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Allie, you are truly a love. Thank you for the me...

2010-02-25T23:24:28.957-05:00

Allie, you are truly a love. Thank you for the mention, I hope all is well with you and your family.

Completely understand where you're coming from! P...

2010-01-27T12:14:02.277-05:00

Completely understand where you're coming from! Please promise to post photos of your cute family from time to time! :)

Alison, I haven't been reading many blogs lately ...

2010-01-24T15:54:28.771-05:00

Alison,

I haven't been reading many blogs lately due to work and kids, so I have just read this post. I am so on the same page as you are with this post. Even if I had not stopped blogging over a year ago, I would have stopped now. The style blogs now are so slick and I admire the women but they are so posed. I love the posts with 5 different pictures of the same outfit with the person posed in arty, emotional shots ("throwing leaves over their head" :)!!!). It seems that those people with the popular style blogs write little about their outfits and when they do the grammar and spelling is awful. There were just a few bloggers that wrote about style and how to put outfits together and they are being replaced by wannabe models.

Thanks for this post. You were and are an inspiration for women who live real lives. And I also love that you and your family always look so happy!

Leah

Allie, As everyone has already said, we totally u...

2010-01-22T17:34:23.151-05:00

Allie,

As everyone has already said, we totally understand that you have a life outside of blogging that must take priority. That is why I love to read your blog, because you are real and don't try to fancy everything up just to get "stuff." You are one of my favorite blogs and every time I see a new post, I think "Yay, Allie posted!" No matter what you write, it is always helpful and informative and is really you. So write what you can, when you can and I'll keep reading!

Thank you Allie for introducing your family and yo...

2010-01-22T04:35:29.493-05:00

Thank you Allie for introducing your family and your life to us. Thank you for being open and real and welcoming. Your blog was the first one I found when I started looking and it's been the only one I read daily. Your wisdom and down to earth lessons have inspired me to re-connect with my wardrobe. Thank you. I wish you and yours all the best.

I can totally understand the need to step away fro...

2010-01-21T22:05:02.258-05:00

I can totally understand the need to step away from blogging because you want to spend time with your family and are feeling uninspired, but I think it'd be a shame if you gave it up entirely, simply because there are other blogs out there with fancier photos and more polished templates. We need to hold onto the realness and accessibility of the blogging community, and not let it turn into another exclusive club that only the insiders can participate in. So of course your own needs and your family MUST come first, but I think you've got a great thing going here that (if you can) you should maintain.

And thank you for the mention; I'm truly honored!

Ditto, ditto, ditto. Allie, you just seem like the...

2010-01-21T16:26:09.855-05:00

Ditto, ditto, ditto.
Allie, you just seem like the kind of girl I'd hang out with on weekends. Borrow your boots. Babysit sometimes. Call you when I've had a crappy day at work. That kind of thing. You're living our type of lives. Dogs running around, kids throwing up on us, deadlines, renovations...it's the every day life that we totally get.

And I do understand that you have other priorities like that adorable baby and handsome husband. Enjoy, just know we'll miss you, and can't wait for you to come back.

xoxox
Sarah

Hi Allie!! I just discovered you a couple months ...

2010-01-21T13:15:14.041-05:00

Hi Allie!! I just discovered you a couple months ago and was missing your posts. I'm not trying to talk you out of your decision to cut back on posting (I know how precious time is!) but I did just want to say this:

The reason I love your blog is BECAUSE you don't do any of those artsy-fartsy fashion-bloggy things!! Honestly, I see these frou-frou templates with difficult-to-read fonts and little poems accompanying pictures of girls wearing skinny jeans topped with three shirts, two cardigans, a jacket and four scarves and I'm just ... whaaa? It's interesting from an artistic perspective, and I know some people love it, but I can't dress like that! I love the straightforward format of your blog, and am in awe of your ability to take just a few elements and make an eye-catching, sexy, attractive, AND wearable look. So thank you for all the inspiration and I'll be enjoying the archives. :)

Allie I have always enjoyed your blog and I would ...

2010-01-21T10:57:45.106-05:00

Allie I have always enjoyed your blog and I would hate and I hate for you to retire it. Just post when you can. If it's once a week because of your schedule with your new family. I think your readers will definitely understand you pacing yourself because of the new, wonderful addition to your family! You are appreciated and so is your style. Forget the stupid tripod, just point and click in the mirror and call it a day, keep everything under 2 paragraphs to lessen your blogging time. I think if you let your readers know you will be posting once a week or heck once every 2 weeks and do it consistently, everybody will look forward to your next post. ) If you would like a new blog banner I will happy to send one over for you - thats what I do!!

I have to echo others - I like your blog over othe...

2010-01-21T05:31:16.751-05:00

I have to echo others - I like your blog over other fashion blogs and daily outfit blogs because you seem so real, and your issues with dressing for work, on a budget, reusing things, wearing things that are kid-friendly, and fitting into clothes post pregnancy really resonate with me.

I find your sense of fashion approachable for a working mother who still wants to look good, not break the bank, and doesn't have a lot of time (and those are big challenges!).

So please post when you can, and know that many people enjoy your ideas and feel you are very inspired.

Also, I think your writing is very good, and you put a lot of thought into things and that comes across fancy blog header or not. Your content is great.

:)

Good luck, and enjoy your baby! They grow up so quickly. Fashion can be found at any point in life, but a baby is young only once.

Please blog again, but only when you feel able to....

2010-01-20T20:25:42.313-05:00

Please blog again, but only when you feel able to. Templates be damned. It's YOU that makes this blog special. You have often inspired me with your honesty and stylishness.

Sure there are glossier blogs out there. That said, 1) different strokes for...and 2) it's the personality of the blogger that matters, at the end of the day.

Ditto of what Ally said....you are real...just lik...

2010-01-20T17:31:00.553-05:00

Ditto of what Ally said....you are real...just like us...

Like so many others, you were the first fashion bl...

2010-01-20T16:32:43.413-05:00

Like so many others, you were the first fashion blog I ever followed. I loved it for not being like all those other blogs and for the realness of it. When your pants were tight, you told us. When you thought something did or didn't work, you told us. The good blogs of real women wearing real fashion are rare and I'll miss you :)

Like so many others who have posted, I understand ...

2010-01-20T16:11:15.275-05:00

Like so many others who have posted, I understand your decision but will definitely miss your posts! You're very good at this blogging business, and the blogosphere will still be here when you feel the urge to plug back in. Do hope you'll continue to post when you feel so moved; I'll continue to check back every so often just in case! Jill

First of all thank you so much for the recommendat...

2010-01-19T09:16:36.739-05:00

First of all thank you so much for the recommendation, you have made my day!

Yours was the first style blog that I ever found and read. Within 2 days I had read every post that you had written here.

You were my inspiration to start blogging myself. I like you do not take arty farty pictures of myself twirling etc, etc. I stand in front of a mirror and take a picture of what I have on.

Today I am 24 weeks and 4 days (those 4 days are so important) pregnant and I am starting to feel that I am loosing a bit of myself as the baby takes over.

I hope that I manage to share as much after my baby arrives as you have. I am going to miss your posts and seeing you and your lovely outfits. But I understand that this blog is just not the most important thing that you have going on right now!

Enjoy those baby snuggles and please come back.......

P.S. I will still be stopping by each day as that is my little routine I always start at your blog even if there is nothing new to read!

You will be missed but you are entitled to have ti...

2010-01-18T14:28:01.498-05:00

You will be missed but you are entitled to have time to prioritize and balance your time and life.

I totally understand where you are coming from and...

2010-01-18T10:40:17.962-05:00

I totally understand where you are coming from and I dont even have children so I'm sure its 10 million more times difficult to find the time to put into the blog! While I used to love checking in and seeing what you wore everyday, i'm even more excited for future posts when you check in and write about your family and fab finds in clothing and makeup and whats going on with you!

I so enjoy reading your blog, regardless of what d...

2010-01-17T21:26:07.572-05:00

I so enjoy reading your blog, regardless of what direction it takes. In fact, I've given you the Happy 101 award. You may check it out here:
http://wellgroomedhippie.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-101-award.html

To the lovely, inspiring, self-effacing Allie; I u...

2010-01-17T19:22:14.905-05:00

To the lovely, inspiring, self-effacing Allie;
I understand, but it doesn’t make me any less sad.
Just know you’ll be missed. For lots of reasons, by lots of people.
Knowing oneself is quite simply life’s greatest challenge; and you’ve already got that sorted. So enjoy, but know there will be clicking and sighing just a little, probably every day!
Erin from Down Under

Allie, Even your proclaimed "uninspired" posts pr...

2010-01-17T03:11:58.621-05:00

Allie,

Even your proclaimed "uninspired" posts provide good points to consider. I've been following your writing for years (since FC days). "Eurochic' has been another fav of mine, and I've recently subscribed to Sal's "Already Pretty," as they also possess integrity in their writing - as well as great fashion sense.

This is your blog. (If asked)I vote you write whenever you are moved to do so. I have always received good ideas from your creative viewpoint. Whatever you decide, please know how much you are appreciated and valued for your authenticity.

Jean

ps: Hug that little doll baby, Emerson for me!

Hi ALlie, I am de-lurking. I am from another count...

2010-01-15T23:44:54.769-05:00

Hi ALlie,
I am de-lurking.
I am from another country and I love coming to your blog E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y. After I had my child, I felt lost with my body changes and all, and I could not fit into ANY of the fabulous clothes or shoes I had before, and to make matters worse, couldnt find anythind that I liked anymore. It was a really horrible state, 3 years ago. Then I googled, how to get personal style and I happened on your other blog Wardrobe oxygen, I have been a faithful reader.
Enjoy this season of your life, with a precious daughter. Remember it is only a season that will end one day and transition to another. I hope that you continue to write when you can.
Much love to you :)

Good for you! To blog well takes a great amount of...

2010-01-15T14:37:56.639-05:00

Good for you! To blog well takes a great amount of energy. For women--like you (and me!) who have full time jobs and a commitment to be present at home with their family--blogging has to take a back seat. It just has to.

I think it's sad when people post that they are at home pretending to watch tv with their spouse/child as they are diligently typing away their next blog post.

I love your blog it was one of the first on fashio...

2010-01-15T12:03:56.582-05:00

I love your blog it was one of the first on fashion I found and to me is still one of the best. I remember what it is like to be a new working Mum and understand your choice. May I say though, that your recent writing here and on Wardrobe Oxygen has been excellent. You have a real gift with words, you inspire the real women out there and I will still check regularly for your posts.

Things change, that's normal, however I will reall...

2010-01-15T10:15:40.785-05:00

Things change, that's normal, however I will really miss your posts, one of the reasons I always read yours is that you're a real person with real life, work, baby daughter, husband, home...
Well, my best wishes for you and your lovely family, I'll always be pleased to read whenever you feel like posting, no matter if you don't do it frecuently.

I was waiting for this. When you have a little on...

2010-01-15T07:58:24.965-05:00

I was waiting for this. When you have a little one, your life changes. But you see, I still want to read, because I become attached to the people that write the blogs.I care about their lives. It has been great to read your stories, and share your joy with the birth of Emerson.

Don't apologize. This is just what happens. I will still be reading.....