Top Notch Bank

fashion + finance

Month: July, 2016

July 28, 2016

Thoughts on Instagram and Bloggers

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instagram, by far my favorite form of social media out there…i’ve recently set up TNB on the platform and have followed a LOT of bloggers. word on the street is that this is how you “network” these days. anyways, i’ve observed A LOT over the past couple of weeks of ‘gramming…specifically the following:

apparently a lot of people are filthy rich and can just travel and shop 24/7, where does this money come from? do you work?

people eat out A LOT and yet they stay very thin, model like creatures, how?!

who is taking these photos of you?! seriously, you’re basically modeling in them. did you hire a photographer?

how much do you spend on flowers a week, they are beautiful displays in every photo you take. do you have a personal garden in your apt? house?

so you just ate ice cream and are now hitting the gym. did you get a stomach ache? did you really eat that ice cream?

why is your life so fabulous and i’m here living paycheck to paycheck? #SOS

if you find any answers to the above, can you please shoot me an email? inquiring minds would LOVE to know.

x, a

ps: follow me on instagram – topnotchbank

July 13, 2016

Make It Happen

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oh em gee, it’s july. the half way mark in the year.

it’s also my birthday month. so normally i take this time to reflect and regroup.

as i look back on my new year resolutions i laugh. they were so ambitious and unrealistic. as i turn twenty.eight. (eek) the sense of urgency to “get my shit together” is mounting. because let’s get real, being broke and thirty is not a good look.

aside from being debt free, twenty.eight. is going to be the year i start my passion project, aka my etsy shop. the shop will center around something i learned to make from my grandmother: tote bags.

i am so proud of myself, last night i cut the fabric, and started my sewing machine. only to find out that the thread i bought was too fragile for my machine! usually i take setbacks as “signs” but not this time. i instantly went on amazon prime and bought thread. i’ll report back later this week on how the project is going.

in the meantime, what is your passion project? i’d love to hear some of your hopes/dreams so please share with me: topnotchbank88@gmail.com.