Welcome back friends and followers,

First off, I would like to apologize for taking my blog offline without any notice. Recently, my email account was compromised and I felt that I needed a little bit (or a lot) of separation from the internet so it became my priority to disconnect. I now know what it feels like when something like this happens…or when your phone gets stolen or lost. It takes a lot out of you so I wanted to remind all of you to protect yourself online. The internet is freakin’ scary!

With every project that I have started, I have envisioned a beginning and an end. Nearing the end of the year, I realized that I did not want to stop. I’ve worked hard for Yow Yow! this year and it is something that I enjoy and would like to continue. However, there is much to be improved. Throughout the past year, I have mentioned that I had wanted to jump back into hobbies I used to love and not always burying myself into my books and even this blog. I have decided to not blog on weekends, because I still have a life ahead of me. How can I do that if I cannot disconnect? Anna Wintour once said,

“…because of reality television, everyone imagines they can just be a fashion designer, photographer, or model. that’s not the way things go. learn your craft.”

I do not have one passion. You have witnessed it all across my blog. I also don’t want to give you a reason that I am just all “talk.” This year, I want to take the time to learn my craft and genuinely prove to you that I am a credible source. Before I started Yow Yow! I had been reading blogs consistently since 2006. I have my blog to inform you all of news, news that is more interesting to the both of us. I also have my blog so that I can learn. I throw myself into reading news everyday and I love it. Not to mention I can spit random facts out like none other now.

Lastly, thank you’s are in order! Thank you to my friends, family, and followers! I never thought that Yow Yow! would have the following that it does today and it has been a very exciting project and a great experience. Who’s ready for another year?!

Tagged Anna Wintour, ME, Quotes, Yow Yow!

Jan 01 2010

20 Favorite Posts!

It is a tedious and challenging task having to go through all of your posts in one year to weed out your favorites. Something… I don’t really want to ever do it again. BUT it’s important that I share with you my favorite 20. Over the course of this year, some posts have made it to the top [or the front page of WordPress] that I really don’t think are all that deserving of that title. I like all my posts of course, but there are some that I believe, have a larger message. There are some that I put a lot of time into working on that receive no attention at all. Yet, the whole world cares more about Dora the Explorer, Megan Fox, and the new Tinkerbell. So I’m allowing you all to see my favorite posts again resurfaced! These are for the most part in no order – I don’t have time to truly give them a number ranking.

20. New Directions

Why: If you don’t know where to look, you will never find it. Believe it or not, men care about their appearances just as much as women. Maybe they won’t admit, but that’s okay. I’m not asking you to. I wanted to highlight some well made websites and blogs for men that focus on dress and lifestyle. It’s okay to want to look good. :)

19. Life as a Seattlelite

Why: One of my best friends Jeanette reminded me this past summer that it is always important to explore where you are from. I’ve lived in and around Seattle my entire life and I can safely say that no experience is the same. People from Seattle don’t know this, but there is so much more than downtown and the Space Needle and Seattle Center. There are various neighborhoods – each a part of the city, but with its own individual personality. That day, we explored three prominent locations in the Seattle area: Pike Place Market, Gasworks, and the Fremont Troll.

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