Sartorially Challenged x Hodge Podge giveaway!

Hi guys! It's been a while since I last had a giveaway, hasn't it? This is why I'm very excited to announce that Hodge Podge and I have teamed up together for one! Hopefully this will make up for my lack of recent blog posts, so I'm really thankful that the beautiful people behind Hodge Podge are helping me give back to my readers for their never-ending support! :)

Australia, October 2013 OOTDs ft. the Dr Martens Evan boots

Just before I left for Australia, I stopped by the Dr. Martens store in 2 Parkade, Bonifacio Global City to pick up my newest pair of shoes. I got them a few days in advance due to the fact that I was leaving on the first of October for Melbourne, Australia, and I wanted to take whatever pair they were giving with me.

Stopping by the Dr. Martens store once a month is always exciting for me. I'm never told what pair I will be receiving, so it's a bit of a monthly surprise, really. I was ecstatic when I was informed that for the month of October, I will be given the floral Kensington Evan 7 hole boots that I've been eyeing since they first posted about it a day before my birthday. I literally had to pretend to be calm while at the store because there were other customers around and I didn't want to scare them off with my loud squealing. It's rare for me to actually spazz over shoes, so call me materialistic, but I think I can speak for most girls when I say that we definitely love ourselves some pretty shoes.

I wrote you into my verse

Hello! I'm currently in Melbourne, Australia for those of you who don't know. My being out of the country is not a proper excuse for my lack of posts (in fact, it should've given me all the more reason to blog), but that's all I can offer. I have, however, made a new playlist with a couple of songs I've been listening to non-stop since I got here. It features a wide array of artists stretching from one genre to another (an example being Miley Cyrus and Passenger) so it doesn't really have a 'theme,' but I hope you enjoy it anyway! If you want to follow me on my adventures in Australia, feel free to follow me on Instagram.

Download the playlist here.

Twenty Dollars

"A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. “Who would like this $20 bill?”

Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this.”

He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?”

Still, the hands were up in the air.

“Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?”

Still, the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.

You are special - don’t ever forget it.”