Nice to Meet You Monday! #7

Let's give another warm welcome to my 7th edition of the Nice to Meet you Monday of the 2012 series! I am really loving getting to know all these ladies! I hope you guys have enjoyed reading along!

Now meet Lia from Too Big for my Britches!

1. Describe yourself in 10 words or less.

 Southern. Barefoot beach dweller (in my dreams). Reader. Choosing joy.

2. What made you get into blogging? And inspired your blog’s name?

My Bachelor’s degree is in Creative Writing, where I specialized in creative nonfiction. As the landscape of publishing changes, and some bloggers are coming to be considered journalists, that’s what blogging is nowadays. It’s less about navel gazing (though we all do some of that), and more about community and entertainment. So that. That’s what got me (back) into blogging. A desire to participate.

too big for my britches represents the transition I’m currently going through, individually and as a part of two families: the one I was born into, and the one I’m fashioning for myself. I just recently turned 25, and it seems my life is changing at warp speed, and I’m not entirely sure how, and when, I turned into an adult. So, in my mind, I’m too big for my britches.

3. What do you enjoy most about the blog world? Have you been a part of it for long or just starting out?

I have no reservations in saying my favorite part about the blog world is the community, and the possibility of interactions with people around the country and the world, nearly impossible otherwise.

This is my first, serious, dedicated attempt at blogging. If I dug, I could find several failed attempts, relegated to the Internet graveyard after only a short time.

4. What do you find yourself blogging about most of the time?

At the moment, my blog is kind of sporadic. I photo-blog about fashion (by way of Polyvore). I blog about the Publishing industry, of which I am a part. At the time of this writing, I’m constructing a weekend recap blog. I blog about food.

To sum it all up, I blog about life.

5. If you had an endless budget…what store would you spend hours shopping in?

Barnes & Noble. (And maybe a little Urban Outfitters, but mostly B&N.)

6. How do you spend a typical Sunday?

Sundays are so hectic! The Boy and I share brunch in the kitchen, while making a grocery list, and off to the store we go! We’ve got quite the little routine. We spend the rest of the day hanging out, throwing a little TV or a movie in there somewhere, and prepping food, laundry and ourselves for the coming week.

7. What song would be the theme song to your life, right now?

“She’s a Wild One” by Faith Hill

8. Tell us about your absolute must-have item in your closet.

My floral wedges! I love, love, love them! Any excuse I find to wear them, I do.

9. Let us know some of your favorites. Favorite food, favorite book, favorite movie, favorite TV show, favorite color, favorite place to visit…now go!

Food: Anything Thai. Macaroni & cheese.

Book: Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte), In Pharaoh’s Army (Tobias Wolff)

Movie: Dirty Dancing

TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds

Color: Purple

Place to visit: the beach
 

10. If you could switch lives with ANYONE for the day, who would it be and why?

I’m pretty fond of being myself, but I would like to be the bird that lives on my deck for a day.

11. What inspires you? {this can be about anything…blogging, life, crafts, etc..}

Love.

12. What is your favorite trend for the upcoming spring/summer months?

Prints: Cars, food. How fun!

13. Name a product you use daily and would recommend to your best friend.

Blistex Chapstick! Anyone who knows me, knows that I cannot leave the house without my chapstick, and I’ll nearly go into a conniption if I can’t find it.

14. What are your favorite types of blogs to read? (i.e. fashion, home decorating, crafting, running, cooking, etc…

I’ll read any type of blog, as long as the writer finds a way to draw me in. Most of what I read are lifestyle blogs that incorporate fashion, home decorating, snapshots of the day-to-day and cooking.

15. We all like to find some good new reads, so please share your daily reads! Give a shout out to your top 3 favorite blogs.

High Heels & Flip Flops, written by a classmate and a friend
Web address: http://www.highheelsflipflops.com/

Books and Bowel Movements
Web address: http://booksandbowelmovements.com/

Finding Subjects
Web address: http://findingsubjects.com/ 

If you want to connect with Lia on other social media sites check here out!

Twitter Name: @BooksEditMe

FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/lia.beth3

Pinterest Link: http://pinterest.com/smalltownroots/

Thank you so much Lia for participating!! It was great reading all your responses!!