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Hi, I’M MEG.

I live in West Hartford, CT with my husband Chris and our baby girl Nell. We love classic American style and bickering about whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher. Glad you stopped by!

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meg@forthelonghall.com

ELIZABETH PARK

I was talking to my husband Chris about getting this post up this weekend (he shot it, like most of my posts) and I told him that I was thinking about just sharing images from here on out — that no one actually wants to read blog copy anyway. I feel like blogs lately all just read the same... I bought this shirt, I wore it with these pants (yes people can see that in my photos already) etc. I've had a hard time writing something and feeling like it's saying nothing? If that makes sense? Chris kindly reminded me however that an image-based platform like that very much exists already (called instagram...) and that I could probably try a little harder to write interesting content for each post instead :) Touché.

All of this rambling to say, I haven't quite decided how I'll be using this space. The creative outlet for me is in creating the images - scouting locations on mini adventures with my husband, looking at things in my closet differently to style a new outfit.  I think with starting a new job and meeting a lot of new people lately I am also feeling a little bit exhausted from talking about myself so much (do you know what I mean?! "Hi! I'm Meg, I just moved from X, I used to work at Y," over and over again) and having a blog was feeling really self-serving. HOWEVER. My goal here is create inspiring but relatable content. So far, that's meant a lot of pictures of myself wearing clothes, because honestly that is what I know how to do (and what I knew I'd miss most about my career in fashion). I take pride in authenticity and I truly do this for fun - I have a full-time career that I am extremely passionate about and I have no "goals" for this space other than to continue "creating" lifestyle content for fun now that I don't do that for a clothing brand professionally anymore (which I should write about at some point too - I can't believe how much I've learned by switching industries in retail). I look forward to pushing myself to share more of the other aspects of my life (our home, our travel, how I buy 80% of our furniture on craigslist, my career as a young 30-something, our dog!!) and other things that I find inspiring in leading a ((slashing attempting a)) well-balanced life. 

On that note - is there anything you've been curious to see more of here? Our new house? My unhealthy JCrew earring collection? What I eat for breakfast (kidding...)?

shirt/jeans/earrings (similar)/sunnies/clutch (old from an airport store in St. Barths)

MAKING A HOUSE A HOME ((ON A BUDGET))

AMERICANA

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