Hopefully you’ll have better luck than I had. I think what’s necessary for going into self-employment is either another job, support from a spouse or some benefactor, a business loan, or savings. There’s got to be some form of safety net and something to be there while you’re growing the business. Of course, my divorce threw a wrench in the gears (but it was worth it). Now if I’m not going to make it through the month I’m lucky that I can go to my parents and ask for help. Although sometimes I push myself, wanting to be independent–I spent a couple weeks of September living on rice.

Where are from in east TN? I’ve been camping near Newport and Colby several times when I was younger. I’m from Kentucky and grew up only an hour from Nashville, so it’s almost like I’m from here. It definitely feels like home. :)

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